Jonathan Lilley

Jonathan is an organist and pianist based at Waltham Abbey (Essex, just outside London) where he is Director of Music. Through this channel he is pleased to share some performances delivered online amid the Covid-19 restrictions, along with the fruits of some fun with video editing.

Jonathan got into music seriously as a chorister of Salisbury Cathedral, trained at the RAM, was Organ Scholar at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, and passed the exam for Fellowship of the Royal College of Organists aged 19. He went on to Assistant Organist posts at Leeds Minster and then Ely Cathedral, while being in demand as accompanist for choirs and educational establishments in those cities. Career highlights include a live Radio 3 broadcast of Poulenc’s Organ Concerto from Ely, and a number of forays into improvised film accompaniment. As well as leading Waltham Abbey choirs and playing for services, he is accompanist to the English Arts Chorale and to the Waltham Singers of Chelmsford.