John Randall
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RANDALL, John. b. 26 February 1717; d. Cambridge, 18 March 1799. Randall was a chorister at the Chapel Royal, who was appointed organist of King’s College, Cambridge, in 1742 or 1743 (the date is uncertain). He was awarded the degrees of MusB (1744) and MusD (1756). Shortly before the latter date he was appointed Professor of Music in the University of Cambridge (1755). Remarkably, he was at times also organist of Trinity, St John’s, and Pembroke Colleges, assisted by his pupil, William Crotch.
John Randall was a chorister of the Chapel Royal under Bernard Gates. On 23 February 1732 at Gates's house, Randall acted and sang the part of Esther in a dramatic representation of Handel's oratorio Esther. In 1744 he graduated Mus. Bac. at Cambridge. In the following year he was appointed organist to King's College Chapel.
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