Biography
Malcolm Archer FRCO (born 1952) is an English composer, conductor and organist. He was formerly Organist and Director of Music at Bristol Cathedral, at Wells Cathedral and at St Paul's Cathedral and Director of Chapel Music at Winchester College.
Education and personal life:
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Malcolm Archer was educated at King Edward VII School, Lytham before studying at the Royal College of Music (as an Royal College of Organists scholar). He was later organ scholar at Jesus College, Cambridge. His organ teachers included Ralph Downes, Gillian Weir, and Nicolas Kynaston and he studied composition with Herbert Sumsion, Bernard Stevens and Alan Ridout.
Archer married Alison (an artist and musician) in 1994, and they have a son (b.1997) and a daughter (b.1999).
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