Lionel Frederick Dakers
Encyclopedia
Lionel Frederick Dakers was an English cathedral organist, who served in Ripon Cathedral
and Exeter Cathedral
.
and Edward Bairstow
at York Minster
.
He was a Special Commissioner for the Royal School of Church Music
in 1958–1972, Director of the Royal School of Church Music
1972–1990; President of the Incorporated Association Of Organists 1972–1975; Secretary of the Cathedral Organists' Association 1972–1988; President of the Royal College of Organists
1976–1978.
He was awarded the CBE
in 1983.
He died in Salisbury
, Wiltshire
on 10 March 2003.
Organist of:
Ripon Cathedral
Ripon Cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds and the mother church of the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds, situated in the small North Yorkshire city of Ripon, England.-Background:...
and Exeter Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter at Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of Exeter, Devon in South West England....
.
Background
Lionel Frederick Dakers was born on 24 February 1924 in Rochester, Kent. He studied organ under Harold Aubie Bennett at Rochester CathedralRochester Cathedral
Rochester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Norman church in Rochester, Kent. The bishopric is second oldest in England after Canterbury...
and Edward Bairstow
Edward Bairstow
Sir Edward Cuthbert Bairstow was born in Huddersfield on 22 August 1874 and died in York on 1 May 1946. He was an English organist and composer in the Anglican church music tradition....
at York Minster
York Minster
York Minster is a Gothic cathedral in York, England and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe alongside Cologne Cathedral. The minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the cathedral for the Diocese of York; it is run by...
.
He was a Special Commissioner for the Royal School of Church Music
Royal School of Church Music
The largest church music organisation in Britain, the Royal School of Church Music was founded in 1927 by Sir Sydney Nicholson and has 11,000 members worldwide; it was originally named the School of English Church Music. It seeks to enable church music in the present and invest in its future,...
in 1958–1972, Director of the Royal School of Church Music
Royal School of Church Music
The largest church music organisation in Britain, the Royal School of Church Music was founded in 1927 by Sir Sydney Nicholson and has 11,000 members worldwide; it was originally named the School of English Church Music. It seeks to enable church music in the present and invest in its future,...
1972–1990; President of the Incorporated Association Of Organists 1972–1975; Secretary of the Cathedral Organists' Association 1972–1988; President of the Royal College of Organists
Royal College of Organists
The Royal College of Organists or RCO, is a charity and membership organisation based in the United Kingdom, but with members around the world...
1976–1978.
He was awarded the CBE
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
in 1983.
Family life
He married Elisabeth Williams (d. 1997) in 1952. They had 4 daughters.He died in Salisbury
Salisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
on 10 March 2003.
Career
Assistant organist of:- St. George's Chapel, Windsor CastleSt. George's Chapel, Windsor CastleSt George's Chapel is the place of worship at Windsor Castle in England, United Kingdom. It is both a royal peculiar and the chapel of the Order of the Garter...
(1950–1954)
Organist of:
- All Saints' Church, Frindsbury, Rochester (1939–1942)
- Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima, CairoCathedral of Our Lady of Fatima, CairoThe Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima is a Chaldean Catholic cathedral and basilica dedicated to the Our Lady of Fatima located in Cairo, Egypt. The church is the seat of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Cairo. The basilica was decreed on April 6, 1993....
(1945–1947) - Finchley Parish Church (1948–1950)
- Ripon CathedralRipon CathedralRipon Cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds and the mother church of the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds, situated in the small North Yorkshire city of Ripon, England.-Background:...
(1954–1957) - Exeter CathedralExeter CathedralExeter Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter at Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of Exeter, Devon in South West England....
(1957–1972)