Tate Pumfrey, (b. 1998) from Thamesville, Ontario, is a composer with a strong interest in Catholic sacred music, organ music, chamber works, as well as Gregorian chant and Celtic music. He completed a Master's of Composition in 2022 at York University in Toronto, Ontario, under the supervision of composer Stephanie Martin. Before that, he completed a Bachelor of Arts at Western University in London, Ontario. Organist-composers Gilles Maurice Leclerc and Rachel Laurin have been mentors over the years, and Tate also studies the pipe organ. He has completed two of three planned hymnals in collaboration with Australian lyricist-organist Christian Catsanos.
Author: Tate Pumfrey
The Missa Cantata sine Hymnis – Moving Toward an Ideal
I can hardly follow in my hand Missal, let alone pray, in times like this.