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David Willcocks

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British choral conductor, organist and composer (1919-2015)

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Sir David Valentine Willcocks, was a British choral conductor, organist, composer and music administrator. He was particularly well known for his association with the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, which he directed from 1957 to 1974, making frequent broadcasts and recordings.

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1977Knight Bachelor
1971Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1963Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance
1944Military Cross

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Sir David Valentine Willcocks, was a British choral conductor, organist, composer and music administrator. He was particularly well known for his association with the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, which he directed from 1957 to 1974, making frequent broadcasts and recordings. Several of the descants and carol arrangements he wrote for the annual service of Nine Lessons and Carols were published in the series of books Carols for Choirs which he edited along with Reginald Jacques and John Rutter. He was also director of the Royal College of Music in London.

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United Kingdom
Category
Musicians
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Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1919 to 2015 · aged 95
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