Christopher Hugh Dearnley

Christopher Hugh Dearnley (11 February 1930 - 15 December 2000) was an English cathedral organist, who served in Salisbury Cathedral and St Paul's Cathedral^[1]

Background

Christopher Hugh Dearnley was born on 11 February 1930 in Wolverhampton. He was educated at Cranleigh School.

He was organ scholar at Worcester College, Oxford 1948 - 1952.

Whilst organist at St Paul's he would greatly amuse the choristers by turning up for choir practice in his plus fours which he would also wear whilst cycling around the City of London early in the mornings doing a (presumably one of his children's) paper round.

He died in Australia on 15 December 2000.^[2]

Career

Assistant organist of:

• Salisbury Cathedral 1954 - 1957

Organist of:

• Salisbury Cathedral 1957 - 1968
• St Paul's Cathedral 1968 - 1990

Cultural offices
Preceded by Douglas Guest	Organist and Master of the Choristers of Salisbury Cathedral 1957-1968	Succeeded by Richard Seal
Preceded by John Dykes Bower	Organist and Master of the Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral 1968-1990	Succeeded by John Scott

References

1. ^ The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw.
2. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2001/jan/24/guardianobituaries1

Persondata
Name	Dearnley, Christopher
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	11 February 1930
Place of birth
Date of death	15 December 2000
Place of death