Huge privilege to be made MBE, says renowned organist and conductor Anna Lapwood
by Aisling Grace
Dec 29, 2023
3 minutes
A renowned organist, conductor and TikTok sensation who has challenged sexism in her industry said it is a “huge privilege” to be on the honours list for an MBE for services to music.
Anna Lapwood, 28, the director of music at Pembroke College, Cambridge, told the PA news agency: “I just couldn’t quite believe it and it’s still sinking in, I guess.”
Ms Lapwood was the first woman organ scholar at and also a conductor at Cambridge University’s Pembroke College.
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