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Allan Wicks
Organ, Musical Artist
1923 – 2010
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Who was Allan Wicks?
Allan Wicks CBE was an English cathedral organist, who served in Canterbury Cathedral for nearly 30 years. He was an early champion of the music of Olivier Messiaen and Peter Maxwell Davies. He also directed the specially-commissioned music for the 1951 revival of the York Mystery Plays, regarded as the greatest event in the Festival of Britain celebrations.
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- Born
- Jun 6, 1923
- Also known as
- Wicks, Allan
- Education
- Christ Church, Oxford
- Died
- Feb 4, 2010
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on July 23, 2013
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