New Year Honours 2019
Shirley Thompson OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Composer • Artistic Director and Educator
“For services to Music.”
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
29 December 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Shirley Joy THOMPSON
Composer, Artistic Director and Educator
For services to Music.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62507 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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London
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2019- Role at the time
- Composer, Artistic Director and Educator
- Region
- London
“For services to Music.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 287 times in the New Year Honours List 2019 — about 20% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Composer, Artistic Director and Educator.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2019
Aamer Naeem
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“For services to Muslim Community Development.”
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London
“For services to Diversity and to Young People in the Construction Industry.”
Abyd Karmali
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“For services to International Climate Change and to Sustainable Finance.”
Adam Matan
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“For services to the Somali community in the UK and to wider UK/Somalia relations.”
Adrian Joseph
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Essex
“For services to Equality and to Diversity in Business.”
Adrian Mcallister
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North Yorkshire
“For services to Policing, to Criminal Justice and to Child Protection.”
Adrian Owen
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“For services to scientific research.”
Alan Peterson
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Cardiff
“For services to Charitable Fundraising in Wales.”
Alan Stevens
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Cheshire
“For services to People with Multiple Sclerosis.”
Albert James, (alby James)
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London
“For services to Film, to Theatre and to Broadcasting.”
Alexander Parish
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“For services to dance and UK/Russia cultural relations.”
Alexandra Peace-gadsby
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Nottinghamshire
“For services to Entrepreneurship and the community in Newark.”
Alison Fendley
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Forensic Science.”
Alison Whitney
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“For services to national security.”
Alison Wilding
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London
“For services to Art.”
Alma Loughrey
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Antrim
“For services to Children in Early Years Education in Northern Ireland.”
Andrew Cotter
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London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Nairne
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London
“For services to Museums and to the Arts.”
Andrew Rees
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Swansea
“For services to the Environment and to Recycling in Wales.”
Angela Windle
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South Yorkshire
“For services to Children’s Social Care and to the community in Sheffield.”
Angelax Walsh
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Lancashire
“For services to NHS Pay and Employee Relations.”
Ann Connor
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Merseyside
“For services to Education.”
Anna Meredith
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Tweeddale
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the Veterinary Profession.”
Anne Carlisle
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Cornwall
“For services to Higher Education in Cornwall.”
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Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
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London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
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Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
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Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
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Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
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Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62507, notice 3176662. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2019).
Published 29 December 2018.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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