Graham Thorpe

Graham Thorpe took up the post of Sub Organist and Assistant Director of Music at Bradford Cathedral in September 2019. He is primarily responsible for accompanying the weekly services, managing the concert series, and assisting with chorister training and directing. He recently completed his MMus at the Royal College of Music in London where he studied with David Graham and Andrew Dewar, specialising in English Romantic repertoire. He was supported by a Richard Newton Scarth Award and a John Birch Scholarship. He completed his undergraduate degree at the Royal Academy of Music with Susan Landale and Clive Driskill-Smith, winning several performance and academic prizes. In London, Graham held the Pettman Organ Scholarship at the London Oratory, gaining experience of traditional Roman Catholic liturgical music performed to the highest standards. Prior to this he was the assistant organist at St. Michael's, Cornhill. Graham is in demand around the country as a recitalist and accompanist. As an accompanist, he has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and has been recorded on both organ and piano. Notable recital venues include St. Paul's, Westminster, Hereford and Southwark Cathedrals. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists and a winner of the Worshipful Company of Musicians F. E. Smith medal. He is also received the RCO Peter Wiles Scholarship in support of his postgraduate studies. Graham is passionate about liturgical accompaniment and is delighted to have appointed to Bradford Cathedral!