Biography

Richard Lloyd was born near Stockport

Stockport

Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...

, Cheshire

Cheshire

Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...

. He was a chorister of Lichfield Cathedral

Lichfield Cathedral

Lichfield Cathedral is situated in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. It is the only medieval English cathedral with three spires. The Diocese of Lichfield covers all of Staffordshire, much of Shropshire and part of the Black Country and West Midlands...

 (1942–47) and was educated at Rugby School

Rugby School

Rugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...

 (1947–51) where he held a music scholarship. He studied at Jesus College, Cambridge

Jesus College, Cambridge

Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...

, where he was an organ scholar

Organ scholar

An organ scholar is a young musician employed as a part-time assistant organist at an institution where regular choral services are held. The idea of an organ scholarship is to provide the holder with playing, directing and administrative experience....

 (1952–55). He took the Music Tripos

Tripos

The University of Cambridge, England, divides the different kinds of honours bachelor's degree by Tripos , plural Triposes. The word has an obscure etymology, but may be traced to the three-legged stool candidates once used to sit on when taking oral examinations...

 and holds the Cambridge degree of MA as well as the FRCO diploma. From 1957 to 1966 he was assistant organist of Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, considered one of the leading examples of Early English architecture....

. In 1966 he was appointed Organist and Master of the Choristers

Organist and Master of the Choristers

An Organist and Master of the Choristers is a title given to a Director of Music at a Cathedral, particularly an Anglican Cathedral in England. The tradition dates back to the Middle Ages. He is both the organist and the choirmaster....

 of Hereford Cathedral

Hereford Cathedral

The current Hereford Cathedral, located at Hereford in England, dates from 1079. Its most famous treasure is Mappa Mundi, a mediæval map of the world dating from the 13th century. The cathedral is a Grade I listed building.-Origins:...

. He conducted his first Hereford Three Choirs Festival

Three Choirs Festival

The Three Choirs Festival is a music festival held each August alternately at the cathedrals of the Three Counties and originally featuring their three choirs, which remain central to the week-long programme...

 in 1967 as well as in 1970 and 1973. In 1974 he moved to Durham

Durham

Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...

 on his appointment as Organist and Master of the Choristers of Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral

The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham is a cathedral in the city of Durham, England, the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Durham. The Bishopric dates from 995, with the present cathedral being founded in AD 1093...

. In 1985 he became the deputy headmaster of Salisbury Cathedral School

Salisbury Cathedral School

Salisbury Cathedral School is a school located in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It was founded in 1091 by Saint Osmund at Old Sarum . It was moved 150 years later to the newly built Salisbury Cathedral. In 1947 it was relocated to the former Bishop's Palace in the grounds of the cathedral. The...

. Ill health brought about his early retirement in 1988. He resides in Leominster

Leominster

Leominster is a market town in Herefordshire, England, located approximately north of the city of Hereford and south of Ludlow, at...

, Herefordshire

Herefordshire

Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...

. Since retiring he has divided his time between examining and composing. Richard Lloyd has composed more than 500 pieces. In 2010 he received a Fellowship (FRSCM) of the Royal School of Church Music.

Choral Music

• Adam our Father (SATB, Encore Publications)
• A Garland of Praise (SATB, Encore Publications)
• A Prayer (Treble voices/Organ, Alfred Lengnick, 1973)
• Drop down ye Heavens. The Advent prose. (SATB/Organ, Cathedral Music, 1979)
• Epiphany Responsory (TB (or cantor) SATB/Organ, Encore)
• Fill thou my life (Kevin Mayhew)
• Give The King Thy Judgements, O Lord (SATB/Organ, unpublished)
• God be in my head (SATB or ATB, Encore Publications)
• God is love (SATB/Organ, 1987, Banks)
• God of peace (in Five Modern Anthems Set 2, Kevin Mayhew)
• Grant to your servants O God (Kevin Mayhew)
• Great Lord of Lords (SATB/Organ, Encore Publications)
• Hereford Mass (SATB/Organ, Novello, 1991)
• Into a quiet world (SATB, 1969, published as: All so still, Alfred Lengnick, 1972)
• I saw three ships (SATB, Novello)
• I sing the birth was born tonight (SATB, unpublished, 2010)
• It was upon the twelfth day (SATB with soli, Encore Publications)
• King of Glory (in Five Modern Anthems Set 1, SS/Organ, Kevin Mayhew)
• Kindle a light to lighten the darkness (SATB/Organ, Encore Publications)
• Lord, it belongs not to my care (in New Anthem Book, vol. 3, Kevin Mayhew)
• Lord, who hast formed me (SATB)
• Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis. The Durham Service. (SATB/Organ, Encore Publications, 1991)
• Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis. The Hereford Service. (SATB/Organ, Novello, 1983)
• Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis. The Salisbury Service. (SATB/Organ, RSCM)
• Now sing a Saviour's birth (SATB, Novello, 1956)
• O God, who through the Grace of Thy Holy Spirit (SATB, Encore Publications)
• Open our hearts (SATB, unpublished)
• Preces & Responses (Hereford) (SATB, Novello, 1975)
• Preces and Responses, Set 2 (Durham) (SATB, Encore Publications, 1995)
• Preces and Responses for ATB (Cathedral Music, 1991)
• Preces and Responses for trebles (Cathedral Music, 1991)
• Sarum New (Hymn, Anglican Hymn Book)
• Spirit of God (SATB/Organ, RSCM)
• St Matthew Passion (for soprano and tenor/baritone/bass soloists, SATB/Organ, Encore Publications)
• The Ballad of the Judas Tree (Basil Ramsey/Banks)
• The Call (Come, my way, my truth, my life) (SATB, RSCM)
• The Fairest Flower (SATB, Encore Publications)
• The Gate of Heaven: 12 short anthems and introits (SATB, Encore Publications)

1. I have set God always before me

2. Try me, O God

3. Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house

4. Acquaint thyself with God

5. Hide not thou thy face

6. Truly the Lord is in this place

7. The Lord will wait

8. Teach me, O Lord

9. Ponder my words, O Lord

10. Give unto the Lord

11. Be thou my judge

12. I will sing unto the Lord

• The Reproaches (SATB, Encore Publications)
• The Song of the Angels (SATB/Organ, Encore Publications)
• The Spirit of Truth/Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost (2 anthems for SATB, Encore Publications)
• The Windows (Lord, how can man preach thy eternal word?) (SATB, Church Music Society, Oxford University Press, 1995)
• Thee we adore (SATB, Encore Publications)
• To Christ, the Prince of Peace (SATB/Organ, Encore Publications)
• View Me Lord (SATB, 1963, Novello)
• Virtue (SATB, RSCM)
• What songs are these? (SS/Piano or Organ, Basil Ramsey/Banks, 1982)

Organ compositions

• Church Parade
• In: Processionals and Recessionals (Kevin Mayhew Publishers)

Avant-propos

Exeunt omnes

Les doux yeux

Sortie

Arrangements

• The Linden Tree (arr. Richard Hey Lloyd, SATB, Encore Publications)
• Were you there? (arr. Richard Hey Lloyd, SATB, Encore Publications)

Descants

• Hit the Roof. 100 descants by Malcolm Archer, Christopher Gower, Richard Lloyd, Thomas McLelland Young and Harrison Oxley (Kevin Mayhew Ltd)

Editions

• A Treasury of European Service Music for Manuals. Ed. by Richard Lloyd (Kevin Mayhew Publishers)
• A Treasury of European Service Music for Organ. Ed. by Richard Lloyd (Kevin Mayhew Publishers)
• Fanfare for the Common Man and other favourites for Organ. Arr. by Richard Lloyd (Kevin Mayhew Publishers)
• Fanfare for the Common Man and other favourites for Piano. Arr. by Richard Lloyd (Kevin Mayhew Publishers)
• Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. Arr. by Richard Lloyd (Kevin Mayhew Publishers)
• Five French Toccatas for Organ. Ed. by Richard Lloyd (Kevin Mayhew Publishers)
• Intermezzo and Other Favourites. Arr. by Richard Lloyd (Kevin Mayhew Publishers)
• Intermezzo and other favourites for Cello. Arr. Richard Lloyd (Kevin Mayhew Publishers)
• Intermezzo and other favourites for Flute. Arr. Richard Lloyd (Kevin Mayhew Publishers)
• Intermezzo and other favourites for Violin. Arr. Richard Lloyd (Kevin Mayhew Publishers)
• Last Verses for Manuals. Arr. Richard Lloyd (Kevin Mayhew Publishers)
• Spartacus and Other Favourites for Organ. Arr. by Richard Lloyd (Kevin Mayhew Publishers)

Recordings

• The Choristers of Hereford Cathedral. Dir. by Richard Lloyd. Robert Green, Organ and Piano. Abbey Records FE 648. 1968
• Hereford Cathedral Organ played by Richard Lloyd. Abbey Records FE 649. 1968
• In Quires and Places. No. 6. The Choir of Hereford Cathedral. Dir. by Richard Lloyd. Robert Green, Organ and Harpsichord. Abbey Records LPB 696. 1972
• Carols from Durham Cathedral. Dir. by Richard Lloyd. Alan Thurlow, Organ. Abbey Records MVPC 800. 1978
• In Quires and Places. No. 26. Durham Cathedral Choir. Dir. by Richard Lloyd. Alan Thurlow, Organ. Abbey Records LPB 795. 1978
• Durham Cathedral choir. Dir. by Richard Lloyd. Ian Shaw, Organ. Brendan Hearne Recordings/York Ambisonic HAC (and HAR) 832. 1983
• Nearer, my god, to thee and other hymns. Durham Cathedral Choir. Dir. by Richard Lloyd. Ian Shaw, Organ - Brendan Hearne Recordings/York Ambisonic HAC 852. 1985
• British Church Composer Series - 8: [Choral music by] Richard Lloyd. The Bede Singers. Dir. David Hill. Priory PRCD838. 2007

Literature

• The Organists and Organs of Hereford Cathedral: Watkins Shaw and Roy Massey. Hereford: Hereford Cathedral Organ Committee, 2005. First published in 1976.

External links

• Photo of Hereford Cathedral Organists