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Peter Barley (Choral Conductor, Organ)

Born: 1969 - England

The English choral conductor, organist and composer, Peter Barley, was educated as a chorister at New College, Oxford and then won a music scholarship to Winchester College. He took a music degree at Cambridge where he was an organ scholar at King's College, accompanying the renowned King's College Choir Cambridge in many concerts, broadcasts, recordings and tours (to Australasia and Italy), in addition to the daily services. He then studied at the Royal Academy of Music, concurrently obtaining his Master of Music degree with distinction from London University.

Peter Barley was Organist and Director of Music at St Marylebone Church, London, from 1991 to 2001 (11 years). He combined this with the role of Director of the Edington Festival of Music within the Liturgy. Whilst in London, he worked as accompanist with a number of leading choirs including the Corydon Singers, Canticum and the London Concert Choir. Peter is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists and was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, London in 2001.

From January 2002 to 2010 (8 years), Peter Barley worked in Dublin as Organist and Master of the Choristers at St Patrick Cathedral. Since November 2010, he is Organist at St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick. He was also Director of the Dublin Chamber Choir and he teaches organ at St Columba's College, Rathfarnham.

Source: Zoominfo Website (compiled from various sources); Bits & pieces from various websites; Phoro 01: © Anna Baker; RSCM Ireland Website (Photo 03)
Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (April 2015)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

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Lindsay Armstrong

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BWV 21 (Conductor: Peter Barley)
BWV 94 (Conductor: Peter Barley)

Links to other Sites

Peter Barley (Zoominfo)

Biography of Peter Barley (Church Music Dublin)


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