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St. Matthew's Musical Director

(St Matthew's is looking to recruit young boy and girl choristers to develop the high musical standards of our century long choral tradition. For further information, an informal meeting or audition, please contact the Director of Music).

Sebastian Thomson was a chorister at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, where he took part in many prestigious services, concerts, broadcasts, tours and recordings including the theme tune for "The Vicar of Dibley". After being Head Chorister in 1996, Sebastian won the top music scholarship at Harrow School where he continued to play the organ, sing and direct choirs. Sebastian studied the organ at Bristol University as the Organ Scholar which included playing weekly services, recruiting a choir and organising tours. After three years studying music, he decided to go to Chichester Cathedral as Organ Scholar for a year to gain more experience in choral accompaniment and directing. Jobs included regularly accompanying the cathedral choir for Evensong, concerts and tours.

Since moving to Northampton, Sebastian is in demand as an organist, director and singer. He is director of the English Heritage Choir, assistant director of the Northampton Philharmonic Choir and a deputy at Peterborough Cathedral. Sebastian made an appearance as organist and speaker on Radio 3 in November 2006 with a performance of Benjamin Britten's "Prelude and Fugue on a theme of Vittoria", a work commissioned by St Matthew's in 1946. Future recitals include Southwell Minster, Bath Abbey and Coventry Cathedral. Next year, Sebastian will make his debut recording on the 1895 Walker Organ at St Matthew's Church.

For further information, an informal meeting or audition, please contact: -

The Director of Music
Sebastian Thomson
St Matthew's Church
27a The Drive
Northampton
NN1 4RY
Tel: 01604 791251 or 01604 843999
dom @ stmatthews-northampton.org.uk

(Note: to try and cut down on the amount of spam that the Director receives the quoted email address includes spaces, which need to be removed to make it a valid address.)