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3 unusual facts about London Oratory


Eutropius of Orange

His remains are interred in the Altar of St Mary Magdalene's Chapel at the London Oratory.

Patrick Russill

He is currently Head of Choral Conducting at the Royal Academy of Music, London (since 1997), where he is also a professor of organ (since 1999), Director of Music of the London Oratory (since 1999), Visiting Professor of Choral Conducting at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig (since 2001) and Chief Examiner of the Royal College of Organists (since 2005).

He studied organ with Nicholas Danby and at the age of 23 was appointed Organist of the London Oratory in 1977 in succession to Ralph Downes.



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