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Roger Fisher (1936 – 3 June 2021) was an English concert organist and pianist from Woodford, Essex, England.
He attended Bancroft's School and went on to the Royal College of Music, studying with Herbert Howells and Harold Darke. He gained ARCM, FRCO and CHM diplomas, and also won the Geoffrey Tankard Prize for Organ playing. He went on to Christ Church, Oxford, having gained an organ scholarship.
Fisher lived in Hereford and was the Assistant Organist at Hereford Cathedral and Assistant Lecturer in Music at the College of Education. In 1967, he became Organist and Master of the Choristers at Chester Cathedral. In 1970, he started recording for occasional BBC broadcasts and record labels such as EMI, Decca and RCA. He retired from the Cathedral in 1996 and moved to live in Wales.
Fisher died on June 3, 2021.
Recordings
Jubilate Deo - Music for Men's Voices (The Lay Clerks of Chester Cathedral)
Roger Fisher at Wells Cathedral (Copeman Hart)
Roger Fisher Plays French Organ Music
Edwin H Lemare Symphony No 1 and Other Romantic Rarities
Organ Music from Chichester Cathedral
A Celebration of Organ Music from Hull City Hall
English Organ Music from Hull City Hall
Roger Fisher plays the Cavaillé-Coll Organ in the Parr Hall, Warrington (2 recordings)
Ystym Colwyn Hall
Whitlock Organ Music
The Land of the Mountain and the Flood
Harold Darke - Organ Works
Organ Music from the Parish Church of St Laurence, Ludlow
Walford Davies
Klassik & Romantik
Early Twentieth Century German Organ Music
Twentieth Century British Organ Music
Romantic Masterpieces for Organ
The Romantic Organ - Chester Cathedral
Music at the Old Chapel
Organ Showcase from Hull City Hall (Volume 2) - Music by J S Bach & Louis Vierne
Organ Showcase from Hull City Hall (Volume 4) - Music by Dupré, Franck & Widor
Organ Centenary: Pietermaritzburg City Hall
References
"Roger Fisher | Concert Organist and Pianist". Rfisher.me. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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