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Roy Cyril Massey MBE (born 9 May 1934) is a British organist and conductor. ==Biography== Roy Massey was born in Birmingham and was educated at Moseley Grammar School, Birmingham, and the University of Birmingham. He took the Birmingham degree of BMus and holds the diplomas of FRCO(CHM), and ADCM. He was organist of St Alban-the-Martyr, Bordesley, Birmingham (1953–1960) and St Augustine's Church, Edgbaston, Birmingham (1960–1965). He became warden of the Royal School of Church Music (1965–1968) as well as organist of Croydon Parish Church. From 1968-1974 he was organist of Birmingham Cathedral and director of music at King Edward's School, Birmingham. Massey was elected a fellow of the Royal School of Church Music (FRSCM) in 1972 and in 1975 a fellow of St. Michael's College, Tenbury.〔''The Organists and Organs of Hereford Cathedral'': Watkins Shaw and Roy Massey. Hereford: Hereford Cathedral Organ Committee, 2005. First published in 1976.〕 From 1974 to 2001 he was Organist and Master of the Choristers at Hereford Cathedral. During his time at Hereford, he was nine times conductor-in-chief of the Three Choirs Festival, where he commissioned and conducted the premieres of several works by British composers. He was awarded the Lambeth degree of DMus in 1990 and appointed MBE in 1997. Following his retirement in 2001, Massey became president of the Royal College of Organists (2003–2005).〔''Who's Who 2007'': A & C Black, London〕 He remains active as a concert organist, and gave the opening recital on the newly-rebuilt organ at Hereford Cathedral in 2005. His arrangement of a Ukrainian melody, 'Long the night', was published in the carol anthology ''Noel!'' published by Novello in 2000.〔''Noel!'': Novello & Company Ltd, London 2000〕 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「Roy Massey (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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