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Encyclopedia > Malcolm Boyle

Malcolm Boyle (19021976) was born in Windsor, England, and as a boy served as a chorister at Eton College. He became an organ pupil of Sir Walter Parratt of St George's Chapel, Windsor. After taking his B.Mus. at Queen's College, Oxford, he became Assistant organist to Sir Walford Davies at St George's. He also attended the Royal Academy of Music in London where he had been granted an organ scholarship. 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Windsor (IPA: usually , but also ) is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, South East England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is an internationally renowned Public School (privately-funded and independent) for male students, founded in 1440 by Henry VI. It is located in Eton, Berkshire (traditionally part of Buckinghamshire), near Windsor in England... Organ in Katharinenkirche, Frankfurt am Main, Germany // The pipe organ is a musical (keyboard) instrument that produces sound by admitting pressurized air through a series of pipes. ... Sir Walter Parratt KCVO (February 10, 1841 - March 27, 1924) was an English organist and composer. ... St. ... The Queens College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Sir Henry Walford Davies, KCVO, OBE, (September 6, 1869 - March 11, 1941) was a British composer, who held the title Master of the Kings Music from 1934 until 1941. ... The Royal Academy of Music (sometimes abbreviated to RAM) is a music school in London, England and one of the leading music institutions in the world. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and the largest city of England (strangely, England has no constitutional existence within the United Kingdom, and therefore cannot be said to have a capital). ...


In 1932 he became organist of Chester Cathedral and remained there until 1949 when he was appointed an Examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. In this capacity he travelled widely to New Zealand, India, Hong Kong, and the West Indies. He was chosen as one of a panel of specially co-opted musical adjudicators from Britain for Expo year in Canada. 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Chester Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral, mother church for the Diocese of Chester, north-west England. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music or ABRSM is an educational body that provides examinations in music. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ...



 

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