- Andrew Parnell
Andrew Parnell (born
February 17 ,1954 , inBuxton ,Derbyshire ,England ) is anorganist andharpsichord ist.As a boy Parnell was a choral scholar at
Southwell Minster , where he began organ studies underKenneth Beard . He won the Organ Scholarship atChrist's College, Cambridge aged 19 and studied underNicolas Kynaston . He was awarded the Fellowship Diploma of theRoyal College of Organists aged 19 and won the Limpus and Shinn prizes in that year's FRCO diploma examinations.After a spell as Director of Music at St James's Church, Cambridge, he moved to
St Albans in 1976 as Assistant Master of the Music to the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, appointed byPeter Hurford . He was also appointed Master of Music and choirmaster at St Albans School. He founded St Albans Abbey Girls' Choir in 1996, which is now a regular part of the worshipping community. From 1983 to 2001 he conducted St Albans Symphony Orchestra. In 2001, after 25 years in St Albans, he moved to Norfolk for a few years, but has subsequently returned to live in St Albans where he is pursuing his freelance organist and recording career.He is a trustee of the New School of Organ Studies [ [http://www.nsos.org.uk/trustees.htm New School of Organ Studies] ]
Recording and performing career
Parnell has accompanied St Albans Cathedral Choir in recordings and radio and television broadcasts and has also accompanied
Norwich Cathedral Girls' Choir on tour in Holland, deputised as Assistant Organist atSouthwell Minster and at the Cathedrals of Ely, Canterbury and Wakefield, and is conductor ofEly Choral Society andWymondham Symphony Orchestra. He has also made numerous solo recordings on the organ and harpsichord.He is also frequently heard directing or accompanying the Daily Service on
BBC Radio 4 , and has accompanied the BBC Singers onBBC Radio 3 .References
External links
* [http://freespace.virgin.net/michael.harrold/frames/aparne.htm Andrew Parnell] at Michael Harrold artist management
*St Albans Symphony Orchestra [http://www.saso.org.uk]
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