David Cynan Jones

Stephen Farr succeeds Timothy Byram-Wgifield at All Saints Margaret Street. https://www.allsaintsmargaretstreet.org.uk/downloads/newspaper/2020/AllSaintsFeb20.pdf Announced in this month's Parish Paper in the first paragraph. The appointment will commence after Easter.

The advertisement from Keble College outlining the process to find Matthew Martin's successor.

"The NCO arrangement mirrors their back row, only half of whom are choral scholars with the others being employed clerks, an arrangement which reduces turnover and provides greater experience." This term it looks as if Robert Quinney is on sabbatical from New College this term and they have recruited the services of Dr James Lancelot. There is no mention of the Assistant in the Chapel Booklet but an acting assistant (who was last year's Senior Organ Scholar) and the Current Organ Scholar. Not wishing to undermine the abilities of Dr. Lancelot and Mr. Maxtone-Smith who will do an admirable job but this seems to contradict their vision.

Not an appointment as such but Robert Quinney, is on sabbatical leave this term at New College, Oxford, and the chapel is delighted to welcome Dr James Lancelot, Canon Organist Emeritus and formerly Master of the Choristers and Organist at Durham Cathedral as his replacement. Further details are available in the Chapel Music Booklet for the Term.

Chester Cathedral Choir and Organ have a YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfTBv9K29kok_zzLCT7xSiQ which is webcasting services and recitals. Subscribe to get updates.

Timetable for the appointment of Assistant Director of Music at Wells Cathedral following Jeremy Cole's appointment as Director of Music https://www.wellscathedral.org.uk/aboutus/current-vacancies/

Further details here - https://catholicherald.co.uk/news/2020/01/07/westminster-cathedrals-master-of-music-resigns/?fbclid=IwAR0Jax-7VOnjhzVFBZEm4HDYGhBFiZ8UENxqjVanNKOH9ltod0KYQIbuuQA

https://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/worship/choir/dr-david-flood-director-of-music/ The second paragraph outlines the interim arrangements.

New College and Magdalen have had Assistant Organists for many years as well as Organ Scholars. New offers an insight into their respective roles in their Service List booklet where the respective organists initials are placed next to the organ voluntaries and preludes that are included in each service. I assume that's they way the foundation see using the resources at their disposal. I'm sure the Organ Scholar's position in both places isn't diminished as several incumbents have developed their careers in many of our Cathedrals and other Oxbridge Colleges.

This from Alex Woodrow's Facebook page regarding his appointment to succeed Paul Dewhurst at Leeds Minster - Many thanks for all of the messages of good wishes over the last few days. I'm delighted to share with friends that I shall be returning to West Yorkshire for some of the week from late February, to take up the position of Director of Music at Leeds Minster. I am thrilled about this as it is a church that I know very well from my Bradford days and I have always found it a friendly and inspiring place. I shall still be spending a few days each week in Solihull, where I am hoping to sustain my piano and organ teaching at Solihull School. It will be good to keep in touch with friendly Midlanders. I didn't want to draw much attention to my news when it was announced at Leeds on Remembrance Sunday, for obvious reasons, but news has a habit of spreading, and I'm hugely looking forward to this move and to a return to Yorkshire. Meanwhile, there will soon be a very attractive organ playing position open at St Alphege Church, Solihull, which has been a key part of my life since February 2017. I really encourage high quality organists to give it a serious look: there is a superb level of music making at that church, and plenty of freelance work around these parts to sustain one.

Confirmation from the Wells Cathedral website https://www.wellscathedral.org.uk/announcement-new-director-music/

"I wasn't aware that DCJ was an alumni of Caius! I apologise to him." I'm not but a very good friend of mine is and during the time when he was up at Cambridge (during the time when they had an AATTBarB choir under the direction of Peter Tranchell) I visited about five or six times each year and became immersed in the jargon which has obviously stuck in my mind. So there is no need for an apology.

New Precentor at Caius https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/news/new-precentor-and-director-college-music-appointed?fbclid=IwAR3F2Ruo4HE2g3oLJrP9TYhlY2ZzZIlhTJ2-MVBdo6HUP0cYo7479Qup6JI

Hot on the news of Matthew Owens being appointed as Director of Music at St. Anne's Cathedral, Belfast, news of the appointment of an assistant. https://www.belfastcathedral.org/news/assistant-director-of-music-appointed

I was only going on the information in the advertisement and not to get into the debate around his unfortunate departure.

Geoffrey Webber to step down as Precentor and Director of Music after 30 years at Gonville and Caius College in Cambridge. https://jobs.churchtimes.co.uk/jobs/Precentor-and-Director-of-College-Music--in-East-Anglia-jn7737

News of an appointment at Bradford Cathedral Bradford Cathedral will be welcoming Graham Thorpe to the team in August as the new Sub-Organist and Assistant Director of Music.

News of an appointment at Christ Church Cathedral Dublin Following Ian Keatley's appointment to Southwalk Cathedral news that Tom Little has been appointed as his successor.

More information of the two appointments at Christ Church Cathedral Oxford following on from AJJ's post above

Announcement of Assistant Director of Music at Southwell Minster

Announcement of the appointment of Dr. Edward Jones as sub-assistant organist at Worcester. http://www.worcestercathedral.co.uk/pgm-download_media.php?name=Appointment_of_Sub.docx

News of an appointment in Durham Cathedral https://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/news/new-sub-organist-appointed-at-durham-cathedral?fbclid=IwAR0pkNnhT_746gLiaLfmjIxf3Q4An11mNOShnkNUmwi6NdcXe3LQEqziZlQ

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/05/09/ronald-woan-director-liverpool-anglican-cathedral-three-decades/

Also an appointment at Chester https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=salisbury cathedral&epa=SEARCH_BOX