St Thomas More Group

This is the name given to a group of Roman Catholic composers, who were associated with a study centre in the parish of St Thomas More, North London, from 1969 onwards. The group’s founder members were Stephen Dean*, Paul Inwood*, Bernadette Farrell*, Peter Jones, Ernest Sands*, Bill Tamblyn*, Christopher Walker* and James Walsh, although only Dean and Inwood were on the staff of the centre. Other members include Peter McGrail and Anne Quigley. In 1985 Paul Inwood and Christopher Walker travelled to the USA to promote the group. As a result of this trip, the group found an American sponsor in Oregon Catholic Press, following a remarkable service at the National Association of Pastoral...