Colin Mawby
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Born | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | 9 May 1936
Died | 24 November 2019 | (aged 83)
Education | Royal College of Music |
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Awards | Order of St. Gregory |
Colin Mawby
Early life and education
Mawby was born in
Career
He became Assistant[2] and then in 1961 Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral.[4] Whilst there he conducted the first performance of the early music vocal ensemble Pro Cantione Antiqua. He also collaborated with the London Mozart Players, the Wren Orchestra, the Belgian Radio Choir and the BBC Singers. He performed for the Queen of the United Kingdom at St Paul's Cathedral, for President John F. Kennedy at Westminster Cathedral, and at St. Peter's Basilica for Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II.[5]
In 1976 he moved to
Works
Mawby's music for the English
His secular works include two operas for young people, The Torc of Gold (1996)[8] and The Quest (2000, premiered in 2001),[9][10] both on a libretto by playwright Maeve Ingoldsby, commissioned by the National Chamber Choir and premiered in Dublin under his direction.[8][9] On a commission by St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden, he composed in 2011 the Missa solemnis Bonifatius-Messe for soprano, choir, children's choir, oboe and organ, premiered in his presence on 3 October 2012 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Chor von St. Bonifatius, with the choir and children's choir conducted by Gabriel Dessauer.[11]
Mawby commented on his writing for choirs in 2006: "I cannot write choral music unless I work with choirs. Now that's a subjective judgement: I know that lots of people can do these things; I can’t. I have to write for particular people."[3] His works are published internationally, in Germany by Dr. J. Butz, and in Italy by Eurarte and Casa Musicale Carrara.[7]
Mawby died on 24 November 2019.[6][12]
References
- ISBN 978-0-8108-4448-3.
- ^ a b c d "Colin Mawby". Music for Church Choirs. 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d "An Interview with Colin Mawby". The Contemporary Music Centre Ireland. 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Choir performs world premiere of work by Colin Mawby / World premiere of Colin Mawby's new work, Laudate Pueri Dominum, was held last month at Westminster Cathedral Hall". Catholic Herald. 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ Angelini, Andrea (22 May 2001). "Colin Mawby in front of the Mirror". International Choral Bulletin. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Colin Mawby (1936–2019)". The Contemporary Music Centre Ireland. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Colin Mawby". Oregon Catholic Press. 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ a b "The Torc of Gold (1996) / An Opera for Young People". The Contemporary Music Centre Ireland. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Luas sponsors the 'Quest', the National Chamber Choir's children's opera project". Dublin City University. Retrieved 26 November 2001.
- ^ Kelly, Olivia (22 May 2001). "Opera proves a big hit". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ Kösterke, Doris (5 October 2012). "Eigenes Geschenk / Uraufführung Colin Mawbys Bonifatiusmesse". Wiesbadener Tagblatt (in German). Archived from the original on 27 December 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ "We must save our finest music before it's too late". Catholic Herald. 25 November 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
External links
- Colin Mawby discography at Discogs
- Colin Mawby Butz Verlag
- Colin Mawby Zimbel Press
- Über Colin Mawby (*1936) (in German) Biederitzer Kantorei 2007