 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 with whom he 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
conducted and played continuo with Knaresborough Pro Musica, his musical
tastes ranging 'from Renaissance to rock'. 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 eleventh season as Chorusmaster of
Harrogate Operatic Players and he also works as an accompanist for
several soloists and vocal ensembles. He continues to work in schools,
teaching Piano, Jazz Piano, Theory and Composition 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 and his six books
include A Century of Headingley Tests and Yorkshire's 30
Championships.
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