November 12, 2025
Athens, GR 14 C
Expand search form
Blog

Tragic holiday death of London music director

Tragic holiday death of London music director

Church sources report that Ian Keatley, director of music at Southwark Cathedral, has collapsed and died while on holiday. Ian was 42.

No further details have been communicated.

The Ulster Society of Organists and Choirmasters is saddened to share the news that Ian Keatley has died whilst on holiday. Ian was Director of Music at Southwark Cathedral, the most recent post in a distinguished career. Ian was involved in USOC at an early age and was a chorister in St George’s Parish Church, Belfast.
The Society extends its sincere condolences to Ian’s family and to the community at Southwark Cathedral.

The post Tragic holiday death of London music director appeared first on Slippedisc.

Previous Article

ANJA BIHLMAIER APPOINTED PRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR OF THE BBC PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Next Article

Concerto Copenhagen makes its Scottish debut as Ensemble in Residence at the Lammermuir Festival

You might be interested in …

Death of US-Estonian conductor, 63

Death of US-Estonian conductor, 63

After a childhood in Soviet Estonia, Viljar Puu Weimann won a place at the Cleveland Institute of Music and went on to play violin and, eventually, to become a conductor. In 2014, Weimann founded Orchestra […]

Aix adds extra boss

Aix adds extra boss

The high-flying Festival at Aix-en-Provence has appointed Olivier Leymarie as Deputy General Director, understudy to Pierre Audi. Leymarie, who starts in January, is presently MD of the Ensemble intercontemporain in Paris. The post Aix adds […]

Sheku turns me on to Shostakovich 2

Sheku turns me on to Shostakovich 2

From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: The second cello concerto of Dmitri Shostakovich has never matched the first in public appeal or soloist appreciation. Premiered on the composer’s sixtieth birthday, at a concert where […]