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Name
  
John Bower


Died
  
1981

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Sir John Dykes Bower CVO (13 August 1905 – 1981) was an English cathedral organist, who served in Truro Cathedral, Durham Cathedral and St Paul's Cathedral.

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Background

John Dykes Bower was born on 13 August 1905 in Gloucester. He was one of four brothers. Stephen Dykes Bower became a famous church architect.

He was educated at Cheltenham College and studied organ under Herbert Brewer, and was organ scholar at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge from 1922.

Career

He was organist of:

  • Truro Cathedral 1926 - 1929
  • New College, Oxford 1929 - 1933
  • Durham Cathedral 1933 - 1936
  • St Paul's Cathedral 1936 - 1968
  • References

    John Dykes Bower Wikipedia


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