Rochester Cathedral Organ Festival Series

William Fox Acting Organist and Assistant Director of Music at St Paul’s Cathedral

William Fox will be playing Francois Couperin, Nadia Boulanger and Francis Pott.

About William Fox

William Fox has been the Acting Organist and Assistant Director of Music at St Paul’s Cathedral since September 2021, having been Sub-Organist since 2018. He works with the world-famous choir of St Paul’s, accompanying and directing the music at services, including services of national significance. In June, William played the organ at the National Service of Thanksgiving for the Platinum Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II, and in September he played at the National Service of Prayer and Reflection the day following her death; both services were broadcast to millions around the world.

William began his musical education as a chorister at York Minster, before holding organ scholarships at Wells and Hereford Cathedrals. Prior to his appointment at St Paul’s, he was organ scholar and a prizewinning academic scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford, from where he graduated with a first class degree in Music, studied with Matthew Martin (repertoire) and David Maw (improvisation), and directed the College Choir for a term. William became a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists as a teenager, winning the Turpin and Durrant prize.

 As a recitalist William has played at St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, the cathedrals of Hereford, Lichfield, Newcastle, Southwark, Truro and Wells; St John’s Smith Square, Temple Church, and St George’s Hanover Square. Upcoming engagements include Canterbury Cathedral and Hexham Abbey. During 2021 and 2022 he performed the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach in a series of 30 recitals in St Paul’s Cathedral to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Cathedral’s Henry Willis organ.

William’s debut recording, of the organ works of Cecilia McDowall was released in 2021, gaining 5 * reviews in Choir and Organ and The Organ. As a continuo and orchestral organist William has recently appeared with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the City of London Sinfonia, Gabrieli Consort and Players, and the Cardinall’s Musick.

Since 2019, William has additionally been a Junior Fellow at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, where he also studies with Daniel Moult and Martin Schmeding.

As a piano accompanist, he is the winner of the 2018 Sir Anthony Lewis Memorial Prize Competition.

About our Organ Festival Series

Hear our spectacular organ being played by internationally acclaimed organists. First started in 2022, the Rochester Cathedral Organ Festival Series is a chance to hear wonderful organists playing our wonderful organ.

All concerts will last just over an hour.

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