John Hosking

John Hosking is Organist in Residence of Blackburn Cathedral following fourteen years as Assistant Director of Music at St. Asaph Cathedral. A student at the Royal College of Music, John became Organ Scholar of Westminster Abbey in 1996 and is the only person to ever hold this post for a period of three years. During this time, John played the organ for many Royal and State occasions, broadcast for the BBC and played 20 solo recitals in the Abbey. In much demand as a recitalist and accompanist, John appears on several commercial CDs; his latest, "Variation", is recorded at St. Asaph Cathedral for the Regent Label. He made his recital debut at Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris in 2015. Increasingly active as a composer, John has completed works for Bangor, Chester, Ely and Peel Cathedrals, Martin Baker (organist), St. Martin-in-the-Fields and the Conwy Festival. John's new setting of the Requiem, "Missa pro defunctis" was premiered on opening night of the 2016 North Wales International Music Festival to a capacity audience. He has recently completed works to mark the Silver Jubilee of the Worshipful Livery Company of Wales and the 20th Anniversary of the Chester and North East Wales Organists' and Choirmasters' Association (CNEWOCA). The latter is published by Banks of York. The Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge together with the Ely Cathedral Girls' Choir have released a complete disc of his choral works for Regent Records to critical acclaim. John's "14 Stations of the Cross" written as part of Sebastian Thomson's "Angels of Creation" series is recorded on the Convivium label and was labelled "Editor's Choice" in the Organists' Review magazine. Most of his compositions are published by the Chichester Music Press. John is a frequent broadcaster for the BBC and was Organist for BBC Radio 4's 'Daily Service' until Lockdown. Most recently, he has played for two live broadcasts on BBC1.