Colin Mawby (b. 1936) is an English organist, choral conductor and composer. 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... The Casavant pipe organ at Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica, Montreal The organ is one of the oldest musical instruments in the western musical tradition, with a rich history connected with the Christian religion and civic ceremony. ... A choir or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. ... See Conductor for other possible uses of the word. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ...

Mawby received his earliest musical education at Westminster Cathedral choir school, where he acted as assistant to George Malcolm at the organ from the age of 12. He subsequently studied at the Royal College of Music and became Master of the Music at Westminster Cathedral in 1961. Whilst there he conducted the first performance of the early music vocal ensemble Pro Cantione Antiqua. In 1976 he moved to Dublin to become choral director at Radio Telefis Eireann, later also becoming artistic director of Ireland's National Chamber Choir. He retired to East Anglia in 2001. Westminster Cathedral from Victoria Street Westminster Cathedral is the motherchurch of the Roman Catholic faithful of Great Britain located in the City of Westminster in London. ... The Royal College of Music from Prince Consort Road, London The front facade of the RCM The Royal College of Music is a prestigious music school located in Kensington, London. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. ... Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; English: Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national state broadcaster of Ireland. ... Norfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Mawby is a prolific composer of music for the English Catholic liturgy; his best known compositions are an Ave verum corpus for choir and a setting of Psalm 23 which won fame in the recording by Charlotte Church. From the Greek word λειτουργια, which can be transliterated as leitourgia, meaning the work of the people, a liturgy comprises a prescribed religious ceremony, according to the traditions of a particular religion; it may refer to, or include, an elaborate formal ritual (such as the Catholic Mass), a daily activity such... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Psalm 23 Psalm 23 (Psalm 22 in the Septuagint numbering), sometimes known as the Shepherd Psalm because of its opening line, The Lord is my shepherd, is the best-known psalm, and perhaps the best-known chapter in the Bible. ... Charlotte Church in 2005 Charlotte Church (born Charlotte Maria Reed on February 21, 1986 at Llandaff, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales) is a soprano. ...

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