{{Short description|Subclass of an organist}} [[File:Cambridge King's College Chapel organ.jpg|thumb|Organ scholars often gain experience on a cathedral or collegiate chapel organ, such as this one at King's College Chapel, Cambridge]] An '''organ scholar''' is a young musician employed as a part-time assistant organist at a cathedral, church or institution where regular choral services are held. The idea of an organ scholarship is to provide the holder with playing, directing and administrative experience. It is an important part of music-making in Christian worship and is strongly associated with, but is not limited to, Anglican church music in the United Kingdom, Australia and the USA.
Organ scholars may sometimes be found at a cathedral or a collegiate church. Many colleges at the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Durham and Trinity College Dublin, as well as other universities, offer organ scholarships to undergraduates. At some institutions (for example, Christ Church, Oxford, New College, Oxford, Trinity College Dublin or King's College, Cambridge), the organ scholar(s) work under the direction of a full-time professional director of music. At other institutions, the organ scholar is in charge of running the choir.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Smith|first1=Mark Edgley|last2=Yockney|first2=Ruth|title=Careers in Music|date=1999|publisher=Kogan Page Publishers|isbn=9780749429577|page=11|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0QQ3jMZu8zUC&q=%22organ%20scholar%22&pg=PA11|access-date=22 August 2017|language=en}}</ref>
One of the first organ scholarships in the University of Cambridge was set up by Queens' College, Cambridge. An early scholar there was the composer Charles Villiers Stanford, who took up his position there in 1870.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dibble|first1=Jeremy|title=Charles Villiers Stanford: Man and Musician|date=2002|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780198163831|page=43|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VevXghb1SwoC&q=%22organ%20scholarships%22&pg=PA43|access-date=22 August 2017|language=en}}</ref>
Many organ scholars have gone on to notable careers in music and in other fields. Two notable ex-organ scholars who went on to achieve fame in other fields are Edward Heath, who read Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Balliol College, Oxford and later served as British Prime Minister 1970–1974; and Dudley Moore, who read music at Magdalen College, Oxford and went on to a career in acting. {{clear}}
==Notable organ scholars at universities and colleges== <!-- Please do not add names here unless the person has an article on Wikipedia, or their achievements are sufficient to pass Wikipedia's standards on notability so that an article could be written about them without getting deleted. Give references, in any case. --> {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Name ! Institution ! Dates ! class="unsortable"|Later appointments ! class="unsortable"|Ref |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Hugh Percy|Allen}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Christ's|Christ's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1892–1895 |Organist of St Asaph Cathedral, Ely Cathedral and New College, Oxford; professor of music at the University of Oxford and director of the Royal College of Music | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|first=W. K. | last=Stanton|title=Allen, Sir Hugh Percy (1869–1946)|work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|url-access=subscription |publisher=Oxford University Press|date=May 2008|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/30386|access-date=29 April 2009}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{sortname|James|Anderson-Besant}} |{{sort|Cambridge, St John's|St John's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|2016−2020 |Organist of Truro Cathedral, 2023−present | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Malcolm|Archer}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Jesus College|Jesus College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1972–1975 |Organist of Bristol Cathedral, Wells Cathedral and St Paul's Cathedral; director of chapel music and organist of Winchester College | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Richard|Armstrong|Richard Armstrong (conductor)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Corpus Christi College|Corpus Christi College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1961 |Music Director of Welsh National Opera and Scottish Opera | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Thomas|Armstrong|Thomas Armstrong (conductor)}} |{{sort|Oxford, Keble College|Keble College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"| 1919-1921 |Organist of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Martin|Baker|Martin Baker (organist)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Downing College|Downing College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1985–1988 |Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Sarah|Baldock}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Pembroke College|Pembroke College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"| 1993-1996 |Assistant Director of Music Winchester Cathedral, organist of Chichester Cathedral, director of music at Winchester College | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Ayo|Bankole}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Clare College|Clare College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1961–1964 |Organist of Lagos Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Stephen|Barlow|Stephen Barlow (conductor)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Trinity|Trinity College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1972–1975 | | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Benjamin|Bayl}} |{{sort|Cambridge, King's College|King's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1997–2000 | | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Kenneth|Beard}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Emmanuel College|Emmanuel College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1949–1952 |Organist of Southwell Minster | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|John|Bertalot}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Corpus Christi College|Corpus Christi College, Cambridge}} and Lincoln College, Oxford | style="text-align:center;"|1955–1958 (Corpus Christi)<br/> ? (Lincoln) |Organist of Blackburn Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Harry|Bicket}} |{{sort|Oxford, Christ Church|Christ Church, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1980–1983 |Director of The English Concert | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Jonathan|Bielby}} |{{sort|Cambridge, St John's College|St John's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1963–1967 |Organist of Wakefield Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Hugh|Blair|Hugh Blair (composer)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Christ's|Christ's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"| 1883-1886 |Organist of Worcester Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Mark|Blatchly}} |{{sort|Oxford, Christ Church|Christ Church, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1978–1981 |Organist of St Edmundsbury Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Geraint|Bowen|Geraint Bowen (musician)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Jesus College|Jesus College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1982–1985 |Organist of St Davids Cathedral and Hereford Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|John Dykes|Bower}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Corpus Christi College|Corpus Christi College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1922 |Organist of Truro Cathedral and St Paul's Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|first=Henry |last=Chadwick|title=Bower, Sir John Dykes (1905–1981)|work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|url-access=subscription |publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2004|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/31056|access-date=29 April 2009}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Harry|Bramma}} |{{sort|Oxford, Pembroke College|Pembroke College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1955–1960 |Organist of Southwark Cathedral and director of the Royal School of Church Music | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Herbert|Brewer}} |{{sort|Oxford, Exeter College|Exeter College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1883–1885 |Composer, organist of Bristol Cathedral and Gloucester Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|first=Jeremy |last=Dibble|title=Brewer, Sir (Alfred) Herbert (1865–1928)|work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|url-access=subscription |publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2004|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/32056|access-date=29 April 2009}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{sortname|David|Briggs|David Briggs (English musician)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, King's College|King's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1981–1984 |Organist of Truro Cathedral and Gloucester Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Paul|Brough|Paul Brough (conductor)}} |{{sort|Oxford, Magdalen College|Magdalen College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1983–1986 |Organist of Sheffield Cathedral, director of music at All Saints, Margaret Street. | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|William Denis|Browne}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Clare College|Clare College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1910–1912 |Composer and music critic | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|first=Rhian |last=Davies|title=Browne, William Charles Denis (1888–1915)|work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|url-access=subscription |publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2004|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/56650|access-date=29 April 2009}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{sortname|John|Butt|dab=musician}} |{{sort|Cambridge, King's College|King's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1979–1982 |Gardiner Professor of Music, Glasgow University | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Timothy|Byram-Wigfield}} |{{sort|Oxford, Christ Church|Christ Church, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1982–1985 |Sub-organist of Winchester Cathedral, organist of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, St George's Chapel, Windsor. Director of Music at Jesus College, Cambridge, and now at All Saints, Margaret Street | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Andrew|Cantrill}} |{{sort|Durham, College of St. Hild and St. Bede|College of St. Hild and St. Bede, Durham}} | style="text-align:center;"|1987–1991 |Director of Music at Saint Paul's Cathedral, Wellington and organist and master of choristers at Croydon Minster | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Nicholas|Cleobury}} |{{sort|Oxford, Worcester College|Worcester College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1968–1971 |Assistant Organist of Chichester Cathedral and Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Stephen|Cleobury}} |{{sort|Cambridge, St John's College|St John's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1967–1971 |Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral, director of music at King's College, Cambridge | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Norman|Cocker}} |{{sort|Oxford, Merton College|Merton College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1907–1909 |Organist of Manchester Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|E. T. |Cook}} |{{sort|Oxford, Queen's College|The Queen's College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"| |Organist of Southwark Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|John|Cook|John Cook (musician)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Christ's|Christ's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"| |Organist of St. Paul's Cathedral (London, Ontario) | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Deryck|Cooke|Deryck Cooke}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Selwyn|Selwyn College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1938–40, 1946–1947 |Broadcaster and musicologist | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|David|Cooper|David Anthony Cooper}} |{{sort|Oxford, Lincoln College|Lincoln College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1967–1970 |Organist of Norwich Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Joseph|Cooper|Joseph Cooper (broadcaster)}} |{{sort|Oxford, Keble College|Keble College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1931–1934 | | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>''Ibbs and Tillett'', Christopher Fifield</ref> |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Robert|Costin}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Pembroke College|Pembroke College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1990–1993 |Assistant director of music at Blackburn Cathedral, director of music at Rugby School Thailand | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Stephen|Darlington}} |{{sort|Oxford, Christ Church|Christ Church, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1971–1974 |Organist of St Albans Cathedral and Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Andrew|Davis|Andrew Davis (conductor)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, King's College|King's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1963–1966 |Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Christopher|Dearnley}} |{{sort|Oxford, Worcester College|Worcester College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1948–1952 |Organist of Salisbury Cathedral and St Paul's Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Ralph|Downes}} |{{sort|Oxford, Keble College|Keble College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1925–1928 |Professor of organ at the Royal College of Music, organist of the London Oratory and designer and curator of the organ of the Royal Festival Hall | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>''The R. C. M. Magazine'', p. 27</ref> |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Clive|Driskill-Smith}} |{{sort|Oxford, Christ Church|Christ Church, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1996–1999 |Sub-Organist of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Kingsley Charles|Dunham}} |{{sort|Durham, Hatfield|Hatfield College, Durham}} | style="text-align:center;"| | | style="text-align:center;"| |- | | | | | |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Richard|Egarr}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Clare College|Clare College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1982–1985 |Music Director of Academy of Ancient Music | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Richard|Farnes}} |{{sort|Cambridge, King's College|King's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1983–1986 |Music Director of Opera North | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Stephen|Farr}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Clare College|Clare College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1984 |Sub-organist Christ Church, Oxford, Sub-organist Winchester Cathedral, organist of Guildford Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Iain|Farrington}} |{{sort|Cambridge, St John's College|St John's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1996–1999 | | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Thomas|Fielden|Thomas Fielden (musician)}} |{{sort|Oxford, Jesus College|Jesus College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1905 | | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Jeremy|Filsell}} |{{sort|Oxford, Keble College|Keble College, Oxford}} and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge | style="text-align:center;"|1982–1985 |Organist of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, artist-in-residence at Washington National Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Roger|Fisher|Roger Fisher (organist)}} |{{sort|Oxford, Christ Church|Christ Church, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1959–1962 |Organist of Chester Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|William|Glock}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Gonville and Caius College|Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1926 |BBC Controller of Music | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|David|Goode|David Goode (organist)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, King's College|King's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1991–1994 |Organist of Eton College | style="text-align:center;"| |- |[https://www.discogs.com/artist/2440501-Christopher-Gower Christopher Gower] |Magdalen College, Oxford |1958 - 1961 |Assistant Exeter Cathedral, Organist and Master of the Choristers Portsmouth Cathedral Master of Music at Peterborough Cathedral | |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Steven|Grahl}} |{{sort|Oxford, Magdalen College|Magdalen College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"| 1998-2001 |Organist & Director of Music at St Marylebone Parish Church, assistant organist of New College, Oxford, Director of Music, Trinity College, Cambridge | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Christopher|Gray|dab=organist}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Pembroke College|Pembroke College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"| |Organist and Master of the Choristers, Truro Cathedral (2008−2022); Director of Music, St John's College, Cambridge (2023−) | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Francis|Grier}} |{{sort|Cambridge, King's College|King's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1973–1976 |Organist of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Claudia|Grinnell}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Peterhouse|Peterhouse, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"| |Organist of St Edmundsbury Cathedral, 2024−present | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Douglas|Guest}} |{{sort|Cambridge, King's College|King's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1935–1939 |Organist of Westminster Abbey | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|George|Guest}} |{{sort|Cambridge, St John's College|St John's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1947–1951 |Director of Music of St John's College, Cambridge | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Paul|Hale}} |{{sort|Oxford, New College|New College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1971–1974 |Rector Chori of Southwell Minster | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Charles|Harrison|Charles Harrison (musician)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Jesus College|Jesus College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1992–1995 |Organist and Master of the Choristers at Chichester Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Edward|Heath}} |{{sort|Oxford, Balliol College|Balliol College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1935–1939 |Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Gerald|Hendrie}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Selwyn College|Selwyn College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"| 1954-1957 |Founding Professor of Music at the Open University | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Christopher|Herrick}} |{{sort|Oxford, Exeter College|Exeter College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1959–1962 |Sub-Organist of Westminster Abbey | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Richard|Hickox}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Queens' College|Queens' College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1967–1970 |Principal Conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Edward|Higginbottom}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Corpus Christi College|Corpus Christi College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1966–1970 |Director of Music at New College, Oxford | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|David|Hill|David Hill (choral director)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, St John's College|St John's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1976–1979 |Master of Music of Westminster Cathedral and at Winchester Cathedral, director of music at St John's College, Cambridge, director of the BBC Singers | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Martin|How}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Clare College|Clare College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"| 1949-1952 | | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Peter|Hurford}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Jesus College|Jesus College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1949–1953 |Organist of St Albans Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Marcus|Huxley}} |{{sort|Oxford, Worcester College|Worcester College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"| 1972-1974 |Organist of St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Daniel|Hyde|Daniel Hyde (organist)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, King's College|King's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|2000–2003 |Organist and Director of Music at Saint Thomas Church, New York (2016−2019); Director of Music at King's College, Cambridge (2019−present) | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Carl|Jackson|Carl Jackson (organist)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Downing College|Downing College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1978–1981 |Director of Music of the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Rupert|Jeffcoat}} |{{sort|Cambridge, St Catharine's College|St Catharine's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"| 1989-1992 |Organist of Coventry Cathedral, organist and director of music at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Raymond|Johnston}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Peterhouse|Peterhouse, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1981-1984 |Director of Music at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Minneapolis | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Edward Elwyn|Jones}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Emmanuel College|Emmanuel College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"| |Organist of Harvard University | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Max|Kenworthy}} |{{sort|Oxford, Brasenose College|Brasenose College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1996–1998 |Assistant Organist of Saint Paul's Cathedral, Wellington | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|John|Keys|John Keys (organist)}} |{{sort|Oxford, New College|New College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"| 1978-1981 |Organist of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Charles Herbert|Kitson}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Selwyn College|Selwyn College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1893 |Organist of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|James|Lancelot}} |{{sort|Cambridge, King's|King's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1971–1974 |Sub-organist of Winchester Cathedral, organist of Durham Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="AC_Gibbs_History">{{cite book | last = Gibbs | first = David | title = A School with a View: A History of Ardingly College 1858–2008 | publisher = James & James Publishers Ltd | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-1-903942-83-3}}</ref> |- |Anna Lapwood |Magdalen College, Oxford | |Director of Music at Pembroke College, Cambridge and Associate Artist at Royal Albert Hall |<ref>{{Cite web |title=ABOUT |url=https://www.annalapwood.co.uk/about |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=My Site |language=en}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Stephen|Layton}} |{{sort|Cambridge, King's College|King's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1985–1988 |Director of Music, Trinity College, Cambridge | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Henry|Ley|dab=organist}} |{{sort|Oxford, Keble College|Keble College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1906–1909 |Organist of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Richard|Lloyd|Richard Hey Lloyd}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Jesus College|Jesus College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1952–1955 |Organist of Hereford Cathedral and Durham Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Simon|Lole}} |{{sort|London, King's College|King's College London}} | style="text-align:center;"| |Director of Music at Sheffield Cathedral and Salisbury Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Adrian|Lucas}} |{{sort|Cambridge, St John's College|St John's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1980–1983 |Organist of Portsmouth Cathedral and Worcester Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Andrew|Lumsden|Andrew Lumsden (choral director)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, St John's College|St John's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1981–1984 |Organist of Lichfield Cathedral and Winchester Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|David|Lumsden|David Lumsden (musician)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Selwyn College|Selwyn College}} and St John's College, Cambridge | style="text-align:center;"|1948–1951 (Selwyn)<br/>1951–1953 (St John's) |Organist of New College, Oxford and principal of the Royal Academy of Music | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Sarah|MacDonald|Sarah MacDonald (musician)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Robinson College|Robinson College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1992–1995 |Director of Music at Selwyn College, Cambridge, and of Ely Cathedral Girls' Choir | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Richard|Marlow}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Selwyn College|Selwyn College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1958–1962 |Organist of Trinity College, Cambridge | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Alexander|Mason}} |{{sort|Oxford, Worcester College|Worcester College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1992-1995 |Organist of St Davids Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|William Neil|McKie}} |{{sort|Oxford, Worcester College|Worcester College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1921 |Organist of Westminster Abbey | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Hugh John|McLean|Hugh McLean (organist)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, King's College|King's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1951–1955 |Dean, Faculty of Music, University of Western Ontario | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>[http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/hugh-mclean-emc/ The Canadian Encyclopedia/ The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada: Hugh McLean]</ref> |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Andrew|Millington}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Downing College|Downing College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1971–1974 |Organist of Guildford Cathedral and Exeter Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Dudley|Moore}} |{{sort|Oxford, Magdalen College|Magdalen College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1955–1958 |Comedian | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Herbert|Murrill}} |{{sort|Oxford, Worcester College|Worcester College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1928–1931 |BBC Controller of Music | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Martin|Neary}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Gonville and Caius College|Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1958–1963 |Organist of Winchester Cathedral and Westminster Abbey | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Andrew|Nethsingha}} |{{sort|Cambridge, St John's College|St John's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1987–1990 |Organist of Truro Cathedral and Gloucester Cathedral, director of music at St John's College, Cambridge | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Michael|Nicholas|Michael Nicholas}} |{{sort|Oxford, Jesus College|Jesus College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1957–1960 |Organist of Norwich Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|James|O'Donnell|James O'Donnell (organist)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Jesus College|Jesus College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1979–1982 |Master of Music of Westminster Cathedral, organist of Westminster Abbey | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Nicholas|O'Neill|Nicholas O'Neill (composer)}} |{{sort|Oxford, Magdalen College|Magdalen College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1989–1992 |Composer, former organist of St George's Cathedral, Southwark, composer in residence for the Parliament Choir. | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Boris|Ord}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Corpus Christi College|Corpus Christi College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1920 |Organist of King's College, Cambridge | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Robin|Orr}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Pembroke College|Pembroke College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1929–1932 |Organist of St John's College, Cambridge | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Harrison|Oxley}} |{{sort|Oxford, Christ Church|Christ Church, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1951–1954 |Organist of St Edmundsbury Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|work=The Times|title=Harrison Oxley: organist and choirmaster|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6187433.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523070724/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6187433.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 23, 2010|date=29 April 2009|access-date=29 April 2009}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Andrew|Parnell}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Christ's|Christ's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1972–1975 |Assistant Organist of St Albans Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Adrian|Partington}} |{{sort|Cambridge, King's College|King's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1978–1981 |Director of Music, Gloucester Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Ronald Edward|Perrin}} |{{sort|Oxford, Christ Church|Christ Church, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1949–1954 |Organist of Ripon Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Richard|Popplewell}} |{{sort|Cambridge, King's College|King's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1955–1956 |Organist of the Chapel Royal | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Denys|Pouncey}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Queens' College|Queens' College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"| 1926-1928 |Organist of Wells Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Simon|Preston}} |{{sort|Cambridge, King's College|King's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1958–1961 |Organist of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford and Westminster Abbey | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Jonathan|Rees-Williams}} |{{sort|Oxford, New College|New College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1969–1972 |Organist of Lichfield Cathedral and St George's Chapel, Windsor | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Christopher|Robinson|Christopher Robinson (musician)}} |{{sort|Oxford, Christ Church|Christ Church, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"| 1955-1958 |Organist of Worcester Cathedral and St George's Chapel, Windsor, director of music of St John's College, Cambridge | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Bernard|Rose|Bernard Rose (musician)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, St Catharine's College|St Catharine's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1935–1939 |Informator Choristarum of Magdalen College, Oxford | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Wallace Michael|Ross}} |{{sort|Oxford, Balliol College|Balliol College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1939 |Organist of Derby Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Brian|Runnett}} |{{sort|Cambridge, St John's College|St John's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1960–1963 |Organist of Norwich Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|John |Sanders|John Sanders (musician)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Gonville and Caius College|Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1952–1956 |Organist of Gloucester Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|John|Scott|John Scott (organist)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, St John's College|St John's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1974–1978 |Organist of St Paul's Cathedral, director of music at St Thomas Church, New York | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Richard|Seal}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Christ's|Christ's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"| |Organist of Salisbury Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Geoffrey|Shaw|Geoffrey Shaw (composer)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Gonville and Caius College|Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1898–1901 | | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Edward|Shearmur}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Pembroke College|Pembroke College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1984–1987 | | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|David|Stancliffe}} |{{sort|Oxford, Trinity College|Trinity College, Oxford}} and Lincoln College, Oxford | style="text-align:center;"|1961 |Anglican Bishop of Salisbury | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>''Trinity'', Clare Hopkins</ref> |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Charles Villiers|Stanford}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Queens' College|Queens' College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1870 |Organist and director of music, Trinity College, Cambridge; professor of music, University of Cambridge | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Charles Hylton|Stewart}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Peterhouse|Peterhouse, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1903 |Organist of Rochester Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Frederick|Stocken}} |{{sort|Cambridge, St Catharine's College|St Catharine's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"| 1986-1989 | | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Richard|Tanner|Richard Tanner (organist)}} |{{sort|Oxford, Exeter College|Exeter College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1989–1992 |Organist of Blackburn Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>Who's Who in Music (4th edition, 1962) p. 206</ref> |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Alan|Thurlow}} |{{sort|Sheffield|University of Sheffield}} | style="text-align:center;"| |Organist of Chichester Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Paul|Trepte}} |{{sort|Oxford, New College|New College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1972–1975 |Organist of St Edmundsbury Cathedral and Ely Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Thomas|Trotter|Thomas Trotter (musician)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, King's College|King's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1976–1979 |Birmingham City Organist | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Jonathan|Vaughn}} |{{sort|Cambridge, St John's College|St John's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|2000–2003 |Assistant organist of Wells Cathedral; associate director of music at Christ Church, Greenwich, USA | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|James|Vivian}} |{{sort|Cambridge, King's College|King's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1993–1997 |Director of Music at St George's Chapel, Windsor | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Frederick William|Wadely}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Selwyn College|Selwyn College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1900–1903 |Organist of Carlisle Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Colin|Walsh|dab=organist}} |{{sort|Oxford, Christ Church|Christ Church, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1974–1978 |Organist of St Albans Cathedral and Lincoln Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Mark|Wardell}} |{{sort|London, Royal Holloway |Royal Holloway College, London}} | style="text-align:center;"| |Assistant Organist at Chichester Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Sydney|Watson}} |{{sort|Oxford, Keble College|Keble College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1922–1925 |Organist of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Geoffrey|Webber}} |{{sort|Oxford, New College|New College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1977–1980 |Director of Music of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Peter|White|Peter Gilbert White}} |{{sort|Cambridge, St John's College|St John's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1956–1960 |Organist of Leicester Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|William|Whitehead|William Whitehead (organist)}} |{{sort|Oxford, University College|University College, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1990–1993 |Sub-Organist of Rochester Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Allan|Wicks}} |{{sort|Oxford, Christ Church|Christ Church, Oxford}} | style="text-align:center;"|1941–1946 |Organist of Canterbury Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top"
|{{sortname|David|Willcocks}} |{{sort|Cambridge, King's College|King's College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1939–1940, 1945–1947 |Organist of Salisbury Cathedral, Worcester Cathedral and King's College, Cambridge, director of the Royal College of Music | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>Who's Who in Music (4th edition, 1962) p. 229.</ref> |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Mark|Williams|Mark Williams (organist)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Trinity|Trinity College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1997-2000 |Assistant Organist of St Paul's Cathedral, Director of Music, Jesus College, Cambridge, Informator Choristarum, Magdalen College, Oxford | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|John Scott|Whiteley|John Scott Whiteley}} |{{sort|London, Royal Holloway|Royal Holloway College, London}} | style="text-align:center;"|1968-1971 |Organist Emeritus, York Minster | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Charles|Wood|Charles Wood (composer)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Selwyn College|Selwyn College}} and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge | style="text-align:center;"|1888–1889 (Selwyn) <br/>1889–1894 (Gonville and Caius) |Professor of Music, University of Cambridge | style="text-align:center;"| |- valign="top" |{{sortname|Peter|Wright|Peter Wright (organist)}} |{{sort|Cambridge, Emmanuel College|Emmanuel College, Cambridge}} | style="text-align:center;"|1973–1976 |Organist of Southwark Cathedral | style="text-align:center;"| |}
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== References == {{Reflist}}
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Category:Organists