Jonathan Vaughn (born 1981) is a British-American organist and choir director who currently serves as the associate director of music at Christ Church, Greenwich, in Connecticut, USA.Jonathan Vaughan website
Retrieved 8 May 2023. He was an assistant organist at

Wells Cathedral Wells Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England, dedicated to St Andrew the Apostle. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, whose cathedra it holds as mother church of the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Built as a ...

for ten years and has held similar positions at other churches and cathedrals in England and the United States.

Early life and education

Born in

Croydon Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensi ...

, England, Vaughn sang with the

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choristers under

Martin How Martin John Richard How (3 April 1931 – 25 July 2022) was a British composer and organist. Early life and education How was born in Liverpool on 3 April 1931, to the Rev. John How, who at the time was Rector of St. Nicholas Church, and Ju ...

, whose encouragement led to Vaughn becoming an organ scholar at Croydon parish church at the age of 13. He studied at

St Olave's Grammar School St. Olave's Grammar School (formally St. Olave's and St. Saviour's Church of England Grammar School) ( or ) is a selective secondary school for boys in Orpington, Greater London, England. Founded by royal charter in 1571, the school occupied sev ...

, during which time he won several prizes from the

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. After spending a year as an organ scholar at

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, he went up to St John's College, Cambridge, where he was an organ scholar from 2000 to 2004, studying under Christopher Robinson and David Hill. He stayed at the College for another year after graduating, serving as assistant organist. He also studied with

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and was assistant conductor of the

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Career

From 2004 to 2007 Vaughn was assistant director of music at St Edmundsbury Cathedral before being appointed assistant organist at

, where he served for ten years until 2017. He recorded five CDs with the Wells Cathedral choir and one with the Exon Singers, all under the direction of Matthew Owens. After spending six months as interim associate organist at the Cathedral of All Saints in

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, Vaughn was appointed associate director of music at Christ Church, Greenwich, Connecticut, in 2017.Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, "Jonathan Vaughn appointed Associate Director at Christ Church, Greenwich"
11 August 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

Discography

*2018 - ''Tchaikovsky at the Organ'', for Regent Records *2017 - ''Before the Ending of the Day'', with the Exon Singers, for Rubicon *2016 - ''A Wells Christmas'', with Wells Cathedral Choir, for Resonus *2015 - ''The Armour of Light: The Choral Music of Gary Davison'', with Wells Cathedral Choir, for Regent Records *2015 - ''Bob Chilcott: St John Passion'', with Wells Cathedral Choir, for Signum *2013
''Wagner at the Organ''
for Regent Records *2012
''Bingham: Choral Music''
with Matthew Owens and Wells Cathedral Choir, for

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*2012
''Jingle Wells''
with Matthew Owens, Owain Park (organ) and Wells Cathedral Choir, for Regent Records *2011

with Matthew Owens, and Wells Cathedral Choir, for Regent Records *2011
''Macmillan: Choral Music''
with Matthew Owens and Wells Cathedral Choir, for Hyperion Records *2010

with Matthew Owens and Wells Cathedral Choir, for Rgent Records *2010
''Choral Music by Jonathan Dove''
with Matthew Owens and Wells Cathedral Choir, for Hyperion Records *2010

with Matthew Owens, Susan Hamilton (soprano) and The Exon Singers, for Regent Records *2009
''Mathias: Choral Music''
with Matthew Owens and Wells Cathedral Choir, for Hyperion Records *2004
''WOOD, C.: St. Mark Passion''
with Daniel Hyde and the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, for Naxos Records *2004
''ELGAR: Sacred Choral Music''
with Christopher Robinson and the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, for Naxos Records *2003
''BERKELEY: Sacred Choral Music''
with Christopher Robinson and the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, for Naxos Records *1997

with Peter Nardone,

(organ) and Croydon Parish Church Choir, for Regent Records

References

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