Kerry Beaumont
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Kerry Beaumont (born 5 April 1957, Cambridge) is the Director of Music at Coventry Cathedral[1] and a British concert organist.
Beaumont was previously director of music (1994-2002) at Ripon Cathedral in North Yorkshire, England and (1990-1994) at St David's Cathedral in Pembrokeshire, Wales.[2]
British by birth, his family having emigrated to Canada in 1970, he was director of music at the Church of the Good Samaritan in Paoli, Pennsylvania, USA[3] for seven years (1981-1988) before returning to his native country in 1988. His recordings, as an organist and choirmaster, are published by Priory Records[4] and Cantoris Records.[5] Having studied organ improvisation with Antoine Reboulot in Quebec, Canada, [6] and with Pierre Cochereau in Nice, France, he has pursued an active interest in the art of improvisation in his concert career. As a member of SOCAN (the Society of Canadian Composers, Authors and Publishers) he has published several hundred recorded compositions through the programme music libraries of Omnimusic[7] and the Parry Music Library.[8] Of his church music there are published titles by Encore Music Publication[9] and Banks Music Publications. As a conductor he occasionally guest-directs choral workshops and concerts for the Royal School of Church Music[10] and other organisations.
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- ^ DIRECTOR OF MUSIC AT COVENTRY CATHEDRAL. Coventry Cathedral. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ St Andrew and St David. Anglican Church Music. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ "PHILOMEL ENSEMBLE HAS BUSY WEEKEND" (fee required), Philadelphia Daily News, 1985-04-26. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ Product Listing. Priory Records. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ Organ CDs. Cantoris Records. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ "Bucks County Church Wrapup" (fee required), Bucks County Courier Times, 1976-04-30. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ Composer: Kerry Beaumont. Omnimusic. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ ARTIST SEARCH - Beaumont. Jet Set Records. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ Publications. Encore Publications. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ The RSCM in and around Oxford. Royal School of Church Music. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
