Harry Gabb
Harry Gabb CVO (1909–1995) was an English organist, who served at Llandaff Cathedral, St Paul's Cathedral and the Chapel Royal.[1]
Background
(William) Harry Gabb was born in Ilford, Essex on 5 April 1909[2]
He studied organ at the Royal College of Music where he won the George Carter Organ Scholarship.
He was awarded the MVO in 1961 and the CVO in 1974. He was a Special Commissioner for the Royal School of Church Music, and as a Council Member of the Royal College of Organists.
He died on 16 March 1995.
Family
He married Helen Mutton in 1937. They had one son.
Career
Sub organist of:
- Exeter Cathedral 1929 - 1937[3]
- St Paul's Cathedral 1946 - 1974[4]
Organist of:
- St Jude's Church, West Norwood 1925 - 1928
- Christ Church, Gipsy Hill 1928 - 1929
- St Leonard's Church, Exeter and St. Michael and All Angels, Heavitree 1929 - 1937
- Llandaff Cathedral 1937 - 1946
- Chapel Royal 1953 - 1974[5]
- St. Lawrence's Church, Chobham 1974 onwards
He was Professor and Examiner of Organ Playing at Trinity College of Music 1946 - 1988.
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| Preceded by George Galloway Beale |
Organist of Llandaff Cathedral 1937-1946 |
Succeeded by Albert Vernon Butcher |
| Preceded by Edgar Stanley Roper |
Organist, Composer and Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal 1953-1974 |
Succeeded by Timothy Farrell |
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References
- The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw.
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/harry-gabb-1614404.html
- The Musical Times. 1 November 1929
- A history of the organs in St Paul's cathedral. Nicholas M. Plumley, Austin Niland
- The Chapel Royal: ancient & modern. David Baldwin
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