1919 - 2015
David Willcocks British Conductor
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First Name |
David
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Last Name |
Willcocks
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Full Name at Birth |
David Valentine Willcocks
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Alternative Name |
David Willcocks, Sir David Valentine Willcocks, David Valentine Willcocks
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Birthday |
30th December, 1919
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Birthplace |
Newquay, Cornwall, England, UK
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Died |
17th September, 2015
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Place of Death |
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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Nationality |
British
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Occupation Text |
Conductor
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Occupation |
Conductor
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Official Websites |
www.allmovie.com/artist/david-willcocks-p569604, www.rottentomatoes.com/m/messiah_sir_david_willcocks_conducts_the_mormon_tabernacle_choir_and_nightpro_symphony_orchestra/reviews/
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Sir David Valentine Willcocks, CBE, MC (30 December 1919 – 17 September 2015) 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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