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Chris Dyter was born in London
in 1981 (his father is a Londoner and his mother a Scot) and has been
playing the organ and learning music since the age of 14. He was raised
in Edinburgh where he studied initially with Benjamin Saunders and
subsequently at St Mary's Music School under the tutelage of Colin
Tipple. Chris holds the L.T.C.L. with distinction in organ, and
graduated in 2004 with his BMus (Hons) from the Royal
Northern College of Music in Manchester, where he studied organ with
Jeffrey Makinson and Darius Battiwalla. Chris also studied the piano - with
Paul Janes and latterly with Jeremy Young - concurrently with the organ
while he was at the RNCM. He loves the piano and particularly
the music of Chopin and Schubert.
During his studentship Chris was a consistent prize-winner, carrying
off the Alice Shawcross Prize for three consecutive years, the Clifford
Hartley Prize, and the 2003 RNCM organ
recital prize. This prestigious award was personally conferred by
internationally acclaimed concert organist, recording artist and juror,
Jane Parker-Smith. It has been his enormous privilege to give recitals
at Edinburgh’s McEwan and Usher Halls, Bromley Parish Church, Manchester and
Chester Cathedrals, and York Minster, and he hopes to give many more
concert performances in the future.
On graduation Chris took up the post as organist at Pilrig St.Paul's Church in
Edinburgh, and in January 2007 moved to Murrayfield Parish Church as
their director of music. In addition to his other freelance work as an
organist and a healthy teaching schedule, Chris enjoys arranging music He has a passion for 19th Century music,
particularly the English Victorian and French Romantics.
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