Richard Shephard MBE

[Wolsey]

Richard Shephard, church musician, composer and sometime lay clerk of Salisbury Cathedral has died today.

[ardcarp]

Sad news. He also became headmaster of York Minster choir school, I think, and thereafter Chamberlain of York Minster. Known mainly for his set of responses, but he wrote much else besides which I hope will be included in music lists to honour his memory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAx6JDlI7Rw

[Keraulophone]

Ages ago, we broadcast a R3 CE consisting mostly of his music. He wrote and thanked the choir, but added that unfortunately he couldn’t listen because he had been busy refereeing a school rugby match! Noble priorities. His responses are one of the best sets.

R.I.P.

[Magister Chori]

Another sad fact for the world of Cathedral Music, after the recent death of Lucien Nethsingha. May he rest in peace!

Here is the news, with some tributes from York Minster: https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/191...hard-mbe-died/

Some years ago a CD of the Priory "British Composers Series" was entirely devoted to his music, here it is: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...vEHZn6_8Mg-PE0

[Finzi4ever]

Another sad fact for the world of Cathedral Music, after the recent death of Lucien Nethsingha. May he rest in peace!

Here is the news, with some tributes from York Minster: https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/191...hard-mbe-died/

Some years ago a CD of the Priory "British Composers Series" was entirely devoted to his music, here it is: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...vEHZn6_8Mg-PE0

Thanks for the links. Sad news indeed. I've always enjoyed his music: to my mind his work embodied the best of the Bairstow tradition with always that edge that avoided the saccharine. I hope there will be suitable tributes in the form of broadcasts and further recordings. Time for some 'Never weather'...

[ardcarp]

Exeter streamed CE today (via Facebook) with their very good, small emergency choir, and included Shephard's responses as a tribute.

[Constantbee]

On the board of Ryedale Festival from 2013, Chair from 2017 until 2020 when he retired due to ill health. The festival went from strength to strength under his leadership, attracting a national and international following. Supporters were notified this morning.