Stories and Anecdotes about the choir
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Eric Dare (treble 1937-42) (1927-2021) | ||
David Bateman (treble 1941-42) | ![]() |
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Simon Farrow (treble 1949-53) | ![]() |
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Richard Salter (treble 1952-57) (1943-2009) | ![]() |
"Richard Salter, who has died aged 65, was a founder member of The King's Singers, the celebrated a cappella group of choral scholars which emerged from King's College, Cambridge, in the mid-1960s; within a few years, however, he had been lost to the German-speaking world, carving out a reputation for delivering baritone roles in the most difficult of contemporary operas" (Daily Telegraph obituary, 23rd February 2009 - full obituaries on his story page) |
David Burns, treble 1952 – 1957 | ![]() |
Back row, second from left. |
Nicholas Hatswell (treble 1958-62) | ![]() |
Far left in photograph |
Piers Vokes Dudgeon (treble 1958-62) | ![]() |
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David Maconochie (treble 1969-19??) |
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Lucian Nethsingha, Organist and Master of the Choristers, 1972-1999 | ![]() |
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Memorial service for the Duke of Edinburgh, 15th April 2021 | ![]() |
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Mike Dobson - alto - 1976-2023 | ![]() |
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2024 - new singing year | ![]() |
Installation of lay vicar, choral scholars, organ scholar and investing of senior choristers, September 2024. |
Brian Northcott | ![]() |
Former Decani alto, Brian Northcott, died October 2024. |