Paul Paviour
Paul Paviour OAM FRCO (born 1931) is an English composer, organist and conductor based in Australia. He is best known for his contribution to the music of the Anglican Church and has composed and adapted at least 471 works in 639 publications. Early life Paviour was born in Birmingham, England, in 1931. He attended Bedford Modern School where he took organ lessons and started writing organ and orchestral compositions. Following his education, Paviour carried out National Service in the Royal Marines and the Royal Navy and then attended the Royal College of Music in London where he worked with Herbert Howells, Adrian Boult and Gordon Jacob. The composer Ralph Vaughan Williams gave Paviour advice on his compositions and they corresponded until Williams's death in 1958. The Royal College of Organists awarded Paviour the Harding Prize. Career Following his studies Paviour held many positions in the fields of musical education, particularly as organist and Director of Music at Parish Churches and Cathedrals. In 1969 Paviour settled in Australia and took up the position of Director of Music at All Saints' College, Bathurst. In 1975 he became a lecturer in creative composition at the Goulburn Teacher College, which later became Goulburn College