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Jonathan P. Eyre

Chapel Organist

Music

Jonathan Eyre

Biography

Widely regarded as a leading liturgical organist, improviser and choral director, Jonathan has been involved in music making at the Old Royal Naval College since 2016.

A prize winning graduate of The University of Sheffield, Jonathan joined Trinity Laban and the ORNC having spent four years as Sub-Organist and Assistant Director of Music at Bradford Cathedral. During his time there, he recorded numerous CDs, played for a number of high profile services, radio and television broadcasts, and gained ever increasing popularity as a liturgical and silent film improviser. His community outreach work saw engagement with over 1,000 school children in his popular ‘Peter and the Wolf’ series.

As a theatre organist, Jonathan is resident silent film artist for the Cinema Organ Society Northern District, based at the Victoria Hall, Saltaire. He features regularly at theatre venues throughout the UK as a concert and silent film artist.

As a choral director he became well-known through his work with the Bradford Cathedral Girls’ Choir, and was Master of the Choristers at Willington Prep School. Jonathan continues to work as a freelance choral conductor nationally.