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Raised in [[Worcestershire]] and [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]], Tristram gained his Fellowship of the [[Royal College of Organists]] aged 17 before moving to [[Bournemouth]] following the [[Second World War]]. There he was Organist and Choirmaster of [[Christchurch Priory]] from 1949 until his death, and became renowned for the high quality and prodigious number of his recitals and [[BBC]] broadcasts. Tristram also pursued a teaching career, becoming Head of Music at [[St Peter's Catholic School, Bournemouth|St. Peter's School]] in Bournemouth in 1960.
In a speech given in the mid-1970s,<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Baker|first=David|date=September 2021|title=Geoffrey Tristram|journal=Organists' Review|pages=33-37}}</ref> Tristram claimed to have
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== Life and career ==
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=== Personal life ===
Tristram married Irene Wellstead at [[Christ Church, Reading]] on 30 March 1946, having met working at a telephone exchange during the war. They resided at 'Church Hatch' near Christchurch Priory, and had two children: Michael (a sometime [[Residentiary Canon]] of [[Portsmouth Cathedral]]), born 1950, and Carolyn, born 1955.<ref name=":1" /> Tristram held a lifelong interest in [[rail transport]], and built a large model railway at his home.<ref name=":0" /> He also enjoyed foreign holidays, particularly to [[Cabrerets]] in the [[Lot (department)|Lot]] [[Departments of France|Department]] of southwestern [[France]].
== Discography ==
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