GRAHAM MARSHALL b. 10.11.1938 in Birmingham, UK *studied music at Durham University 1957 - 63 *married to Eleanor in 1963 *father of Stephen 1964 and Peter 1966 *grandfather of Joseph 1999 and Elisabeth 2009 *ordained in the Church of England 1965 and retired from Parochial Ministry 2002, remaining very active in leading worship where parishes are without a priest for one reason or another.
I now spend a great deal of time composing music in various genres and conducting the Rochdale Light Orchestra.
*In July 2009 I became Vice-chairman of the North West Composers Association.
You can listen to either recordings of live or computerised peformances of some of my music byvisiting my pages on Soundcloud.com, YouTube or Musicpage. Some of my compositions are published by Da Capo Music, 26, Stanway Road, Whitefield, Manchester M45 8EG
I have recently founded the Rochdale Light Orchestra. If you are an instrumentalist of at least Grade 5 competence, we would be delighted to welcome you into the ranks. Have a look at:
AND NOW I'm also Musical Director (Conductor) of the Middleton Musical Society (Choral), which has been making music since the middle of the 18th century. At our first full concert evening on May 21st 2011, the programme included Fauré's Requiem and my own St. Denys Mass (1977) now extended with Soprano and Baritone soloists to make a Mass for Peace.
*At a concert we have been asked to give on Saturday, June 2nd 2012 by the Middleton Civic Association as part of the Queen's Jubilee Celebrations and celebrations marking the 600th Anniversary of St. Leonard's Parish Church, Middleton, we shall give the première of a work I've written for the occasion: A Mass - St. Leonard's Prayer. This is a setting for Baritone Soloist and 8-part choir with Organ of the Latin text of the Ordinary of the Mass (no Credo) interspersed with quotations from the Psalms.
Here I am at the organ of the church of St.-Christophe in Tourcoing, Rochdale's twin town in NE France.
René Courdent, the titulaire organist there and at the cathedral in Lille, makes me very welcome whenever I'm able to go there.
Here I am at the organ of the church of St.-Christophe in Tourcoing, Rochdale's twin town in NE France.
René Courdent, the titulaire organist there and at the cathedral in Lille, makes me very welcome whenever I'm able to go there.
GRAHAM MARSHALL b. 10.11.1938 in Birmingham, UK 
*In July 2009 I became Vice-chairman of the North West Composers Association. 
Here I am at the organ of the church of St.-Christophe in Tourcoing, Rochdale's twin town in NE France.
Looking across the lagoon in Venice at sunset