Gordon Archbold Slater

English cathedral organist

Gordon Archbold Slater O.B.E. D.Mus. FRCO (1896–1979) was an English cathedral organist, who served in Leicester Cathedral and Lincoln Cathedral.^[1]

Born in Harrogate, the son of a cabinet-maker, he was a composer of organ, piano and choral music.

Three hymn tunes appear in well-known and well-used books. 'St Botolph' is very widely sung to the words "Jesu the Very Thought of Thee" (or "To Mary, Mother of our God") 'Bilsdale' was sung by generations of children to the words "I love God's tiny creatures" whilst 'Fountains Abbey' with an 8.4.8.4.10.10. metre alternates between triple and duple time.

One of his pupils was Dennis Townhill, later organist of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh.

Career

Slater was an organist of St Botolph's Church, Boston (1919–1927), Leicester Cathedral (1927–1931) and Lincoln Cathedral (1931–1966).^[2] He was appointed OBE in the 1974 New Year Honours.

References

↑ The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw.
↑ A History of Lincoln Minster. Dorothy Owen

Cultural offices
Preceded by George Herbert Gregory	Organist and Master of the Choristers of St Botolph's Church, Boston 1919-1927	Succeeded by Joseph Bernard Jackson
Preceded by Charles Hancock	Organist and Master of the Choristers of Leicester Cathedral 1927-1931	Succeeded by George Charles Gray
Preceded by George Bennett	Organist and Master of the Choristers of Lincoln Cathedral 1931-1966	Succeeded by Philip Marshall

Authority control databases
International	VIAF WorldCat
National	United States
Artists	MusicBrainz

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