▁Norman ▁& ▁Be ard ▁Chap el ▁Organ ▁for ▁Ell es m ere ▁College ▁after ▁a ▁fire ▁there ▁had ▁totally ▁destroyed ▁the ▁Chap el ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁F ram pton - on - S ever n ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁at ▁age ▁ 9 6 . ▁ ▁Works ▁S ums ion ' s ▁compos itional ▁style ▁reflect s ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁his ▁more ▁famous ▁contempor aries ▁How ells , ▁Fin zi , ▁and ▁V aug han ▁Williams , ▁while ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁retain ing ▁something ▁of ▁the ▁‘ di at onic ▁strength ’ ▁of ▁Edward ian ▁compos ers ▁like ▁Par ry ▁and ▁Bre wer . ▁ ▁Despite ▁these ▁influ ences , ▁however , ▁S ums ion ' s ▁music ▁speak s ▁in ▁a ▁fresh ▁and ▁distinct ive ▁voice ▁that ▁is ▁appe aling ▁to ▁both ▁perform ers ▁and ▁listen ers . ▁ ▁His ▁harm onic ▁language ▁is ▁st ur dy ▁and ▁conventional , ▁yet ▁often ▁t ing ed ▁with ▁mod ality , ▁and ▁his ▁mel od ic ▁style ▁is ▁fluid ▁and ▁elegant . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁organ ▁and ▁ch oral ▁works ▁S ums ion ▁displays ▁a ▁fond ness ▁for ▁parallel ▁third s ▁in ▁the ▁accompan iment , ▁det ached ▁bass ▁lines , ▁and ▁the ▁desc ending ▁minor ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁mel ody . ▁ ▁Ch oral ▁and ▁organ ▁music ▁appear ▁most ▁often ▁in ▁S ums ion ' s ▁output ▁during ▁his ▁Gl ouc ester ▁ten ure ▁and ▁ret irement , ▁with ▁many ▁ch oral