Obituaries : Organist Stephen Cleobury Has Died, Cause of Death Unknown.

Death – Obituaries : (MARKET NEWS) – Friends and families are mourning the death of Cindy Stephen Cleobury, an English organist and Director of Music, most noted for his connection with the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge and the BBC Singers, recently passed away.
The Kings College announced his demise with the following statements.

It is with great sadness that King’s College has learned of the death of Sir Stephen Cleobury.

Stephen died in his hometown of York last night, 22 November, after a long illness.https://t.co/IgFGo0cuez pic.twitter.com/MhPJqBUgOm
— King’s College (@Kings_College) November 23, 2019

Stephen Cleobury Cause of Death :

We have no information at the moment on what cause the death of Stephen Cleobury . This post will be updated as soon as we have that information.

Tributes.

The following are some tributes posted on social media to honor the life and the legacy of the deceased.

The King’s Singers

Yesterday, St. Cecilia’s Day, the world lost a great hero of choral music, Sir Stephen Cleobury – Director of Music at King’s College Cambridge from 1982-2019. He taught hundreds, inspired millions, and preserved beautiful traditions whilst innovating and developing them.

As a group we owe him a great amount, particularly those of us who were taught by him. We all remember him today with the greatest respect and fondness. We send our love and deepest condolences to his family at this time, especially to Emma and his daughters.

We are very saddened to hear the news that our friend and former colleague Sir Stephen Cleobury passed away yesterday. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. https://t.co/IK3t7Btnrn
— Choir of Westminster Abbey (@WAbbeyChoir) November 23, 2019

We are hugely saddened by the news of the death of Stephen Cleobury, inspirational conductor and Music Director of @ChoirOfKingsCam, and a great friend of the Philharmonia. Our thoughts go out to Stephen’s family. https://t.co/SqOJcl4Oih
— Philharmonia Orchestra (@philharmonia) November 23, 2019