Royal College of Music (RCM), 1952–54, Foundation Scholar, Piano (ARCM in Organ Performing 1953, Piano Teaching 1953, Piano Performing 1954); Gained Sir Walter Parratt prize.
Selwyn College, Cambridge 1954–61, Organ Scholar. (BA 1957, MusB with distinction 1958, MA 1961, Ph.D. 1962);
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
An Edition and Critical Study of the Keyboard Music of Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), 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 1985
Half-way Towards the 21 st Century: Music at Britain's Open University 1970-85 in International
Journal of Music Education May 1985
Some Reflections on the Keyboard Music of Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) 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 1959
Musica Britannica XX, Orlando Gibbons: Keyboard Music (= Collected 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 (critical editions in full score) 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 (an arrangement of Organ Sonata, commemorates 50th anniversary of end of WW2) Anglo-American, henceforth AAMP 1997
A Handful of Rags Gérard Billaudot Editeur, Paris 2015
Another Handful of Rags Gérard Billaudot Editeur, Paris 2015
Twelve New Rags Lyrebird Music 2025
Organ
Speculo Petro AAMP 1968
Choral: Hommage à César Franck AAMP 1990
Le Tombeau de Marcel Dupré (= Toccata & Fugue*, Prelude & Fugue, Prelude & Fugue on the name BACH, Two Sketches on the name BACH, published individually) 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 (GEMA 1999) and Paul Carr at St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham UK, French Flavours, Regent Records 2012); also on YouTube from Washington Cathedral, USA.
Sonata: In Praise of St Asaph (commissioned by St Asaph Festival, UK) AAMP 1994
Sonata: In Praise of Reconciliation (a US commission; see also above, Piano) AAMP 1997
Six Concert Studies Banks Music Publications 2025
Four Concert Rags Lyrebird Music 2025
Le Tombeau de Marcel Dupré (see above) revised edition in single volume Lyrebird Music 2025
Flute & Piano
Three Pieces AAMP 1985
Brass
Quintet for Brass (for the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble) AAMP 1988
Church Music
As I outrode this endris night (i) carol for SS, organ or piano Novello 1959; recorded by the cathedral choirs of Canterbury, York Minster, Carlisle; also by Selwyn College, Cambridge & others (ii) 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 1996
Four Consolations (texts by Boethius) 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 1988
Preces and Responses, SATB, for St John's College, Cambridge AAMP 1980s
Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis, SATB, organ, for St John's College, Cambridge AAMP 1986
Magnificat & 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 1998
Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis boy's voices and organ, for St Paul's Cathedral, London AAMP 1988
Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis, SATB, organ, for Canterbury Cathedral AAMP 1993
Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis, ATB, organ, for Canterbury Cathedral AAMP 1994
Requiem for soprano solo, SATB and organ, optional timpani (3), cello (premiered in Auch Festival, France) AAMP 1997
Unpublished/unsubmitted
Missa Aquitaniae for soprano solo, SATB, organ (premiered in Auch Festival, 2003
Sounat Campanetos carol for SATB, Gascon & English texts, 2005
Twelve New Rags for Piano (four of which are arranged for organ) (2015–19)
Pastorale & Fughetta & Chaconne for organ (2018–20)
Concert Studies Nos. 1-3 for organ for Andrea Albertin (2021)
Concert Studies Nos. 4-6 for organ for Tom Winpenny (2022-2023)
Sicilienne: Hommage à Maurice Duruflé for Tom Winpenny (2022)
Performance
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.
Recordings
Gerald Hendrie Complete Organ Music Volume 1 (comprising Le Tombeau de Marcel Dupré Sicilienne, Choral: Hommage à César Franck, Specula Petro, Sonata: In Praise of St Asaph), Tom Winpenny, organ of St Albans Cathedral, Toccata Classics 2023. A review from the British Music Society for this recording can be found here.
Gerald Hendrie Complete Organ Music Volume 2 (comprising Six Concert Studies, Pastorale and Fughetta, Sonate en Trio, Sonata: In Praise of Reconciliation), Tom Winpenny, organ of St Albans Cathedral, Toccata Classics 2024.
References
Choral: Hommage à César Franck, review by Paul Hale in Organists’ Review, December 1990
W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Iolanthe. Full Score. Review by James Brooks Kuykendall in Notes, December 2018
Iolanthe Full Score published by The Broude Trust. Review by Roger Wild in Sullivan Society journal, January 2019
Requiem review by Paul Hale in Organists’ Review, August 1999
The Organ Music of Gerald Hendrie by Tom Winpenny, in Organists' Review, September 2024
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