Stanley Vann obituary

Composer, choir trainer and organistStanley Vann, who has died aged 100, was one of Britain's most prominent cathedral musicians in the middle years of the 20th century. He excelled particularly as a choir trainer, and his insistence on the highest standards from his singers produced results for which he became renowned internationally.His tenure as master of music at Peterborough Cathedral between 1953 and 1977 extended the reputation of what had been a modest provincial cathedral choir, cement...

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