William Fox (organist)

William Fox (born 1995) is an English organist, currently Sub-Organist of St Paul's Cathedral.[1][2]

William Fox
Born1995 (age 27–28)
Instrument(s)Organ

Fox was successively a chorister at York Minster, Junior Organ Scholar at Wells Cathedral and Organ Scholar at Hereford Cathedral.[3] While in Hereford he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists (FRCO) and won the Turpin and Durrant prize.[4] He then read Music at Magdalen College, Oxford, from where he graduated with First-Class Honours, and was Organ Scholar under the directorship of Daniel Hyde and Mark Williams.

Fox was appointed Sub-Organist at St Paul's Cathedral in October 2017, and took up the post in July 2018;[5][6] He is the youngest person to be appointed to this position.[7] In September 2019, he became a Junior Fellow of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, where he also studies. He won the 2018 Sir Anthony Lewis Memorial Prize Competition for piano accompaniment, at the Royal Academy of Music.[8]

Fox's playing has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Classic FM, and BBC Television; he has recorded on the Opus Arte and Naxos labels.

Discography
  • On Christmas Night (Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford)[9]
  • The Pillar of the Cloud (Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford)[10]
  • Cecilia McDowall: Organ Works[11]

References
  1. "Lunchtime Young Artists Series - organ recital by William Fox | Classical-Music.com". www.classical-music.com.
  2. "William Fox- Bio, Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music". www.naxos.com. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. "Organ scholarship". Hereford Cathedral.
  4. "RCO News: RCO awards Diplomas, Certificates and Medals in cathedral ceremony". www.rco.org.uk.
  5. "St Paul's welcomes new young and talented organists - St Paul's Cathedral". www.stpauls.co.uk.
  6. Willis, Joe (25 September 2018). "Chance meeting in Middleham chapel to benefit one of world's finest church organ". Richmondshire Today. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  7. "List of musicians at English cathedrals". 7 April 2020 – via Wikipedia.
  8. "Musica Britannica: Sir Anthony Lewis Memorial Prize Competition". www.musicabritannica.org.uk.
  9. "Choral Concert: Magdalen College Choir Oxford - BERKELEY, L. / DYKES, J.B. / LEIGHTON, K. / SHEPPARD, J. / TOMKINS, T. (The Pillar of The Cloud) - OACD9045D". www.naxos.com.
  10. "ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT (R. Williams, Magdalen College Choir, Hyde) - OACD9022D". www.naxos.com.
  11. "MCDOWALL, C.: Organ Works - Celebration / First Flight / O Antiphon Sequence / 3 Antiphons / George Herbert Trilogy (W. Fox) - OACD9022D". www.naxos.com.
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