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- ↑ News archive from stdavidscathedral.org.uk
- ↑ "Music Director - the Dyfed Choir". Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Press release from westminster-abbey.org
- ↑ Video of Cook's voluntary at the Service of Thanksgiving on the 70th anniversary of VE Day
- ↑ Press release from westminster-abbey.org
- ↑ Parry CD page on hyperion-records.co.uk
- ↑ Nicholas, Jeremy (11 February 2015). "STANFORD Organ Works Vol 2". Gramophone. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- 1 2 Riley, Malcolm (6 June 2014). "SUMSION Complete Organ Works Vols 1 & 2". Gramophone. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ Rochester, Marc (16 January 2014). "STANFOD(sic) Complete Organ Works Vol 1". Gramophone. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ Nickol, Christopher (14 September 2015). "PARRY I was Glad. Hear My Words. Evening Service". Gramophone. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
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