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John Scott
org, *1956 GB
Musician / Conductor of Classical
A.k.a. John Gavin Scott
English organist, choirmaster and conductor, born June 18, 1956 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, where he became a Cathedral chorister. In 1974 he became Organ Scholar of St John’s College, Cambridge, where for four years he acted as assistant to Dr George Guest (2). His organ studies were with Jonathan Bielby, Ralph Downes and Dame Gillian Weir. On leaving Cambridge, he was appointed Assistant Organist at London’s two Anglican Cathedrals, St Paul’s and Southwark. In 1985 he became Sub-Organist of St Paul’s Cathedral. In 1990 he succeeded Dr Christopher Dearnley as Organist and Director of Music. In the summer of 2004, after 26 years at St Paul’s, he moved to take up the post of Organist and Director of Music at St. Thomas Church, New York City, New York, in succession to Dr Gerre Hancock, where he directed the choir of men and boys. He died of a heart attack on August 12, 2015.
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hear My Prayer | St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, Jeremy Budd, John Scott | 2013 | Album |
| Cathedral Music | Kenneth Leighton, St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, Andrew Lucas, John Scott | 2005 | Album |
| The Music Of St Paul's Cathedral (Anthems, Magnificats, Hymns And A Psalm) | St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, John Scott | 2000 | Compil. |
| Psalms From St Paul's - Psalms 105-113 | St. Paul's Cathedral Choir · Huw Williams, John Scott | 1999 | Album |
| Psalms From St Paul's - Psalms 93-104 | St. Paul's Cathedral Choir · Andrew Lucas, Huw Williams, John Scott | 1998 | Album |
| Music For St Paul's | Georg Friedrich Händel / John Blow / William Boyce - St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, The Parley Of Instruments, John Scott | 1998 | Album |
| Psalms From St Paul's - Psalms 56-68 | St. Paul's Cathedral Choir · Andrew Lucas, John Scott | 1996 | Album |
| Psalms From St Paul's - Psalms 30-40 | St. Paul's Cathedral Choir · Andrew Lucas, John Scott | 1995 | Album |
| Favourite Hymns For All Seasons | St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, Barry Rose, John Scott | 1995 | Album |
| Psalms From St Paul's - Psalms 18-29 | St. Paul's Cathedral Choir · Andrew Lucas, John Scott | 1994 | Album |
| Psalms From St Paul's - Psalms 1-17 | St. Paul's Cathedral Choir · Andrew Lucas, John Scott | 1993 | Album |
| Music For Organ | Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, John Scott | 1992 | Album |
| Walton: In Honour Of The City Of London Etc. | Sir William Walton, The Bach Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Willcocks, John Scott | 1991 | Album |
| Great Postludes - John Scott Plays Loretto Chapel Organ | John Scott | 1990 | Album |
| The English Anthem – Volume 1 | Edward C. Bairstow · Gerald Finzi · Henry Balfour Gardiner · Patrick Hadley · John Ireland · Edward Naylor · John Stainer · Charles Villiers Stanford · Samuel Sebastian Wesley · Charles Wood - St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, Andrew Lucas, John Scott | 1990 | Album |
| Favourite Organ Works | John Scott | 1989 | Album |
| The St Paul's Service (And Other Music By Herbert Howells) | Herbert Howells - St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, Christopher Dearnley, John Scott | 1988 | Album |
| My Spirit Hath Rejoiced | St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, Christopher Dearnley, John Scott | 1988 | Album |
| My Soul Doth Magnify The Lord | St. Paul's Cathedral Choir / Christopher Dearnley / John Scott | 1988 | Album |
| Organ At St. Paul's Cathedral, London | John Scott | 1986 | Album |
| Lux Aeterna | William Mathias, Felicity Lott, Margaret Cable, Penelope Walker, John Scott, The Bach Choir, The Choir Of St George's Chapel, The London Symphony Orchestra, David Willcocks | 1984 | Album |
| Southwark Cathedral Organ | John Scott | 1982 | Album |
| Mariazeller Mass / Four Pieces For Mechanical Clock / Little Organ Mass | Joseph Haydn - Jennifer Smith • Helen Watts • Robert Tear • Benjamin Luxon, St. John's College Choir, John Scott, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, George Guest | 1978 | Album |
| Mass In G Major / Exultate Deo / Salve Regina / Missa Festiva Op. 62 | Francis Poulenc / Flor Peeters - St. John's College Choir, Jonathan Bond, John Scott, George Guest | 1978 | Album |
| Requiem (1893 Version First Recording) / Cantique De Jean Racine | Gabriel Fauré, Caroline Ashton, Stephen Varcoe, John Scott, Simon Standage, The Cambridge Singers And City Of London Sinfonia Conducted By John Rutter | Album |
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