| James Lancelot, with his wife Sylvia, arrived
in Durham
when he was appointed Master of the
Choristers and Cathedral Organist
in
1985. Prior to this he was successively a chorister of St.Paul's
Cathedral,
Organ Scholar at King's College, Cambridge, and ten years Sub-Organist
of Winchester Cathedral. He studied with Ralph Downes, Gillian Weir and
Nicholas Danby, taking ARCO aged 16 in 1968, FRCO in 1969 and CHM in
1971.
At Durham he takes responsibility for the cathedral's musical ministry, the centuries-old tradition of music at the centre of cathedral worship, which naturally takes most of his working time and energy. At its heart are the services sung daily in term-time by the cathedral choir. James is responsible for the choir's training, as well as that of the Consort of Singers, established in 1997. He has taken the cathedral choir on tour to Holland, Scandinavia,Germany, Brazil and the USA, and with them worked with the Northern Sinfonia, the London Festival Orchestra, theYorkshire Baroque Soloists, the BT Scottish Ensemble, and BBC Philharmonic, and Stan Tracey and his orchestra. In 2005, together with the cathedral choirs of St.Albans and Winchester, the choir took part in the St.Albans International Organ Festival, . The choir has also recorded for Priory and made numerous broadcasts. James is also conductor of the Durham University Choral Society. In addition, James is much in demand as a recitalist in Britain and abroad. Recent years have seen visits to Holland, Belgium, Poland, Germany, Denmark, the USA, France, Russia, Norway and Sweden, as well as many British venues. Sabbatical leave from the Cathedral in 2006 will enable him to fulfil further engagements in Europe and the USA. There are several recordings available. As well as those previously on sale, including Vierne and Alain works, his recording of the complete organ works of Hubert Parry on the Durham Cathedral organ was a Gramophone Critics' Choice in 2000. His most recent CD is a recording of Messiaen's La Nativité du Seigneur and L'Ascension. James Lancelot is the immediate past-president of the
Cathedral Organists
Association, and in 2002 became a Lay Canon of Durham Cathedral, also
receiving
an Honorary Fellowship of the Guild of Church Musicians. He can be contacted by E-mail:
James@Lancelot.fsworld.co.uk, ******************************************************************** Playing the St.Sulplice organ,
on YouTube:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=x5Z8goeFzzQ ******************************************************************** 24 July 2009 at 7.30pm: St.George, Gateshead |
| Keith Wright has been Sub-Organist of Durham Cathedral since 1991, having previously been Assistant Organist at Wakefield Cathedral, and also briefly one of the Wakefield Diocese's Organ Advisers. Prior to that he spent four years as Organ Scholar at Edinburgh University, where he studied with Professors Kenneth Leighton and Peter Williams, and organ with John Scott in London, gaining the Tovey Prize for performance. As an organist he has played throughout Europe and in the USA,
Canada and Brazil; he has also broadcast regularly and made many
commercial recordings. In Durham he directs a chamber choir, Palatinate Voices, When not involved with musical activities, he enjoys a busy family life with wife Kate and three musical and sporting sons. Keith can be contacted via E-mail:
Sub.Organist@durhamcathedral.co.uk
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|
| Oliver arrived in Durham as Assistant Organist in May
2009. Oliver was educated as a music and academic scholar at
Tonbridge School in Kent and then studied Music at King's College,
Cambridge, where he was organ scholar. At King's, Oliver was
heard worldwide through many television and radio broadcasts, most
notably the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in 2006. As well
as accompanying the daily services at King's, Oliver played in several
concerts in the USA, Singapore, South Korea, the Baltic States, Turkey,
Scandinavia, as well as other venues throughout Europe, and performed
regularly with orchestras such as the Philharmonia Orchestra and the
Academy of Ancient Music. Since graduating in 2007, he was firstly organ scholar at Westminster Cathedral in London, and acting Director of Music at the Cathedral Choir School . In September 2008, Oliver took up the post of Assistant Director of Music and Organist at Felsted School in Essex and took up a post as Director of Music at St. Philip's Church, Earl's Court Road, London. Oliver is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists, having passed both of his diplomas with top prizes, whilst at school. He has studied the organ with Sarah Baldock, Thomas Trotter and David Briggs. As a solo recitalist, Oliver has performed all over England (Cambridge, Westminster Abbey, Lichfield and Worcester Cathedrals, the latter as part of the Three Choirs Festival) as well as in Holland , Canada, the USA, and recently Ecuador. Moreover, as a keen pianist, Oliver has been an active chamber musician. ********************************************************************* |
 Joseph Causby came to Durham from being Organ Scholar at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, Houston. A native of North Carolina, Joe holds both a BMus and MM in organ performance from Appalachian State University and Rice University, respectively. In Durham work proceeds on a PhD researching the Anglican Choral Tradition as found in America, notably the history of the Choir School at St. Thomas Church, New York City. The intention is to publish the outcome to celebrate the 100th anniversary of St. Thomas's Church building in 2013. |
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