Donald Hunt (musician)
Donald Frederick Hunt conductor, from Gloucester. He was a distinguished English choral conductor, having made his conducting debut with the Halifax Choral Society in 1957.[2]
As a boy, Hunt was a chorister at
Leeds College of Music.[3]
In 1976 he became master of choristers and organist at Worcester Cathedral, where he served until 1996. He was associated with the Three Choirs Festival and served as its artistic director and conductor eight times in the period from 1975 to 1996. In 1993 he was awarded an
OBE. After he left Worcester Cathedral in 1996 he served as principal of the Elgar School of Music
in Worcester (becoming music advisor after 2007) and leading many choral performances. He died on 4 August 2018 at the age of 88.
Hunt was closely associated with the Elgar Society. His published books include studies of Edward Elgar and Samuel Sebastian Wesley. His many recordings included works by Elgar and other British composers such as Charles Villiers Stanford and Herbert Howells.[3]
References
- ^ "Britse organist en dirigent Donald Hunt (88) overleden | Orgelnieuws.nl". Orgelnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ a b Robert Cummings. "Donald Hunt". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Donald Hunt (conductor)". Hyperion. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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