John Bertalot
John Bertalot (born 1931) is an English organist, who served at Blackburn Cathedral[1] and Trinity Church, Princeton.
Background
[edit]John Bertalot was born in Maidstone, Kent on 15 September 1931.
He studied organ at the Royal College of Music and was then organ scholar of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge from 1955 to 1958.
He is the author of
- "John Bertalot's immediately practical tips for choral directors"[2]
- "Five Wheels to Successful Sight-singing: A Practical Approach to Teach Children and Adults to Read Music"[3]
- "How to be a Successful Choir Director"[4]
Career
[edit]Organist of:
- St Matthew's Church, Northampton, 1958–1964
- Blackburn Cathedral, 1964–1983
- Trinity Church, Princeton, 1983–1998
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw.
- ^ Bertalot, John (1994). John Bertalot's Immediately Practical Tips for Choral Directors. Augsburg Fortress. ISBN 0-8066-2810-3.
- ^ Bertalot, John (1993). 5 Wheels to Successful Sight-singing. Augsburg Fortress. ISBN 0-8066-2692-5.
- ^ Bertalot, John (2002). How to be a Successful Choir Director. Kevin Mayhew. ISBN 1-84003-865-9.
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Categories:
- English classical organists
- Cathedral organists
- 1931 births
- Alumni of the Royal College of Music
- Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
- Living people
- Musicians from Maidstone
- 21st-century English organists
- 21st-century English male musicians
- 20th-century English organists
- 20th-century English male musicians
- English male classical organists