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Professor Christopher Wood is a Welsh-born composer of sacred choral music, best known for his setting of the Requiem Mass (“The Wood Requiem”) and his Missa Brevis. Wood’s five-movement Missa Brevis, for choir and organ, was first performed at the sung Eucharist at St Paul’s Cathedral, London on 3 August 2014.〔http://www.stpauls.co.uk/documents/music/service%20schedule%20beginning%203%20august.pdf〕 The Missa Brevis is adapted from the Wood Requiem - a larger work for soloists, choir and orchestra, which was first performed at St John’s Smith Square, London in December 2012, by L'Inviti Singers conducted by Paul Brough, Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Singers.〔http://www.planethugill.com/2013/08/christopher-wood-requiem.html〕 Wood was one of the speakers at the Royal College of Organists’ recital and reception held at Mansion House, London in September 2013 to mark the beginning of the celebration of the RCO’s 150th anniversary. In 2014, Wood was appointed Chairman of Trustees of the Royal College of Organists.〔https://www.rco.org.uk/aboutus_peoplepatrons.php〕 In July 2015, Wood was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David for services to medicine and music.〔http://www.uwtsd.ac.uk/news/press-releases/press-releases-2014/honorary-fellowship-for-medical-pioneer.html〕 Wood's major new work, an Easter Oratorio called "Holy Week", was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London in November 2015. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christopher Wood (composer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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