David Goode (born 1971) is a British

organist An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists. In addition, an organist may accompany congregational h ...

and composer.

Life and career

Goode was a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral, briefly attended

Wells Cathedral School Wells Cathedral School is a co-educational independent school located in Wells, Somerset, England. The school is one of the five specialist musical schools for school-age children in the United Kingdom, along with Chetham's School of Music, th ...

, was then a music scholar at Eton College and then

organ scholar An organ scholar is a young musician employed as a part-time assistant organist at a cathedral, church or institution where regular choral services are held. The idea of an organ scholarship is to provide the holder with playing, directing and adm ...

King's College, Cambridge King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, the college lies beside the River Cam and faces out onto King's Parade in the centre of the cit ...

1991–94. While there, he studied the organ with David Sanger and Jacques van Oortmerssen. From 1996–2001, he was sub-organist at Christ Church, Oxford. He won major prizes at the 1997 St. Alban's Interpretation Competition and at the 1998 Calgary Competition. From 2003 to 2005, he was the organist-in-residence at First Congregational Church in Los Angeles California. He was Organist at Eton College from 2005-2022.

Discography

*Johann Sebastian Bach: The Complete Organ Works, Signum *A Parry Collection - Regent Records *Bach from

Freiberg Cathedral The Freiberg Cathedral or Cathedral of St Mary (german: Dom St. Marien) is a church of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony in Freiberg in Saxony. The term Dom, a German synecdoche used for collegiate churches and cathedrals alike, is ofte ...

- Signum *Max Reger: Organ Works, Volumes 2 and 3 - Signum *Max Reger: Complete Organ Works, Volume 1 – Herald *Orb and Sceptre – Herald *Commotio – Herald *The Organ of the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford *The Great Organs of First Church, Volume 2 – Gothic *French Showpieces from King's *Organs of Cambridge, Volume 3

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* English classical organists British male organists Living people 1971 births Alumni of King's College, Cambridge 21st-century organists 21st-century British male musicians Organ Scholars of King's College, Cambridge Male classical organists {{organist-stub