 PAUL
DYSON
…was appointed a church organist at the
age of 14 and trained at Birmingham School of Music (now Birmingham
Conservatoire) and Leeds University. He now works on a free-lance basis
having spent 38 years enjoying the classroom, firstly at St. Aidan’s in
the early-1970s and latterly, for over 31 years, as Director of Music at
Easingwold School. His senior choir, who were founder-members of the
British Federation of Young Choirs in 1983, toured several countries
including Latvia, Norway, the USA and the Czech Republic and also
broadcast on radio and television on a few occasions.
Paul served as Warden of the Music in
Education Section of the Incorporated Society of Musicians, a one-year
post, and was also editor of Mastersinger, the journal of the
Association of British Choral Directors (of which he was a
founder-member in 1986 and now occupies a secretarial role on the
Yorkshire Region Committee). His conducting experience has included
several adult choirs such as Knaresborough Choral Society, St Paulinus
Singers and York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir as well as an annual
summer choral course on Holy Island. He has directed the music for about
30 adult and youth stage productions and has also occasionally directed
and played continuo with Knaresborough Pro Musica. His adjudicating
experience includes over twenty festivals in the north and midlands
encompassing such venues as Colne, Lichfield, Middlesbrough and
Scunthorpe. He was involved with examination work for over twenty years
and served as a senior member of the A level team at a major board for
14 years.
In addition to being Musical Director of
Vocalis, he is now into his tenth season as Chorusmaster of Harrogate
Operatic Players and he also acts as Accompanist for female vocal groups
Treble Clef and Etcetera. He continues to work in schools, teaching
Piano and Jazz Piano, as well as privately, being the Regional Organiser
for the North Yorkshire Branch of the European Piano Teachers
Association. He spends his spare time writing about cricket, having over
200 articles to his name as well as six books, the most recent being
Fifty Classic Yorkshire Matches which was published in 2007.
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