Russell Arthur Missin
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Russell Arthur Missin was an English cathedral organist, who served in Newcastle Cathedral
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, Cambridgeshire on 15 July 1922. He was awarded his FRCO in 1947 and took a Doctor in Theology (Church Music) degree from Geneva Theological College
, America.
1945 - 1949
Organist of:
Newcastle Cathedral
St Nicholas's Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Its full title is The Cathedral Church of St Nicholas Newcastle upon Tyne...
.
Background
He was born in WisbechWisbech
Wisbech is a market town, inland port and civil parish with a population of 20,200 in the Fens of Cambridgeshire. The tidal River Nene runs through the centre of the town and is spanned by two bridges...
, Cambridgeshire on 15 July 1922. He was awarded his FRCO in 1947 and took a Doctor in Theology (Church Music) degree from Geneva Theological College
Geneva College
Geneva College is a Christian liberal arts college in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States, north of Pittsburgh. Founded in 1848, in Northwood, Ohio, the college moved to its present location in 1880, where it continues to educate a student body of about 1400 traditional undergraduates in...
, America.
Career
Assistant organist at Ely CathedralEly Cathedral
Ely Cathedral is the principal church of the Diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England, and is the seat of the Bishop of Ely and a suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Huntingdon...
1945 - 1949
Organist of:
- St. Mary's Church, Thetford
- Holbeach Parish Church
- All Saints' Church, OakhamAll Saints' Church, OakhamAll Saints' Church, Oakham is a parish church in the Church of England in Oakham, Rutland.-History:The spire of Oakham parish church dominates distant views of the town for several miles in all directions...
1950 - 1956 - St. Mary's Church, NottinghamSt. Mary's Church, NottinghamThe Church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest religious foundation in the City of Nottingham, England, the largest church after the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the largest mediæval building in Nottingham....
1957 – 1967 - Newcastle CathedralNewcastle CathedralSt Nicholas's Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Its full title is The Cathedral Church of St Nicholas Newcastle upon Tyne...
1967 – 1987 - Christ Church, North Shields 1989 -