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John Dykes Bower

Short Name: John Dykes Bower
Full Name: Dykes Bower, John, 1905-1981
Birth Year: 1905
Death Year: 1981

Sir John Dykes Bower CVO (13 August 1905 – 1981) was an English cathedral organist, who served in Truro Cathedral, Durham Cathedral and St Paul's Cathedral.

John Dykes Bower was born on 13 August 1905 in Gloucester. He was one of four brothers. Stephen Dykes Bower became a famous church architect.

He was educated at Cheltenham College and studied organ under Herbert Brewer, and was organ scholar at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge from 1922.

He was organist of:

Truro Cathedral 1926 - 1929
New College, Oxford 1929 - 1933
Durham Cathedral 1933 - 1936
St Paul's Cathedral 1936 - 1968

--en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

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TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Tunes by John Dykes Bower (12)sort descendingAsInstancesIncipit
AMEN COURTJohn Dykes Bower, 1905-1981 (Composer)712343 53212 65561
ELTON (Bower)John Dykes Bower (Composer)112356 53122 33535
FERRIERJohn B. Dykes (Composer)133315 65567 17676
HARESFIELDJohn Dykes Bower, 1905- (Composer)413456 12323 56675
LUDGATE (Bower)J. Dykes Bower (1905-1981) (Composer)312356 31235 61765
MAISEMOREJohn Dykes Bower, 1905-1981 (Composer)334565 12356 71655
NICAEAJohn B. Dykes, 1823-76 (Composer)111335 56666 53555
QUEDGELEYJohn Dykes Bower, b.1905 (Composer)653654 53222 34566
ST. CROSS (Dykes)John B. Dykes (Composer)133451 76555 67354
ST. DROSTANE (Dykes)John B. Dykes (Composer)151512 32154 3222
STANDISH (Bower)John B. Dykes (Composer)4
UNSER HERRSCHERJohn Dykes Bower (Composer (desc.))512313 45517 65322
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