Appointments 2

[Tony Price 0]

Appointment of new Director of Music
Posted: 19 Jun 2018
The Dean of St George's Cathedral, Southwark is delighted to announce that Jonathan Schranz has been appointed to be the Cathedral Director of Music with effect from January 2019. 
Canon Richard Hearn says, "Jonathan will bring a great deal to the role and I am confident that he will build upon the great work that his predecessor Norman Harper has done both in developing the choir and enhancing the music tradition at St George's Cathedral".

[David Cynan Jones 0]

On 27/05/2018 at 13:01, Martin Cooke said:

Nicholas Freestone, presently Acting Sub-Organist of St Paul's Cathedral, has announced his appointment as Assistant Director of Music and Assistant Organist of Worcester Cathedral.

 

[David Cynan Jones 0]

Another with a St Paul's connection 

New Assistant Director of Music

 

[John Robinson 0]

21 hours ago, David Cynan Jones said:

Another with a St Paul's connection 

New Assistant Director of Music

 

Great!  The more female organists, the better.

[Christopher Allsop 0]

All change at Worcester Cathedral - yesterday I finished as Assistant Director of Music to move to the new post of Assistant Director of Music across College Green at the King's School, Worcester, and Peter Nardone announced that he has stood down as Director of Music, also with effect from yesterday (see the cathedral website, www.worcestercathedral.org.uk) to pursue freelance singing, conducting and composing. 

Nicholas Freestone takes over the Assistant post next week (as previously mentioned on this thread I think), and I believe the cathedral will be making an announcement in due course about interim arrangements before the process begins to appoint a new Organist and Director of Music.

[Richard Fairhurst 0]

Heavens - wasn't expecting that.

[David Cynan Jones 0]

Looking at the Worcester Cathedral Service list for September it seems that James Lancelot is named as Interim Director of Music following Dr Peter Nardone's unexpected departure mentioned earlier in this thread. I, for one, am pleased that the Foundation will have someone of his calibre to lead them through what must be a difficult time until the process of electing a successor to Dr. Nardone is completed. Our thought and prayers must go out to all who sing and serve at Worcester.

[DaveHarries 0]

21 hours ago, David Cynan Jones said:

Looking at the Worcester Cathedral Service list for September it seems that James Lancelot is named as Interim Director of Music following Dr Peter Nardone's unexpected departure mentioned earlier in this thread. I, for one, am pleased that the Foundation will have someone of his calibre to lead them through what must be a difficult time until the process of electing a successor to Dr. Nardone is completed. Our thought and prayers must go out to all who sing and serve at Worcester.

Presumably he moved down to / near Worcester after leaving Durham. Good choice for interim DoM.

Dave

[Andrew Butler 0]

3 hours ago, DaveHarries said:

Presumably he moved down to / near Worcester after leaving Durham. Good choice for interim DoM.

Dave

I believe he moved to Tewkesbury

[Choir Man 0]

The IAO are also listing James Lancelot as the interim DOM at Worcester on their publicity for the Midlands Organ Day: http://iao.org.uk/mod/ . This looks likely to be a fantastic day and well worth the journey to Worcester.

[Peter Allison 0]

James DID move down to Tewkesbury, and its my own personal opinion, that he is one of the top organist/ choir trainers in the UK. Am a tad biased, as have known him and his wife, Sylvia for many years, since he first came to Durham :-)

 

[michaelwilson 0]

Paul Trepte is to retire from Ely on Easter day next year, after 28 years.

[wolsey 0]

Dr Jeremy Filsell to Saint Thomas, Fifth Avenue

[David Drinkell 0]

Excellent!  A very good appointment.

[rogbi200 0]

Kerry Beaumont to step down from Coventry Cathedral at the end of the year. 

https://mailchi.mp/0b6a8aa13bdb/yhvv1a6tsy-2178601?e=90922f2043

[David Cynan Jones 0]

Edmund Aldhouse, currently Assistant Organist at Ely, was announced as the new Director of Music during the morning service yesterday at Ely. He succeeds Paul Trepte who announced his intention to retire at Easter earlier this year. Here's the confirmation via the website.

 

[David Cynan Jones 0]

An announcement from Worcester Sam Hudson currently Organist and Master of the Choristers at Blackburn Cathedral appointed O&MC at Worcester succeeding Peter Nardone who left his position in September to pursue a freelance career.

[michaelwilson 0]

Alexander Binns, Assistant Director of Music at St Edmundsbury Cathedral has been appointed Director of Music at Derby Cathedral

[S_L 0]

Colin Davey to be Organist and Director of Choirs at Wimborne Minster from March 2019.

[Choir Man 0]

Is pcnd retiring or moving on? He's been looking after the party horns for quite a while.

[handsoff 0]

1 hour ago, Choir Man said:

Is pcnd retiring or moving on? He's been looking after the party horns for quite a while.

May I say how much I miss pcnd5584's erudite and knowledgeable contributions to this forum...

[Rowland Wateridge 0]

I have heard today that pcnd5584 is playing at St Stephen’s Bournemouth, but was not told in what capacity.  My informant said he is very happy there.

[DaveHarries 0]

On 28/12/2018 at 21:23, Rowland Wateridge said:

I have heard today that pcnd5584 is playing at St Stephen’s Bournemouth, but was not told in what capacity.  My informant said he is very happy there.

Maybe as assistant. Church website says that the current DoM has been there, on his second spell as organist, since 1994.

Dave

[Vox Humana 0]

On 28/12/2018 at 21:23, Rowland Wateridge said:

I have heard today that pcnd5584 is playing at St Stephen’s Bournemouth, but was not told in what capacity.  My informant said he is very happy there.

I did gather from the gentleman in question that he is helping out there in an unofficial capacity as and when needed, although that seems to be most weeks. He does appear to be very content.

[David Drinkell 0]

My wife sees pcnd's posts on Facebook and he does indeed seem to be very content.  I believe that he was organist at Wimborne, but not choirmaster, although I stand to be corrected on that point.