David Anthony Cooper

David Anthony Cooper (1949–2008) was an English cathedral organist, who served in Blackburn Cathedral and Norwich Cathedral.[1]

Background

David Anthony Cooper was born on 14 January 1949 in Derby. He was educated at Derby School and was then organ scholar at Lincoln College, Oxford.[2]

He was Director of Music at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ashbourne from 1973 to 1977., and music master at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn from 1983 to 1994.

Career

Assistant organist of

• Wells Cathedral, 1977–1983

Organist of:

• Blackburn Cathedral, 1983–1994[3]
• Norwich Cathedral, 1994–1995[4]

Cultural offices
Preceded by John Bertalot	Organist and Master of the Choristers of Blackburn Cathedral 1983–1994	Succeeded by Gordon Stewart
Preceded by Michael Nicholas	Organist and Master of the Choristers of Norwich Cathedral 1994–1995	Succeeded by Neil Taylor

References

1. The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw.^[full citation needed]
2. 20th Century Cathedral Organists. Enid Bird^[full citation needed]
3. The Times^[full citation needed]
4. Shenton, Kenneth (1 October 2008). "David Cooper: Organist and music director at Blackburn and Norwich cathedrals". The Independent. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.