David Goode

Born: in England in 1971

At the Chorale: debut in October 2004

Currently: Organist and Head of Keyboard at Eton College

Previously: Organist-in-Residence, First Congregational Church, Los Angeles in 2004–2005

Previous appearances: Celebrity Series in Royal Festival Hall, London and Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Awards: 1997 St. Alban’s Interpretation Competition and the Recital Gold Medal at the 1998 Calgary Competition.

Raves: “a stupendous achievement” — London Times for Francis Pott’s Christus

Broadcasts: Pipedreams on BBC, Organ Night on Radio 3, and with the BBC Singers and BBCNOW

On disc: Saint-Saens’ Organ Symphony with the BBC Philharmonic, Orb and Sceptre and Commotio, a disc of 20th–century masterpieces. He made the first CD on the new Sheldonian Theatre organ in Oxford and has just completed recording all of Max Reger’s organ works.

Studied: Eton College, King’s College Cambridge with David Sanger and Jacques van Oortmerssen