Background
Mawby, Colin John was born on May 9, 1936 in Portsmouth, England. Son of Bernard John and Enid Dorothy (Vaux) Mawby.
Mawby, Colin John was born on May 9, 1936 in Portsmouth, England. Son of Bernard John and Enid Dorothy (Vaux) Mawby.
Student, Royal College Music, London, 1951-1954.
Choirmaster, Plymouth (England) Cathedral, 1955-1956;
choirmaster, Sacred Heart, Wimbledon, England, 1978-1981;
organist, St. Anne's Church, London, 1957-1959;
assistant master music, Westminster Cathedral, London, 1959-1961;
master music, Westminster Cathedral, London, 1961-1978;
choral director, Radio Telefis Eireann, Dublin, Ireland, 1981-1995;
director, Irish National Chamber Choir, since 1996. Professor Trinity College Music, London, 1975-1980. Short term chorus master British Broadcasting Corporation, London, 1973.
Executive associate board, London, 1978. Has conducted British Broadcasting Corporation Singers, Belgian Radio Choir, Pro Cantione Antiqua, London Mozart Players, The Nash Ensemble. Regular speaker and conductor British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 3.
Married Beverley Jane Courtney, July 15, 1987. Children: Benedict John, Clement Donald.