Stephen Cleobury

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Stephen Cleobury CBE ( /ˈkliːbrɪ/ klee-bri; born 31 December 1948) is an English organist and conductor. He was organ scholar at St John's College, Cambridge and sub-organist of Westminster Abbey before becoming Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral in 1979. He was also the President of the Royal College of Organists from 2008.

In 1982 he took up the position of Director of Music for the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, where he also teaches music. He has been conductor of Cambridge University Musical Society (CUMS) since 1983, and was Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers from 1995 to 2007, and Conductor Laureate from 2007. In 2008, Cleobury was awarded^[1] an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal School of Church Music. Cleobury was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.^[2]^[3]

His brother Nicholas Cleobury is also a conductor. His cousin Stephen Dean is a composer.

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2007 - I Heard a Voice - Music From the Golden Age, Works by Weelkes, Gibbons and Tomkins (Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Oliver Brett, Peter Stevens)
2006 - Brahms: A German Requiem (Choir of King's College, Cambridge, with Susan Gritton, Hanno-Muller Brachmann, Evgenia Rubinova and Jose Gallardo)
2001 - Handel Coronation Anthems
2002 - Vivaldi: Gloria (Choir of King's College, Cambridge, with the Academy of Ancient Music)
2003 - Mahler: Symphony No. 2, 'Auferstehung' (CUMS with MIT, Boston)
2000 - Best Loved Hymns (Choir of King's College, Cambridge)
1999 - Rachmaninov: Vespers (Choir of King's College, Cambridge)
1996 - The King's Collection (Choir of King's College, Cambridge)
1994 - Ikos (Choir of King's College, Cambridge)
1994 - Handel: Messiah (Choir of King's College, Cambridge, with Lynne Dawson, Hilary Summers, John Mark Ainsley and Alastair Miles)
1994 - Bach: St Matthew Passion (Choir of King's College, Cambridge, with Rogers Covey-Crump, Michael George, Emma Kirkby, Michael Chance, Martyn Hill, David Thomas)
1990 - Tallis: Spem in alium, Lamentations of Jeremiah, Responsaries (Choir of King's College, Cambridge)
1984 - O Come All Ye Faithful (Favourite Christmas Carols) (Choir of King's College, Cambridge)

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Preceded by Sir Philip Ledger	Director of Music, King's College, Cambridge 1982–	Succeeded by incumbent

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