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Simon Preston

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English organist, conductor, and composer (1938-2022)

United KingdomMusiciansLived 1938 to 2022 · aged 83
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Simon John Preston was an English organist, conductor and composer who was admired as one of the most important English church musicians of his generation.

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Westminster Abbey in London, where Preston served as sub-organist in the 1960s and organist in the 1980s.Westminster Abbey in London, where Preston served as sub-organist in the 1960s and organist in the 1980s.

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Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1938 to 2022 · aged 83
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15 languages

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