Archer, Malcolm - Ave Maria

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Archer, Malcolm

Composer: Malcolm Archer  (*1952)
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Country of origin / activity: U. K.
Website: http://www.malcolmarcher.com/
Text author: traditional
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PDFMIDIMP3VIDFirst nameLast nameBirthDeathcompID #TitleVoicingInstrumentation
0000John BenjaminArcher187219541936 Ave Mariahumming chorusa cappella
0000MalcolmArcher1952 2000 Ave MariaSATB 

Available documentation:

Score: No. 11 in 'Advent for Choirs' - Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford, England (webpage for purchase) 
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Internet references, biography information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Archer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Malcolm Archer (born 1952) is an English organist, conductor and composer. He combines this work with a recital career. Archer was formerly Organist and Director of Music at St Paul's Cathedral,[1] and is now Director of Chapel Music at Winchester College. Early career and education
Archer was educated at King Edward VII and Queen Mary School, Lytham before studying at the Royal College of Music (as an RCO scholar). He was later organ scholar at Jesus College, Cambridge. His organ teachers include Ralph Downes, Gillian Weir, and Nicolas Kynaston and he studied composition with Herbert Sumsion and Alan Ridout.[1]
Appointments
Malcolm Archer's first posts were at Bristol Cathedral and Norwich Cathedral.
Wells Cathedral
Archer was appointed Organist and Master of the Choristers at Wells Cathedral in 1996 where he directed and trained the Cathedral choir for its daily services in the Cathedral, as well as being the Musical Director for Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society. He has made several recordings with the choir to critical acclaim.
St Paul's Cathedral
Archer took over as organist and Director of Music at St Paul's from John Scott in 2004.
Winchester College
In August 2007 he took up a new position as Director of Chapel Music and Organist at Winchester College, where he is in charge of the Winchester College Chapel Choir as well as teaching the organ.[2]
Compositions
Archer has over 200 published compositions.[1]

http://www.malcolmarcher.com/biography.html
Malcolm Archer is Director of Chapel Music at Winchester College, where he trains and conducts the Quiristers and Chapel Choir and teaches organ in the College. He has enjoyed a distinguished career in cathedral music, which has taken him to posts at Norwich, Bristol, Wells Cathedrals and then Director of Music at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. During his time there he directed the choir for several State services, including the Tsunami Memorial Service, the London Bombings Service and the 80th Birthday Service for HM The Queen, for which he was invited by Buckingham Palace to compose a special anthem, performed live on BBC1. His many broadcasts and recordings from Wells and St. Paul’s have received critical acclaim, and his CD of Christmas music from St. Paul’s was voted Editor’s number one choice in The Daily Telegraph.
Malcolm is much in demand as a choir trainer and choral and orchestral conductor, and he has directed concerts, workshops and courses in various parts of the globe, as well as working with several leading orchestras. He is also the Musical Director of the Jean Langlais Festival in France. As an organ recitalist he has played in nine European countries, the USA and Canada, and his CDs include repertoire as diverse as J.S. Bach and Olivier Messiaen, as well as his own music.
As a composer, Malcolm receives regular commissions from both sides of the Atlantic, and he has many published works. Recently he has composed works for the Southern Cathedrals Festival, St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Festival of the Sons of the Clergy and an anthem for the enthronement service of the Bishop of Winchester. He has also jointly edited two books for Oxford University Press: Advent for Choirs and Epiphany to All Saints for Choirs.
He has been an adjudicator for the BBC Radio 2 Young Chorister of the year competition, and for four years was a judge for the BBC Songs of Praise School Choirs competition, including chairing the judging panel for two of those competitions. He is also a frequent contributor to that programme as both interviewee and musical arranger. He has recently been a judge for the British Composer Awards.
Malcolm has served as council member of the Royal College of Organists, and he is a member of the council of the Guild of Church Musicians, from whom he was recently awarded the Fellowship for his services to church music over many years. In 2009, he was awarded the FRSCM (Fellow of the Royal School of Church Music) for his work in three cathedrals, and as a composer of church music. http://www.malcolmarcher.com/commissions.html
Malcolm Archer is one of the most prolific composers of church music today, and has established an enviable reputation through his many published works in the catalogues of Oxford University Press,  Novello, The Royal School of Church Music, and Kevin Mayhew Ltd.
His style is essentially lyrical and accessible, always superbly crafted, and many church choirs thoroughly enjoy singing his music. He is much in demand to write works for choirs throughout the world, and recent commissions have included works for the Southern Cathedrals Festival, the Festival of the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy, Badminton School in Bristol as well as several choirs in the USA.
Malcolm is available for commissioned works of all kinds, but particularly choral and organ music.
To discuss the possibility of a Commission, please contact Malcolm via email in the first instance at malcolm@malcolmarcher.com

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