Francis Jackson (composer)

Francis Jackson
CBE FRCO
Birth nameFrancis Alan Jackson
Born(1917-10-02)2 October 1917
Malton, North Yorkshire
Died10 January 2022(2022-01-10) (aged 104)
York, North Yorkshire
Occupation(s)Organist, choirmaster and composer (Director of Music at York Minster (1946-1982)

Francis Alan Jackson CBE FRCO (2 October 1917 – 10 January 2022) was a British organist and composer who served as Director of Music at York Minster for 36 years, from 1946 to 1982.[1][2]

  1. ^ Dr Francis Jackson CBE, Organist Emeritus dies aged 104, York Minster. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ "'Legendary' York Minster organist Francis Jackson dies aged 104", The York Press, 11 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.