Gerald Hendrie
Gerald Mills Hendrie,, is an English scholar, composer, organist, pianist and harpsichordist.
Education
- Framlingham College, Suffolk, 1949–52, Foundation Scholar
- Royal College of Music, 1952–54, Foundation Scholar, Piano ; Gained Sir Walter Parratt prize.
- Selwyn College, Cambridge 1954–61, Organ Scholar. ;
- Royal College of Organists, FRCO
- Studied at the RCM with Geoffrey Tankard, Harold Darke, William Harris, Herbert Howells; at Cambridge with Thurston Dart and Patrick Hadley; privately with Geraint Jones, John Dykes Bower, Ralph Downes, and André Marchal
Locums
- Christmas 1955, Acting Assistant Organist, Canterbury Cathedral including first-ever Eurovision
- 1960-61 Acting Organist and Choirmaster, Norwich Cathedral
- During 1962, Acting Assistant Organist, Ely Cathedral
Academic posts
- Director of Music, Homerton College, Cambridge 1962–3
- Lecturer in Music, University of Manchester 1963–7
- Founding Professor of Music, University of Victoria, British Columbia 1967-69
- Founding Professor of Music, Open University 1969-85
- Director of Studies in Music, St John's College, Cambridge 1980–83
- Visiting Fellow, University of Western Australia 1985
Publications (articles & editions)
An Edition and Critical Study of the Keyboard Music of Orlando Gibbons , 2 vols., doctoral dissertation University of Cambridge October 1961 The Keyboard Music of Orlando Gibbons in Proceedings of the Royal Musical Association vol. 89, 1962/63 Handel's 'Chandos' and Associated Anthems: An Introductory Survey in ed. Peter Williams, Bach, Handel, Scarlatti 1685-1985, Tercentenary Essays, Cambridge University Press 1985Half-way Towards the 21 st Century: Music at Britain's Open University 1970-85 in InternationalJournal of Music Education May 1985Some Reflections on the Keyboard Music of Jean-Philippe Rameau in Studies in Music, Number 22, 1988, University of Western Australia Department of Music
- The English Lute-Songs 1st Series, vol. 17, co-editor with Thurston Dart of John Coprario: Funeral Teares, Songs of Mourning, The Masque of Squires Stainer & Bell 1959Musica Britannica XX, Orlando Gibbons: Keyboard Music Stainer & Bell for the Royal Musical Association 1962, 2nd revised edition 1974, 3rd revised edition 2010
- Hallische Händel-Ausgabe/Halle Handel Society, Collected Works of Georg Friedrich Händel, Anthems für Cannons 3 vols. Bärenreiter 1985, 1987, 1991; Anthems für die Chapel Royal Bärenreiter 1994, Utrecht Te Deum & Jubilate Bärenreiter 1998
- Gilbert & Sullivan: The Operas Iolanthe 3 vols., The Broude Trust NY 2018; Iolanthe vocal score, The Broude Trust 2019
Publications (compositions)
Piano
Five Bagatelles for Piano Stainer & Bell 1980 Four Excursions for Piano Stainer & Bell 1983 Sonata: In Praise of Reconciliation Anglo-American, henceforth AAMP 1997 A Handful of Rags Gérard Billaudot Editeur, Paris 2015 Another Handful of Rags Gérard Billaudot Editeur, Paris 2015Twelve New Rags Lyrebird Music 2025Organ
Speculo Petro AAMP 1968 Choral: Hommage à César Franck AAMP 1990 Le Tombeau de Marcel Dupré AAMP 1990–92- recorded by John Scott, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola NY, 20th-Century Masterpieces Priory records 1998, Gabriel Dessauer at St Bonifatius, Wiesbaden ; also on YouTube from Washington Cathedral, USA. Sonata: In Praise of St Asaph AAMP 1994 Sonata: In Praise of Reconciliation AAMP 1997Six Concert Studies Banks Music Publications 2025Four Concert Rags Lyrebird Music 2025Le Tombeau de Marcel Dupré revised edition in single volume Lyrebird Music 2025
Flute & Piano
Three Pieces AAMP 1985Brass
Quintet for Brass AAMP 1988Church Music
As I outrode this endris night carol for SS, organ or piano Novello 1959; recorded by the cathedral choirs of Canterbury, York Minster, Carlisle; also by Selwyn College, Cambridge & others for SATB Novello 1978; this version for the Service of Nine Lessons & * Carols, King's College Cambridge. Sweet was the Song the Virgin Sang, carol for SS, Organ/Piano Novello 1960 There is no Rose, carol for SATB, Novello 1984, recorded by Lichfield Cathedral Choir, Nimbus Records 1996Four Consolations for SATB unacc. Paraclete 1996 Ave verum Corpus for ATB/SATB unacc. Williams School of Church Music 1978, subsequently AAMP If thou wouldst see God's laws, SATB, organ or piano AAMP 1988Preces and Responses, SATB, for St John's College, Cambridge AAMP 1980sMagnificat & Nunc Dimittis, SATB, organ, for St John's College, Cambridge AAMP 1986Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis, SATB, organ, for New College, Oxford AAMP 1986 Te Deum & Jubilate, men's voices and organ, for St Paul's Cathedral, London AAMP 1998Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis boy's voices and organ, for St Paul's Cathedral, London AAMP 1988Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis, SATB, organ, for Canterbury Cathedral AAMP 1993 Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis, ATB, organ, for Canterbury Cathedral AAMP 1994Requiem for soprano solo, SATB and organ, optional timpani, cello AAMP 1997Unpublished/unsubmitted
Missa Aquitaniae for soprano solo, SATB, organ Pastorale & Fughetta & Chaconne for organ Concert Studies Nos. 1-3 for organ for Andrea Albertin Concert Studies Nos. 4-6 for organ for Tom Winpenny Sicilienne: Hommage à Maurice Duruflé for Tom WinpennyPerformance
- He has performed as organist, pianist and harpsichordist around the world and broadcast for ABC, BBC, CBC.
- Guest recitalist at the Halle Handel Festival 1981.