James Lancelot, Date of Birth

    

James Lancelot

British musician

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1952

Profession: conductor, choir director

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About James Lancelot

  • James Bennett Lancelot (born 2 December 1952) was Master of the Choristers, and Cathedral Organist at Durham Cathedral from 1985.
  • He retired in 2017 and was appointed Canon Organist Emeritus by the Bishop of Durham. Lancelot was educated at St Paul's Cathedral School and Ardingly College.
  • At 16 he was the youngest of his generation to attain the Fellowship of the Royal College of Organists.
  • He went up to King's College, Cambridge, where he was Organ Scholar from 1971-74.
  • Lancelot spent the next ten years as Sub-Organist of Winchester Cathedral prior to his move to Durham. Lancelot's time at Durham Cathedral was a period of expansion: in 1997 he founded Durham Cathedral Consort of Singers, a Cathedral voluntary choir made up of singers from the town and the University.
  • The Consort quickly gained a reputation as one of the leading chamber choirs in the region.
  • The Cathedral Choir itself was expanded with the introduction of girl choristers, in addition to the boys.
  • The girl and boy choristers usually sing separately, but have an equal workload and parity of status. The commissioning of new music was a feature of James Lancelot's tenure.
  • Notable works include John Tavener's Ikon of St Cuthbert, James MacMillan's Missa Dunelmi and several important pieces by John Casken. He has been a member of the Royal College of Organists Council since 1988, and most recently of its Executive and Library Committees.
  • He also conducted for the Durham University Choral Society. In 2008 he was appointed a Fellow of the Royal School of Church MusicIn 2013 he was appointed President of the Incorporated Association of Organists He has released several acclaimed recordings, including a DVD of Elgar's Organ Sonata and a CD of J.S.
  • Bach's Orgelbüchlein. In his spare time, James Lancelot is a steam railway enthusiast. He is currently acting as Interim Organist and Director of Music at Worcester Cathedral.

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