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- George Guest CBE FRCO (9 February 1924 – 20 November 2002) was a Welsh organist and choral conductor.
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George Guest - Wikipedia. George Guest CBE FRCO (9 February 1924 – 20 November 2002) was a Welsh organist and choral conductor. Birth and early life. George Guest was born in Bangor, Gwynedd. [1] . His father was an organist and Guest assisted him by acting as organ blower.
George Guest, who has died aged 78, was the pre-eminent English choral director of the 20th century, responsible in large part for the survival of the cathedral choir and the astonishing quality of its output.
George Guest (1767-1841), convict and settler, came from Gloucester, England, where on 24 March 1784 he was sentenced to transportation for seven years. He sailed in the Alexander in the First Fleet for New South Wales. On 17 March 1790 he arrived at Norfolk Island.
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Director of Music. 1951 to 1991. George Guest was born in Bangor, Wales. His father was an organist, and George assisted him by acting as organ blower. He became a chorister at Bangor Cathedral, and subsequently at Chester Cathedral, where he received organ lessons from the sub-organist, Dr. Roland Middleton.
Nov 20, 2002 · The British organist, conductor, Anglican, honorary white druid and football enthusiast George Guest was born on 9 February 1924 at Bangor in North Wales. He sang at Bangor and Chester cathedrals and did military service during the World War II before studying organ at St John's College Cambridge.
Nov 30, 2002 · George Guest, who led the choir at St. John's College of Cambridge University for four decades and made it one of the most renowned in England, died on Nov. 20. He was 78. The cause was not...
Apr 3, 2024 · This year we mark the centenary of the birth of George Guest in 1924. His father, Ernest, was a church organist and he encouraged George to learn the instrument under the tuition of the sub-organist at Chester Cathedral.
