He is an organist born in Wakefield,
Yorkshire, England.He was a chorister at a cathedral
and studied at the Royal College of Organists before being made Organ
Scholar of St. John's College Cambridge
in 1974 where he was the assistant to Dr. George Guest for four years and
received the John Stewart of Rannoch Scholarship
in Sacred Music.He made his
debut in 1977 at the Proms in Royal Albert Hall and after leaving Cambridge he became Assistant Organist in two London
cathedrals.He joined St. Paul's
Cathedral in 1985 moving from the initial post of Sub-Organist to Director
of Music and Organist.During
his career he has won the Leipzig J.S. Bach Organ Competition, given
recitals in five continents, played at the Washington National Cathedral by
invitation, and worked on occasions such as the National Thanksgiving
Service for the Queen Mother's 100th birthday and the
Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, for which he also composed an
anthem.He has made numerous
recordings of works by composers that include Mendelssohn, Durufle, Mathias, Janacek, Tilson
Thomas and Elgar.He is
currently the Organist and Director of Music at
St. Thomas' Church in
New York and President of the Percy Whitlock Trust
and has been awarded the Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order for his
services to music.
The Bach Choir recordings
Angelus ad Virginem (Anonymous
13th/14th Century Latin)
London 417 898-2 (CD: O Come All Ye
Faithful)
Brass - Members of The Philip Jones
Brass Ensemble
Organ - John Scott
Conductor - Sir David Willcocks
Once in Royal David's City (Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander/Henry John Gauntlett)
London 417 898-2 (CD:
O Come All Ye Faithful)
Brass - Members of The Philip
Jones Brass Ensemble
Organ - John Scott
Conductor - Sir David Willcocks
Choir of St.
Thomas's
Church recordings
Once in Royal David's City (Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander/Henry John
Gauntlett)
