This was written in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Council for the Protection of Rural England.
John Rutter was born in London in 1945 and had his first musical training at Highgate School as a chorister. He studied music at Clare College, Cambridge where he wrote his first published music and had his first recording whilst still an undergraduate.
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| John Rutter [Wikimedia Commons] |
His compositions cover a wide variety of musical genres but he is well know by all choirs who must have some Rutter in their repertoire. He formed the Cambridge Singers and spends his time composing and conducting.
He was awarded a CBE for services to music in the 2007 Queen's New Year Honours List.
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