Gerald Hendrie

Gerald Mills Hendrie (born 28 October 1935; at Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex) is an English scholar, composer, organist, pianist and harpsichordist. Education * Framlingham College, Suffolk, 1949–52, Foundation Scholar * Royal College of Music (RCM), 1952–54, Foundation Scholar, Piano (ARCM in Organ Performing 1953, Piano Teaching 1953, Piano Performing 1954); Gained Sir Walter Parratt prize. * Selwyn College, Cambridge 1954–61, Organ Scholar. (BA 1957, MusB with distinction 1958, MA 1961, Ph.D. 1962); * Royal College of Organists (RCO), FRCO (1956) * Studied at the RCM with Geoffrey Tankard, Harold Darke, William Harris, Herbert Howells; at Cambridge with Thurston Dart and Patrick Hadley; privately with Geraint Jones, John Dykes Bower, Ralph Downes, and André Marchal Locums * Christmas 1955, Acting Assistant Organist, Canterbury Cathedral including first-ever Eurovision Broadcast, ‘Carols from Canterbury’. * 1960-61 Acting Organist and Choirmaster, Norwich Cathedral * During 1962, Acting Assistant Organist, Ely Cathedral Academic posts * Director of Music, Homerton College, Cambridge 1962–3 * Lecturer in Music, University of Manchester 1963–7 * Founding Professor of Music, University of