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Brian Runnett
Henry Brian Runnett was a British organist and choral director. He was born in Tyldesley, Lancashire, in 1935 and was educated at the Liverpool Matthay School of Music, during which time he obtained the FRCO diploma with both Limpus and F J Read prizes in organ playing. His first organ post was at St. Stephen's Church, Hightown. From there he went to St. Andrew's, Litherland, before moving in 1955 to Chester Cathedral as assistant organist. In 1958 he obtained the degree of BMus from Durham University. In 1960 he was appointed organ scholar at St John's College, Cambridge, under Director of Music George Guest. Following Cambridge, in 1963 he was appointed Lecturer in Music and University Organist at Manchester University and in 1967 moved to Norwich Cathedral as Organist and Master of the Choristers. He was a part-time lecturer at the University of East Anglia. He recorded the Hindemith Organ Sonatas on the then new Hill, Norman & Beard Chapel Organ at Ellesmere College in 1970. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Runnett) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Albums
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Haydn: Harmoniemesse
1966
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Britten: A Ceremony Of Carols; Rejoice In The Lamb; Missa Brevis
1966
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Haydn: Mass No.12 "Theresienmesse"
1965
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Purcell: Music for the Chapel Royal
1964
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English Cathedral Music 1770-1860
1964
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Hymns For All Seasons
1964
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Twentieth Century Church Music
1963
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Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us (The Choir Of St John's College, Cambridge)
Sing unto the LORD • 23K views
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Cross of Jesus, Cross of Sorrow (Tune: Cross of Jesus - 5vv) [with lyrics for congregations]
Chet Valley Churches • 6.9K views
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Praise My Soul, The King Of Heaven, Hymn, (Lyrics In Description)
eileenmaryeileen7 • 17K views
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Mario del Monaco - Panis Angelicus - 1965
Henry Moore • 80K views
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Immortal, invisible, God only wise (The Choir of St John’s Cambridge)
Sing unto the LORD • 743 views