Gordon Archbold Slater
Encyclopedia
Gordon Archbold Slater was an English cathedral organist, who served in Leicester Cathedral
and Lincoln Cathedral
.
He was a composer of organ, piano and choral music. His hymn tune St Botolph is very widely sung to the words Jesu the Very Thought of Thee (Edward Caswall
's translation of Bernard of Clairvaux
's Jesu Dulcis Memoria
).
One of his pupils was Dennis Townhill
, later organist of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh
.
Leicester Cathedral
Leicester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Martin, Leicester is a Church of England cathedral in the English city of Leicester, and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester...
and Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Lincoln in England and seat of the Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 249 years . The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt...
.
He was a composer of organ, piano and choral music. His hymn tune St Botolph is very widely sung to the words Jesu the Very Thought of Thee (Edward Caswall
Edward Caswall
Edward Caswall was an Anglican clergyman and hymn writer who converted to Roman Catholicism.He was born at Yateley, Hampshire, July 15, 1814 son of Rev. R. C. Caswall, sometime Vicar of Yateley, Hampshire...
's translation of Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian order.After the death of his mother, Bernard sought admission into the Cistercian order. Three years later, he was sent to found a new abbey at an isolated clearing in a glen known as the Val...
's Jesu Dulcis Memoria
Jesu Dulcis Memoria
Jesu Dulcis Memoria is a Christian hymn authored by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. The name can refer either to the entire poem, which, depending on the manuscript, ranges from forty-two to fifty-three stanzas, or only the first part....
).
One of his pupils was Dennis Townhill
Dennis Townhill
Dennis William Townhill OBE was an English organist and composer.Born in Lincoln, he was educated at Lincoln School and studied under Dr Gordon Archbold Slater at Lincoln Cathedral....
, later organist of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh
St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (Episcopal)
St Mary's Cathedral or the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was built in the late 19th century in the West End of Edinburgh's New Town. The cathedral is the see of the Bishop of Edinburgh, one of seven bishops...
.
Career
Organist of:- St Botolph's Church, Boston (1919–1927)
- Leicester CathedralLeicester CathedralLeicester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Martin, Leicester is a Church of England cathedral in the English city of Leicester, and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester...
(1927–1931) - Lincoln CathedralLincoln CathedralLincoln Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Lincoln in England and seat of the Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 249 years . The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt...
(1931–1966)