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Mel Cooke, Gleaner Writer
Today, the funeral service for Lloyd Stephenson Hall, OD, will be held at St Jude's Church, Stony Hill, St Andrew. Hall, who was organist at St Jude's for many years, beginning in 1978, died on Wednesday, November 24, at 87 years old.
Along with Phillip Andrews, Hall played at the 2010 Musgrave Awards Ceremony in the Institute of Jamaica's Lecture Hall a month before his death.
In 1999, Hall, who studied at the Royal College of Music, received the highest honour bestowed on a Jamaican, or West Indian musician, by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM), being named a Fellow of the Royal College of Music (FCRM).
In his extended, multi-faceted career as a pianist, Hall performed, conducted (notably the St Andrew Singers), was an educator at both Shortwood and Mico teachers' colleges and moved into administration, retiring as a senior education officer.
Awards
In 1971 he was awarded a Silver Musgrave Medal and his contribution to music was recognised with the Institute of Jamaica's Centenary Medal.
Outside of Jamaica, Hall's talent was recognised by several countries, as he received a British Council Bursary 1955, followed by a Canada Council Fellowship in 1962. He also received travel awards from the United States and Federal Republic of Germany governments.
Hall published a number of books, among them A music manual: Junior Songs for the Caribbean, Senior Songs for the Caribbean, Music Handbook for Teachers, Jamaica, Land We Love and Missa Brevis. He is also credited with introducing the Festival of St Cecilia to the island.
For the 1962 Independence celebrations, Hall organised a 400-voice children's chorale for a recital at St Andrew Scots Kirk.
Today, the funeral service for Lloyd Stephenson Hall, OD, will be held at St Jude's Church, Stony Hill, St Andrew. Hall, who was organist at St Jude's for many years, beginning in 1978, died on Wednesday, November 24, at 87 years old.
Along with Phillip Andrews, Hall played at the 2010 Musgrave Awards Ceremony in the Institute of Jamaica's Lecture Hall a month before his death.
In 1999, Hall, who studied at the Royal College of Music, received the highest honour bestowed on a Jamaican, or West Indian musician, by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM), being named a Fellow of the Royal College of Music (FCRM).
In his extended, multi-faceted career as a pianist, Hall performed, conducted (notably the St Andrew Singers), was an educator at both Shortwood and Mico teachers' colleges and moved into administration, retiring as a senior education officer.
Awards
In 1971 he was awarded a Silver Musgrave Medal and his contribution to music was recognised with the Institute of Jamaica's Centenary Medal.
Outside of Jamaica, Hall's talent was recognised by several countries, as he received a British Council Bursary 1955, followed by a Canada Council Fellowship in 1962. He also received travel awards from the United States and Federal Republic of Germany governments.
Hall published a number of books, among them A music manual: Junior Songs for the Caribbean, Senior Songs for the Caribbean, Music Handbook for Teachers, Jamaica, Land We Love and Missa Brevis. He is also credited with introducing the Festival of St Cecilia to the island.
For the 1962 Independence celebrations, Hall organised a 400-voice children's chorale for a recital at St Andrew Scots Kirk.
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