Reginald Moore was an English cathedral organist, who served in Exeter Cathedral

Exeter Cathedral

Exeter Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter at Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of Exeter, Devon in South West England....

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Background

Reginald Moore was born on 19 May 1910 in Bramley, Leeds

Bramley, Leeds

Bramley is a district in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is an old industrial area and home to a lot of 19th century architecture alongside 20th century council housing in the east and private suburban housing to the west. It has its own railway station which is on the Caldervale and...

. He was a pupil of Sir Edward Bairstow

Edward Bairstow

Sir Edward Cuthbert Bairstow was born in Huddersfield on 22 August 1874 and died in York on 1 May 1946. He was an English organist and composer in the Anglican church music tradition....

 and held several appointments as organist in and around Leeds before becoming assistant at Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, considered one of the leading examples of Early English architecture....

 in 1933. During the Second World War he served in the Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

. From 1947 to 1952 he was assistant music master at Winchester College

Winchester College

Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...

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In May 2010, Exeter Cathedral held a celebration Evensong marking the centenary of his Birth, singing psalm chants and descants written by him.

Career

Assistant Organist of:

• Salisbury Cathedral
  Salisbury Cathedral
  Salisbury Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, considered one of the leading examples of Early English architecture....
  
   (1933–1947)

Organist of:

• Exeter Cathedral
  Exeter Cathedral
  Exeter Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter at Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of Exeter, Devon in South West England....
  
  (1953–1957)