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Jonathan bielby the seven last words from the cross
Jonathan Bielby (born 1944 in Oxford) is an English cathedral organist. In 2010 he retired from Wakefield Cathedral after an exceptionally long incumbency, which had lasted more than forty years.
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- Jonathan bielby the seven last words from the cross
- Guilmant organ sonata no 3 op 56 jonathan bielby wakefield cathedral
- Life
- Awards and honours
- References
Guilmant organ sonata no 3 op 56 jonathan bielby wakefield cathedral
Life
Bielby was born towards the end of the war in Oxford, England, the son of Leonard Bielby and Helen Joyce Bielby (born Grubb): his mother was the daughter of a Methodist minister at Knutsford and Haworth in Yorkshire. His musical education included, between 1963 and 1967, a stint as the organ scholar at St John's College, Cambridge, then under the musical direction of George Guest.
He took up his post as Organist and Director of Music at Wakefield in 1970. Bielby oversaw the rebuild of the Willis organ in Huddersfield Town Hall and of the massive Compton organ in Wakefield Cathedral itself.
In addition to his work as organist and choir director, he has composed a significant body of church and organ music.
Awards and honours
In 2011 he was awarded an MBE, an honour conferred by the British state (formally by the British monarch).