Our Accompanist,  Ivan Linford

 

Ivan Linford enjoys a busy freelance career as an organist and pianist. Based in Oakham, the county town of Rutland, he is accompanist to the Rutland Choral Society, Grantham Choral Society and Leicester Bach Choir. He plays the organ in a variety of churches in the local area for Sunday services and is much in demand, both locally and further afield, for playing at weddings, funerals and concerts.

 

Holding the degrees of Bachelor of Music and Master of Arts from the University of Huddersfield, Ivan is an Associate of the Royal College of Organists and Fellow of the Independent Society of Musicians.

 

As a postgraduate student, he was Organ Scholar at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral and subsequently held posts at Oakham Parish Church, Leicester Cathedral and Oakham School. Born in 1973 in Peterborough, he was a former chorister at the Cathedral.

 

As a choral accompanist, Ivan has visited various countries including Ireland, France, Belgium, Italy, Hungary and the USA. He has given organ recitals and accompanied choirs at many English cathedrals (including St Paul’s and Westminster Cathedrals in London) and has also performed on BBC television and radio.

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