Ronald Edward Perrin
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Ronald Edward Perrin was a British
cathedral
organist
. Born in London
, Perrin's initial education was at Edmonton County Grammar School
. He won an organ scholar
ship to Christ Church, Oxford
, from where he graduated with an honours degree in music. Following National Service
, he secured his first appointment as Assistant Organist at Leeds Parish Church
. He then moved to York Minster
, becoming assistant to Dr Francis Jackson. In April 1966, Dr Philip Marshall
, Organist and Master of the Choristers at Ripon Cathedral
, moved to Lincoln Cathedral
, and Perrin was appointed as his successor.
For a number of years in the 1960s, he also taught music at Holy Trinity School in Ripon.
Perrin held the post at Ripon for almost thirty years until his retirement in 1995. He was a prolific composer and is also credited with a significant widening of the repertoire at Ripon. He died from cancer in September 1997, and is buried at Ripon.
Mr. Perrin shared several Organ recitals with Carlo Curley
, the America virtuoso, playing to staggeringly large audiences, and they had common a desire to poularise the organ rectial which all to often is an event for the prejudiced 'specialists'. He was a Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music
and a Fellow of Trinty College, London.
His compositions include Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in A (Trebles), Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in A flat, and a Te Deum
in C. He also wrote three major settings of the Anglican Communion Service: St Wilfrid's Mass, Riponensis and the Missa Sancti Petri.
His anthem Angel voices ever singing is the best known of his many works in this genre. Perrin also supplied a number of anglican chant
s for inclusion in the Ripon Cathedral
Chant Book.
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cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
organist
Organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists...
. Born in London
London
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, Perrin's initial education was at Edmonton County Grammar School
Edmonton County School
Edmonton County School was a specialist technology college in Edmonton in the London Borough of Enfield in north London.-Admissions:The Cambridge Campus buildings are the site which was used by the former grammar school on the Great Cambridge Road near Bush Hill Park railway station...
. He won an organ scholar
Organ scholar
An organ scholar is a young musician employed as a part-time assistant organist at an institution where regular choral services are held. The idea of an organ scholarship is to provide the holder with playing, directing and administrative experience....
ship to Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
, from where he graduated with an honours degree in music. Following National Service
National service
National service is a common name for mandatory government service programmes . The term became common British usage during and for some years following the Second World War. Many young people spent one or more years in such programmes...
, he secured his first appointment as Assistant Organist at Leeds Parish Church
Leeds Parish Church
Leeds Parish Church, or the Parish Church of Saint Peter-at-Leeds, in Leeds, West Yorkshire is a large Church of England parish church of major architectural and liturgical significance. It has been designated a grade I listed building by English Heritage...
. He then moved to York Minster
York Minster
York Minster is a Gothic cathedral in York, England and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe alongside Cologne Cathedral. The minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the cathedral for the Diocese of York; it is run by...
, becoming assistant to Dr Francis Jackson. In April 1966, Dr Philip Marshall
Philip Marshall
Philip Marshall was an English cathedral organist, who served in Lincoln Cathedral and Ripon Cathedral-Career:Organist of:*St Botolph's Church, Boston *Ripon Cathedral *Lincoln Cathedral -References:...
, Organist and Master of the Choristers at Ripon Cathedral
Ripon Cathedral
Ripon Cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds and the mother church of the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds, situated in the small North Yorkshire city of Ripon, England.-Background:...
, moved to Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Lincoln in England and seat of the Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 249 years . The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt...
, and Perrin was appointed as his successor.
For a number of years in the 1960s, he also taught music at Holy Trinity School in Ripon.
Perrin held the post at Ripon for almost thirty years until his retirement in 1995. He was a prolific composer and is also credited with a significant widening of the repertoire at Ripon. He died from cancer in September 1997, and is buried at Ripon.
Mr. Perrin shared several Organ recitals with Carlo Curley
Carlo Curley
Carlo Curley is a flamboyant and popular classical concert organist. Self-dubbed "the Pavarotti of the Organ", he is one of only a few concert organists worldwide who support themselves exclusively by giving recitals, concerts and master classes, without any supplement from teaching or church...
, the America virtuoso, playing to staggeringly large audiences, and they had common a desire to poularise the organ rectial which all to often is an event for the prejudiced 'specialists'. He was a Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
and a Fellow of Trinty College, London.
His compositions include Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in A (Trebles), Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in A flat, and a Te Deum
Te Deum
The Te Deum is an early Christian hymn of praise. The title is taken from its opening Latin words, Te Deum laudamus, rendered literally as "Thee, O God, we praise"....
in C. He also wrote three major settings of the Anglican Communion Service: St Wilfrid's Mass, Riponensis and the Missa Sancti Petri.
His anthem Angel voices ever singing is the best known of his many works in this genre. Perrin also supplied a number of anglican chant
Anglican chant
Anglican chant is a way to sing un-metrical texts, such as prose translations of the psalms, canticles, and other, similar biblical texts by matching the natural speech-rhythm of the words in each verse to a short piece of metrical music. It may be fairly described as "harmonized recitative"...
s for inclusion in the Ripon Cathedral
Ripon Cathedral
Ripon Cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds and the mother church of the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds, situated in the small North Yorkshire city of Ripon, England.-Background:...
Chant Book.