Event:Organ Recital - Jefferey Howard

Join us for the next concert in our organ recital series at 1pm on Friday 25 July.

Jeffrey Howard BEM was born in Cardiff and studied at the University of Wales College, Cardiff and the Royal Academy of Music, London.  He is Director of Music at St John’s College and Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral.  Accompanying work includes Sir Bryn Terfel, Sir Willard White, Alfie Boe, and Dame Shirley Bassey.  As arranger he has worked with the RPO, RLPO, BBCNOW, WNO, CBSO and Budapest Symphony Orchestra and appears as keyboard soloist with Karl Jenkins.  As Vocal Coach he has worked at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Welsh National Opera, Wales International Academy of Voice and Vocal Tutor at Cardiff and Bristol Universities.  Choral conducting activities include Treorchy Male Choir, Cambrensis Choir, The St David’s Praise Choir and the National Eisteddfod of Wales Choir. 

In 1996, Jeff was Guest Artist in Residence at First United Methodist Church, Lubbock, Texas and other organ work has included the Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, St Paul’s Cathedral, Notre Dame de Paris and Washington National Cathedral.  As an arranger and orchestrator, Jeff frequently works with BBC NOW, Songs of Praise, S4C, Bryn Terfel, Shan Cothi and Wynne Evans.  As arranger for Only Men Aloud!, he toured the UK twice releasing two albums on the Universal label - 'Band of Brothers’ won a Classical Brit Award in 2010..   Jeff is a recipient of the Joseph Parry Award for services to Welsh music, the Associateship of the Royal Academy of Music, was awarded the British Empire Medal in 2019 and was installed into the Gorsedd at the Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales in 2023.

As capacity is limited in the gallery, pre-booking is essential. 

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