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Draft:Philip Rushforth

  • Comment: Likely notable, but this article reads like a CV. Please rewrite in a more encyclopaedic tone. Kind regards, Spinster300 (talk) 19:30, 30 June 2025 (UTC).


  • Comment: Likely notable, but this article reads like a CV. Please rewrite in a more encyclopaedic tone. Kind regards, Spinster300 (talk) 19:30, 30 June 2025 (UTC).


Philip Rushforth
Born1972
Chester
Occupation
  • Organist and Master of the Choristers at Chester Cathedral
WorksPhilip Rushforth #Works

Philip Rushforth (b. 1972) is an arranger and Organist and Master of the Choristers at Chester Cathedral.[1][2][3][4] He has collaborated with David Hill and Stephen Layton.[5]

Early Life and education

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Rushforth was a cathedral chorister at Chester Cathedral.[1] He was tutored by Roger Fisher.[6] In 1991, he was appointed as an organ scholar at Trinity College, Cambridge and was directed by Dr Richard Marlow.[7] Rushforth was also taught by David Sanger.[8][9]

Career

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Southwell

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In 1994, he took up the post of Assistant Organist at Southwell Minster and co-founded the Southwell Minster Chorale. He worked with the chorale for eight years.[10][6]

Chester

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In September 2002 he was appointed Assistant Director of Music at Chester Cathedral.[6][11] Between December 2007 and January 2008, Rushforth was appointed Director of Music and Organist.[1][8] In 2015, he appeared on BBC Radio 2 on The Organist Entertains - Battle of the Organs.[12][13] In 2018, he conducted Fauré's Requiem alongside John Lubbock.[14] In 2024, he conducted the choir and a group of musicians from the North West at the wedding of Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster and Olivia Henson.[15][16][17]

Works

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Discography

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  • Chester Cathedral Choir Sings Music By Rheinberger And Elgar[19] (Alpha, 1988)
  • Southwell Splendour[20] (OxRecs Digital, 1998)
  • Come, Come My Voice[6] (Lammas, 2002)
  • French Organ Music from Chester Cathedral[21] (Amphion, 2007)
  • Miserere - Choral Favourites[22] (Sony, 2009)
  • Whitlock and Hylton Stewart - The Organ of Chester Cathedral[23] (Priory, 2011)
  • The Great British Wedding Album[24] (Sony, 2011)
  • The Grand Organ of Chester Cathedral[25] (Priory, 2012)
  • Glory To The New-Born King[26] (Priory, 2012)
  • J S Bach from Chester[27] (Priory, 2018)
  • Choral Classics from Chester - The Choir of Chester Cathedral[28] (Priory, 2018)
  • Richard Lambert: Music for Brass and Organ[29] (Toccata, 2024)

Awards and achievements

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In September 2000, he was a finalist in the Royal College of Organists' Performer of the Year award, performing with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Rumon Gamba.[8] In 2020 he was awarded an honorary Associateship of the Royal School of Church Music (ARSCM) for "achievements in church music of national significance".[30][31][32][33][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Henwood, Jo (11 January 2008). "Ex-chorister is new director of music". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  2. ^ "The dedicated team behind Chester Cathedral". Chester Cathedral. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Alumni Activities". Trinity College Cambridge. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Englischer Orgelvirtuose gibt Konzert in St. Kilian". bistummainz.de (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Organ Recital - Philip Rushforth". St Mary's Edinburgh. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d "Come, Come, My Voice | Lammas Records". lammas.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Past and current organ scholars". The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  8. ^ a b c "Philip Rushforth". Chester Cathedral. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  9. ^ "RCO News: David Sanger - A Musical Celebration: 5th March". www.rco.org.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Philip Rushforth – Vox Organi" (in German). Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Philip Rushforth aus Chester für zwei Konzerte zu Gast". www.leine-solling.de (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  12. ^ "BBC Radio 2 - The Organist Entertains, Battle of the Organs, Battle of the Organs: Chester Cathedral, January 2015 - Battle of the Organs, Chester Cathedral (l-r): Nigel Ogden, Philip Rushforth, Geoffrey Woollatt, Benjamin Chewter". BBC. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  13. ^ "BBC Radio 2 - The Organist Entertains, Battle of the Organs, Battle of the Organs: Chester Cathedral, January 2015 - Chester Cathedral Organ - pipework". BBC. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  14. ^ "Classical Events: A Concert of Remembrance". Classical Events. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  15. ^ Chantler-Hicks, Lydia (7 June 2024). "Duke of Westminster ties knot in society wedding of year - live". The Standard. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Duke of Westminster: Royals attend wedding of 'Britain's most eligible bachelor' - who was there (and who wasn't)". Sky News. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  17. ^ Conrieri, Stefania (7 June 2024). "Il duca di Westminster sposa Olivia Henson: foto e racconto dal matrimonio dell'anno". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Reviews December 2024". RSCM. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  19. ^ Chester Cathedral Choir, Roger Fisher, Lee Ward, Philip Rushforth - Sings Music By Rheinberger And Elgar, 1988, retrieved 29 June 2025
  20. ^ Paul Hale & Philip Rushforth - Southwell Splendour, 1998, retrieved 29 June 2025
  21. ^ "Philip Rushforth - French Organ Music from Chester Cathedral". 6 June 2007 – via www.discogs.com.
  22. ^ "Miserere – Choral Favourites". June 2025.
  23. ^ "Whitlock and Hylton Stewart - The Organ of Chester Cathedral | Britain's Premier Church Music Label". www.prioryrecords.co.uk.
  24. ^ "The Great British Wedding Album". Presto Music. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  25. ^ "The Grand Organ of Chester Cathedral". Presto Music.
  26. ^ The Choir Of Chester Cathedral, Philip Rushforth, Benjamin Chewter - Glory To The New-Born King, 2012, retrieved 29 June 2025
  27. ^ "J S Bach from Chester: (includes Fantasia & Fugue in G minor BWV 542 and other works)". Presto Music. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  28. ^ "Choral Classics from Chester - The Choir of Chester Cathedral - Organists: Andrew Wyatt and Rachel Mahon - Directed by Philip Rushforth | Britain's Premier Church Music Label". www.prioryrecords.co.uk.
  29. ^ "Richard Lambert: Music for Brass and Organ | Toccata Music Group | Toccata Classics | Toccata Press | Toccata Next". toccataclassics.com/.
  30. ^ "Royal School of Church Music awards". www.churchtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  31. ^ "Honorary Awards". RSCM. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  32. ^ "Royal School of Church Music awards". www.churchtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  33. ^ "Organ's baroque qualities are explored in neighbouring town". Retrieved 29 June 2025 – via PressReader.

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