David Anthony Cooper, organist and composer: born Derby 14 January
1949; Assistant Organist, Wells Cathedral 1977-83; Master of the
Music, Blackburn Cathedral 1983-94; Master of the Music, Norwich
Cathedral 1994-95; married 1983 Lindsey Thorne (marriage dissolved);
died Liverpool 12 June 2008. Cooper was a dynamic and diverse
musician whose influence permeated all aspects of the subject, from
the classroom to the choir stall, as organist, teacher, composer,
examiner, conductor, lecturer and adjudicator. The breadth of his
intellect made him an inspirational guide for many generations of
aspiring musicians.
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