Talk:Maxwell Fernie/Temp

Maxwell Fernie (25 April 1910 - 22 May 1999 .was a New Zealand organist, teacher and conductor. He was an authority on Gregorian chant, sixteenth century polyphony and organ construction and tonal design.

Born in Wellington he was educated by the {{Marist Brothers]] in Newtown and at Wellington College. He became choir master and organist at St Joseph's Catholic Church, Wellington.

He served with the second NZ Expeditionary Force during World War II, and later studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

He returned to Wellington in the early 1950s as the director of music for Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese. In 1953 he became organist and choir instructor at Westminster Cathedral.

He subsequently became Director of Music at the St Mary of the Angels, Wellington}, a position he held until his death.

He was awarded the OBE in 1974 for his services to music and received the papal award Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice in 1989.

Source and external link
The Maxwell Fernie Trust []