Wakefield Cathedral - Music

Music

Wakefield Cathedral Choir, directed by Thomas Moore assisted by Simon Earl (assistant director of music) and Daniel Justin (organ scholar), consists of boys, girls and men who perform at the cathedral and have appeared on BBC One's Songs of Praise and BBC Radio 3's Choral Evensong. In 1992 Wakefield Cathedral became only the second cathedral in Britain accept female choristers.

The cathedral has had five organists since 1888, of which Jonathan Bielby, MBE was the longest serving organist in an English cathedral.

Organists
  • 1886: Joseph Naylor Hardy
  • 1930: Newell Smith Wallbank
  • 1945: Percy George Saunders
  • 1970 - 2010 (Easter Day): Jonathan Bielby
  • 2010 - present: Thomas Moore
Assistant organists
  • 1896 - 1900: William Frederick Dunnill
  • John Scott
  • 1975 - 1983: Peter David Gould
  • 1983 - 1985: Gareth Green
  • 1985 - 1991: Keith Wright
  • 1991 - 1997: Sean Farrell
  • 1997 - 2002: Louise Reid
  • 2002 - 2010: Thomas Moore
  • 2010: Daniel Justin
  • 2011 - present: Simon Earl

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