Gordon Archbold Slater

SLATER, Gordon Archbold. b. 1 March 1896; d. 26 January 1979. Born at Harrogate, Yorkshire, he studied the organ under Sir Edward Bairstow* at York, becoming FRCO in 1916 and taking the external BMus at the University of Durham (1915; DMus, 1923). After war service (1916-19) he became successively organist of Boston Parish Church, Lincolnshire (1919-27), Leicester Cathedral (1927-30) and Lincoln Cathedral (1930-66). He was remarkably active in all these posts, giving extra-mural lectures, founding choirs such as the Leicester Bach Choir, and adjudicating at music festivals. He composed songs, hymn tunes, anthems, and other pieces for piano and organ. As a hymn tune composer Slater is known...