Geoffrey Tristram

For Nearly Thirty Years Geoffrey Oliver Tristram (Got) Was The Celebrated Organist And Master Of The Choristers At Christchurch Priory. He Set A High Standard For Both Organ Performance And Choral Direction Still Widely Revered And Celebrated. This Book Charts Got’S Life From His Birth In Stourbridge Worcestershire In 1917 To His Sudden Death At The Age Of Just 61. It Looks At His Career As Student Teacher Choirmaster Accompanist And Especially Celebrated Recitalist At Home And Abroad. Drawing Heavily On Primary Source Material Including Family Archives And Photographs The Book Is Complemented And Underpinned By The Memories And Reminiscences Of Relations Friends Colleagues Peers And Others. It Includes Many Contemporary Reviews Of His Performances Right From His Early Days As A Teenage Fellow Of The Royal College Of Organists Until His Last Masterly Recitals. Appendices Give Details About Tristram’S Recitals Broadcasts And Recordings Alongside Specifications Of The Instruments At Christchurch Priory. The Book Also Provides Access To A Selection Of Previously Unreleased Recordings Made In The 1960S And Early 1970S. Geoffrey Tristram: A Very British Organist Paints A Rich Picture Of The Man (Husband Father Friend) And The Musician A Player Who Had A Significant Influence On Generations Of Organists And Singers.