Stephen Cleobury

Stephen Cleobury

Cleobury (right)
with Philip Brunelle (left) in 2009
Born Stephen John Cleobury
31 December 1948
Bromley, Kent, England
Nationality British
Alma mater St John's College, Cambridge (organ scholar)
Occupation Director of Music at Kings College, Cambridge
(Choir Master and Organist)
Spouse(s) Penny
Emma
Parent(s) John F Cleobury
Brenda J Randall/Cleobury

Stephen Cleobury CBE (/ˈkliːbrɪ/ KLEE-bri; born Bromley 31 December 1948[1]) is an English organist and conductor.

Life

Early Years

He was organ scholar at St John's College, Cambridge under the musical directorship of George Guest, and sub-organist of Westminster Abbey before becoming Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral in 1979. He was also the President of the Royal College of Organists from 1990 to 1992. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Music, and an Honorary Doctor of Music at Anglia Ruskin University.[2]

King's College, Cambridge

In 1982 he took up the position of Director of Music for the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, where he also teaches music. He was conductor of Cambridge University Musical Society (CUMS) from 1983 to 2009, and made many recordings with that group, including Verdi’s Quattro Pezzi Sacri and Goehr’s The Death of Moses. As part of the celebrations of the 800th anniversary of Cambridge University, he premiered Peter Maxwell Davies' The Sorcerer’s Mirror. He was also Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers from 1995 to 2007, and has been Conductor Laureate since 2007.

Beyond Cambridge

Cleobury is serving as Visiting Fellow at the Louisiana State University School of Music, for 2013-2014[3]

Family matters

His brother Nicholas Cleobury is also a conductor. His cousin Stephen Dean is a composer. Penny Cleobury, a veteran fundraiser, was his first wife. He is now married to Emma and lives with their two daughters.

Honours and awards (not necessarily a complete list)

In 2008 Cleobury was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal School of Church Music.[4] Cleobury was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.[5][6]

Recordings

CD

As conductor:

As organist:

DVD

As conductor:

References

  1. ↑ Alan Macfarlane (interviewer) (4 July 2008). "Stephen Cleobury interviewed". Alan D.J.Macfarlane (online). Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Anglia Ruskin University's Honorary Graduate Site". anglia.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "LSU School of Music Appoints Stephen Cleobury as 2013-14 Visiting Fellow". lsu.edu. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. ↑ RCM Awarded
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59090. p. 7. 13 June 2009.
  6. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/11_06_09mainlist.pdf

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Preceded by
Sir Philip Ledger		 Director of Music, King's College, Cambridge
1982– 		Succeeded by
incumbent