Douglas Lawrence

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Douglas Lawrence is an Australian organist who serves as Director of Music at The Scots' Church, Melbourne and Teacher of the Organ at the University of Melbourne. He founded and directs the Australian Baroque Ensemble and the Australian Chamber Choir. In 1992 he was awarded an Order of Australia for services to music.

He frequently performs as a soloist for major music organisations within Australia and his concert career has taken him throughout most of the world. Amongst several inaugurals Lawrence played the first concert on the organ of the Sydney Opera House and Melba Hall at the University of Melbourne and gave the first solo recital on the organ in the Melbourne Concert Hall.