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 Herbert Lefevre Pope 

Herbert Lefevre (Jon/Nibs) Pope (born 16 October 1911 Wembley and died 8 April 1987 Harrogate) was a British organist, teacher and composer.

Biography

Educated at Wembley Grammar School and Harrow school of Art. In 1935 appointed as a cartographical draughtsman in the Geological Survey of Great Britain. In 1939 seconded to the Air Ministry War Room, Whitehall, London at the outbreak of world war 2 and was engaged on top secret mapping work, often required in Churchill’s Cabinet War Room, for the duration of the war. After the war returned to the Geological Survey. In 1953 moved to Edinburgh to qualify as a music teacher. Started teaching music at Jedburgh and Kelso, moved briefly to Malvern and returned to Scotland in 1961 to take up the posts organist and choirmaster at Melrose and music teacher at Hawick. In 1966 appointed Director of Music at Harrogate Ladies College and retiring in 1977. Worked part time as a lecturer with the Open University. Married Joan Crawford.

Fellowship, Royal College of Organists (1948)

Bachelor of Music, Trinity College, Dublin (1959)

Doctor of Music, Columbia Pacific University (1986)

Founding President of Melrose Music Society

Published works

Published by Boosey & Co Ltd

Unison song, ‘A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea’ (1936) Published by Edwin Ashdown Ltd

Song for Mezzo-soprano ‘Sleep’ (1950)

‘Arioso’, from piano concerto in F minor J S Bach arr for organ (1950)

Two arrangements for Organ: Air in G - Rauzzini and Largo - Purcell (1951) Sonatina, from Cantata ‘God’s Time is the Best J S Bach arr. for Piano (1970)

Chorus, from Cantata No 79 ‘Gott, der Herr, ist Sonn und Schild’ (‘Now thank we all our God’) J S Bach (1970)

Two Christmas pieces for Organ (1970)

Published by Novello & Co Ltd

‘Ding Dong Merrily on High’, carol for S.S.A (1986)

‘Ding Dong Merrily on High’, carol arr. for chime bars (1986)

Recording

‘The Holly and the Ivy’ (Two Christmas pieces) on Celebre Records with John Obetz - Organ Recorded on the Auditorium Organ, Independence, Missouri.

Broadcasts

Organ recitals from St George’s Church, Hawick and St Cuthbert’s Church, Melrose