John Joubert (composer)

John Joubert
Joubert in 2007
Born(1927-03-20)20 March 1927
Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
Died7 January 2019(2019-01-07) (aged 91)
NationalityBritish
Alma mater
Occupations
Employers
Websitewww.johnjoubert.org.uk Edit this at Wikidata

John Pierre Herman Joubert (/dʒuːˈbɛər/ joo-BAIR;[1][2] 20 March 1927 – 7 January 2019) was a British composer of South African birth, particularly of choral works. He lived in Moseley, a suburb of Birmingham, England, for over 50 years.[3][4] A music academic in the universities of Hull and Birmingham for 36 years, Joubert took early retirement in 1986 to concentrate on composing and remained active into his eighties. Though perhaps best known for his choral music, particularly the carols Torches and There is No Rose of Such Virtue and the anthem O Lorde, the Maker of Al Thing, Joubert composed over 160 works including three symphonies, four concertos and seven operas.

  1. ^ Personal e-mail communication with Mr. Christopher Morley, lecturer at the UCE Birmingham Conservatoire and chief music critic of the Birmingham Post, on 13 July 2007.
  2. ^ BBC Pronunciation Unit, Speakeasy database, accessed 8 January 2019
  3. ^ Christopher Morley, Just the Joubert, Orchestra of the Swan, archived from the original on 28 September 2007, retrieved 3 April 2007 ; also published as Christopher Morley (2007), "Just the Joubert", Birmingham Post, retrieved 25 January 2008.
  4. ^ Eyre, James. "Renowned Composer Celebrates 90th Birthday Year". B13 Magazine. No. August 2017. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.