Ben Morris Howden Minster 5 August 2024

Programme

00:02 Obangiji Fela Sowande (1905-87)
03:42 The Carman’s Whistle, William Byrd (1540-1823)
08:53 Prelude on an old Folk Tune, Amy Beach (1867-1944)

BIOGRAPHY
Benjamin Morris is Assistant Director of Music at York Minster. In this role, he plays for services and accompanies the choir in the Minster’s daily cycle of music, in concerts, tours, recordings and broadcasts, and assists in the training of the choristers. Prior to this, he was Organ Scholar and then Assistant
Organist at Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating with First-class honours in Music. Before starting university, Ben spent a year as Organ Scholar at Gloucester Cathedral. An experienced conductor and choir trainer, Ben regularly conducts York Minster Choir and is Musical Director of the York based Chapter House Choir. Ben has spent time as Acting Director of Music both at York Minster and Jesus College, Cambridge.

A prizewinning Fellow of the Royal College of Organists, Ben is active as organ soloist, accompanist and continuo player. He has given recitals in major venues across the UK and abroad, and appears as accompanist on numerous acclaimed CDs from York Minster and Jesus College. He has performed as
organ soloist under Sir Roger Norrington, Howard Shelley, Paul McCreesh, and Sir Stephen Cleobury, and has played organ and harpsichord continuo alongside His Majesty's Sagbutts and Cornetts, Royal Northern Sinfonia and Britten Sinfonia. He studied organ with Gordon Stewart, Colin Walsh, David Briggs and Richard Pinel, and harpsichord with Terence Charlston.


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