Colin Mawby
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Colin Mawby and Gabriel Dessauer at St. Bonifatius, 2011
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| Born | 1936 (age 80–81) |
| Education | Royal College of Music |
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| Awards | Order of St. Gregory |
Colin Mawby (born 9 May 1936) is an English organist, choral conductor and composer. From 1961 he was Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral, then from 1981 he was the choral director at Radio Telefís Éireann. He was awarded Knighthood of the Order of St. Gregory in 2006.
Mawby received his earliest musical education at Westminster Cathedral choir school, where he acted as assistant to George Malcolm at the organ from the age of 12. The boys performed 14 or 15 services a week and had 10 hours of rehearsals a week, learning plainchant and polyphony. He subsequently studied at the Royal College of Music with Gordon Jacob and John Churchill. During this time he worked with Adrian Boult and Malcolm Sargent.
He became Assistant and then in 1961 Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral. Whilst there he conducted the first performance of the early music vocal ensemble Pro Cantione Antiqua. He has also collaborated with the London Mozart Players, the Wren Orchestra, the Belgian Radio Choir and the BBC Singers. He performed for the Queen of England at St Paul's Cathedral, for President John F. Kennedy at Westminster Cathedral, and at St. Peter's Basilica for Pope John Paul II.
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