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Choirmaster
and organist whose career dates back to the 1950s, when he had the honour of participating in the American Guild of
Organists 60th National Convention in New York, New York. He was the service organist on
Tuesday, 26th June, at St. Thomas Church,
where he served from 1952 to 1964.
During one of those years, he assumed headmaster duties when the
regular headmaster took ill.
Edward went on
to become the music director of the Choir of the Church
of St. Michael and St. George in St. Louis, Missouri. With them, he recorded the albums, A Choral Flourish – Music from St.
Paul’s Cathedral and
Westminster Abbey, Music from
Westminster Abbey, and This
Stupendous Stranger: Music for
Christmas and Epiphany.
The Choir of the Church of St. Michael
and St. George recordings
O Come, All Ye faithful (Frederick
Oakeley/John Francis Wade)
Organist
and Choirmaster –
Edward A. Wallace
Soloists – Christine Brewer, Kevin Koontz
(CD: This
Stupendous Stranger: Music for
Christmas and the Epiphany)
Sources:
- http://www.nycago.org/Organs/NYC/html/AGO1956Convention.html
- http://books.google.com
- http://www.saintthomaschurch.org/music/organists/past
- http://anglicanmusic.freeservers.com/Recrd-15.htm
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