John Dykes Bower
Sir John Dykes Bower CVO (13 August 1905 – 1981) was an English cathedral organist, who served in Truro Cathedral, Durham Cathedral and St Paul's Cathedral.[1]
Background
John Dykes Bower was born on 13 August 1905 in Gloucester. He was one of four brothers. Stephen Dykes Bower became a famous church architect.
He was educated at Cheltenham College and studied organ under Herbert Brewer, and was organ scholar at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge from 1922.
Career
He was organist of:
- Truro Cathedral 1926 - 1929
- New College, Oxford 1929 - 1933
- Durham Cathedral 1933 - 1936[2]
- St Paul's Cathedral 1936 - 1968
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Preceded by Hubert Stanley Middleton |
Organist and Master of the Choristers of Truro Cathedral 1926-1929 |
Succeeded by Guillaume Ormond |
Preceded by William Henry Harris |
Organist and Master of the Choristers of New College, Oxford 1929-1933 |
Succeeded by Sydney Watson |
Preceded by Arnold D. Culley |
Organist and Master of the Choristers of Durham Cathedral 1933-1936 |
Succeeded by Conrad William Eden |
Preceded by Stanley Marchant |
Organist and Master of the Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral 1936-1968 |
Succeeded by Christopher Hugh Dearnley |
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