was awarded "Top Honors" in the competition "Waging Peace Through Singing" in Oregon, USA. A Te Deum for soprano solo, chorus, organ and brass ensemble was premiered in Cambridge in 2006 to mark his 70th birthday. His setting of Laudate Pueri Dominum was premiered in 2011 at Westminster Cathedral Hall. His secular works include two operas for young people, The Torc of Gold (1996) and The Quest (2000, premiered in 2001), both on a libretto by playwright Maeve Ingoldsby, commissioned by the National Chamber Choir and premiered in Dublin under his direction. On a commission by St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden, he composed in 2011 the Missa solemnis Bonifatius-Messe for soprano, choir, children's choir, oboe and organ, premiered in his presence on 3 October 2012 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Chor von St. Bonifatius, with the choir and children's choir conducted by Gabriel Dessauer. Mawby commented on his writing for choirs in 2006: "I cannot write choral music unless I work with choirs. Now that's a subjective judgement: I know that lots of people can do these things; I can’t. I have to write for particular people." His works are published internationally, in Germany by Dr. J. Butz, and in Italy by Eurarte and Casa Musicale Carrara. Colin Mawby died on 24 November 2019. References External links Colin Mawby Butz Verlag Colin Mawby Zimbel Press Über Colin Mawby (*1936) (in German) Biederitzer Kantorei 2007 1936 births 2019 deaths Musicians from Portsmouth Alumni of the Royal College of Music Cathedral organists English composers English conductors (music) British male conductors (music) English classical organists British male organists Knights of St. Gregory the Great Composers awarded knighthoods Conductors (music) awarded knighthoods Musicians awarded knighthoods RTÉ Performing Groups 21st-century British conductors (music) 21st-century organists Male classical organists