Marmaduke Conway

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Marmaduke Percy Conway, 1885 - 1961, B.Mus, Oxford; Mus.D, Dublin; F.R.C.O., A.R.C.M.

Marmaduke was a pupil at Bedford Grammar School and the Royal College of Music, and later became Organist of All Saints', Eastbourne in 1908, and St. Andrew's, Wells Street, London, in 1917. Four years as Assistant Organist of Wells Cathedral led him to Chichester. In 1931 he left Chichester to become Organist of Ely Cathedral; he retired in 1949.

He was an accomplished author of books and articles on organ technique. It was during Conway's time as Organist of Chichester Cathedral that an electric blowing apparatus was provided for the Cathedral organ. The blower was housed in the room off the north transept, now known as the Plant Room, and the wind was conveyed through to the organ via an underground conduit still in existence.

Cultural offices
Preceded by Frederick Read	Organist and Master of the Choristers of Chichester Cathedral 1925–1931	Succeeded by Harvey Grace