Andrew Goodwin
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Andrew John Goodwin was Director of Music and Organist at Bangor Cathedral
for 37 years.
After living in Oxford
and then in the West Midlands
, Goodwin studied at the University of Liverpool
and was subsequently a postgraduate student at the University of Wales Bangor; he obtained degrees in Music at both Liverpool and Bangor, and is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists
.
He was Director of Music and Organist at Bangor Cathedral
for 37 years, a period when the Welsh singer Aled Jones
was a member of his choir and he relinquished his position in the Cathedral on Saturday 31 October 2009. In 2001, he was presented with the Archbishop of Wales
' Award for Church Music in recognition of his work. He has regularly been involved with television and radio broadcasts, not only with the Cathedral Choir, but also as a soloist and accompanist. In addition he has served as a member of the Broadcasting Council for Wales' Music Advisory Panel, and has travelled widely both as a recitalist and as a music examiner.
Bangor Cathedral
Bangor Cathedral is an ancient place of Christian worship situated in Bangor, Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It is dedicated to its founder, Saint Deiniol....
for 37 years.
After living in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
and then in the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, Goodwin studied at the University of Liverpool
University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
and was subsequently a postgraduate student at the University of Wales Bangor; he obtained degrees in Music at both Liverpool and Bangor, and is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists
Royal College of Organists
The Royal College of Organists or RCO, is a charity and membership organisation based in the United Kingdom, but with members around the world...
.
He was Director of Music and Organist at Bangor Cathedral
Bangor Cathedral
Bangor Cathedral is an ancient place of Christian worship situated in Bangor, Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It is dedicated to its founder, Saint Deiniol....
for 37 years, a period when the Welsh singer Aled Jones
Aled Jones
Aled Jones is a Welsh singer and television/radio personality, broadcaster and television presenter who first came to fame as a treble...
was a member of his choir and he relinquished his position in the Cathedral on Saturday 31 October 2009. In 2001, he was presented with the Archbishop of Wales
Archbishop of Wales
The post of Archbishop of Wales was created in 1920 when the Church in Wales was separated from the Church of England , and disestablished...
' Award for Church Music in recognition of his work. He has regularly been involved with television and radio broadcasts, not only with the Cathedral Choir, but also as a soloist and accompanist. In addition he has served as a member of the Broadcasting Council for Wales' Music Advisory Panel, and has travelled widely both as a recitalist and as a music examiner.