What is Peter Hurford?
'''Peter Hurford''' [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (22 November 1930 – 3 March 2019) was a British organist and composer. He was born in [[Minehead]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter Hurford|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/842253-Peter-Hurford|publisher=Discogs|access-date=21 April 2014}}</ref> [[Somerset]]. He was best known for his interpretations of [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]]. He worked for [[Decca Records|Decca]] and [[BBC Radio 3]]. Hurford was appointed organist of [[Holy Trinity Church, Leamington Spa]] from 1956 to 1957.<ref>{{cite web|title=St Albans Cathedral Ex-Choristers Association|url=http://www.stalbanseca.org/aboutus/officers-and-honorary-members/biogs/|publisher=St Albans Cathedral|access-date=21 April 2014|archive-date=12 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112193414/http://www.stalbanseca.org/aboutus/officers-and-honorary-members/biogs/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hurford died of complications from [[Alzheimer's disease]] on 3 March 2019, aged 88.<ref>[https://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/the-organist-and-choirmaster-peter-hurford-has-died The organist and choirmaster Peter Hurford has died]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hurford, Peter}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:British composers]] [[Category:Musicians from Somerset]] {{bio-stub}}