Peter Holder (organist)
Peter Holder | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1990 Bewdley |
| Occupation(s) | Sub-Organist of Westminster Abbey |
| Instruments | organ |
| Website | www |
Peter Holder (born 1990, Bewdley[1]) is an English organist. He is the Sub-Organist of Westminster Abbey.[2]
Education[edit]
Holder was educated as a chorister at Worcester Cathedral[1] and at the King's School, Worcester. He passed the exams for Associateship of the Royal College of Organists (ARCO) in 2009, winning the Limpus, Frederick Shinn, Durrant, and Lord St Audries Prizes.[3] At the Royal Academy of Music in London, he undertook undergraduate and post-graduate studies, graduating in 2013 with HRH Princess Alice the Duchess of Gloucester’s Prize for exemplary studentship[1] and winning the John Booth Prize in 2014,[4] and was appointed Pidem Organ Fellow in 2014[5] and an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in 2016.[6]
Career[edit]
Holder held organ scholarships at Southwell Minster (2008–09),[7] the Royal Hospital Chelsea (2009),[8] St Albans Cathedral (2010–12)[9] and Westminster Abbey (2012–14). He was then Sub-Organist of St Paul's Cathedral from 2014 to 2017,[2] and became Sub-Organist of Westminster Abbey in October 2017.[10]
He serves as Choir Director of the London International Choral Festival.[1]
In the opening concert of The Proms 2019 season at the Royal Albert Hall, Holder was the organ soloist in the Glagolitic Mass by Leoš Janáček, conducted by Karina Canellakis.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "About: Choir Director". London International Choral Festival. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Peter Holder, Sub-Organist". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ↑ "RCO announces summer 2009 examination results". Royal College of Organists. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ↑ "Graduation Awards 2014". Royal Academy of Music. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ↑ "Student Fellowships Announced". Royal Academy of Music. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ↑ "2016 honours are announced". Royal Academy of Music. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ↑ "Peter Holder". Biographical Dictionary of the Organ. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ↑ "Organ Scholarship". Chelsea Pensioners. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ↑ "Organ Scholars". St Albans Cathedral Ex-choristers Association. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ↑ "Summer Organ Festival 2019: Peter Holder". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ↑ Benson-Wilson, Andrew (21 July 2019). "BBC Proms: Janáček – Glagolitic Mass". Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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