Matthew Jorysz (born 22 December 1992) is an English organist and pianist. He is Assistant Organist at Westminster Abbey. Jorysz was organ scholar at Salisbury Cathedral from 2011 to 2012 before reading music at

Clare College, Cambridge Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college was founded in 1326 as University Hall, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. It was refound ...

, where he was the Sir William McKie organ scholar for the chapel choir under the directorship of Graham Ross. During this time he accompanied the Choir in broadcasts and recordings as well as tours to Europe and the USA, including a performance at the

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. Jorysz was appointed as organ scholar at

Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an historic, mainly Gothic church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the Unite ...

in September 2015 and subsequently assistant organist in January 2016. He played at the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022.

Discography

*''Requiem: Music for All Saints & All Souls'' (Choir of Clare College, Cambridge). *''Ascendit Deus: Music for Ascensiontide & Pentecost'' (Choir of Clare College, Cambridge). *''Remembrance'' (Choir of Clare College, Cambridge). *''Haec dies: Music for Easter'' (Choir of Clare College, Cambridge). *''Sphinx'' (Hamish McLaren, countertenor; Matthew Jorysz, piano). *''Persian Love Songs'' (Hamish McLaren, countertenor; Matthew Jorysz, piano).

References

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