Life Summary - Geoffrey Penwill Parsons

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Parsons, Geoffrey Penwill (1929–1995)

	Parsons, Geoffrey Penwill (1929–1995)
Born	15 June, 1929 Summer Hill, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Died	26 January, 1995 (aged 65) London , Middlesex , England
Cause of Death	cancer (skin)
Religious Influence	Anglican Congregational
Education*	Summer Hill Public School (Sydney) (student, 1935-1940) Canterbury Boys' High (Sydney) (student, 1941-1945) University of Sydney (student, 1946-1946) New South Wales Conservatorium of Music (student, 1947-1948)
Occupation*	pianist (1946-1950) New South Wales, Australia pianist (1950-1995) Overseas
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1977) Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1990)
Legacies*	Geoffrey Parsons Australian scholarship (University of Sydney) (eponym) Geoffrey Parsons award (Accompanists' Guild of South Australia) (eponym)
Key Organisations*	Royal Academy of Music (London) (honorary member, 1975-1995) Royal College of Music (UK) (fellow, 1987-1995)

* Dates are approximate

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Parsons, Geoffrey Penwill (1929–1995)