Timothy Byram-Wigfield, born 15 September 1963, is an English organist and conductor. Timothy Byram-Wigfield was a

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under

David Willcocks Sir David Valentine Willcocks, (30 December 1919 – 17 September 2015) was a British choral conductor, organist, composer and music administrator. He was particularly well known for his association with the Choir of King's College, Cambridg ...

and

Philip Ledger Sir Philip Stevens Ledger, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE, FRSE (12 December 1937 – 18 November 2012) was an English classical musician, conducting, choirmaster and academic, best remembered as Director of the Choir of King' ...

. Following study at the Royal College of Music as organist, pianist and violist, he became organ scholar at

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, sub-organist at

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, becoming Master of the Music at

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in 1991. In 1999 he took up the new post of Director of Music at

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and in 2004 was appointed Director of Music at

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. From 1993–1998 he trained the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus and from 1999 he was Conductor of the Northampton Bach Choir. In 2008 he was appointed Associate Conductor of the Oxford Bach Choir. He also teaches the organ and the piano at

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. In 2013, he was appointed Director of Music at

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, in succession to Paul Brough. He departed from this post in November 2018.

Recordings

Organ

* 2009 – Messiaen: Complete Organ Works Vol 4 * 2007 - The Kelvingrove Organ * 2007 – Hollins Organ Works * 2006 – Messiaen: Les Corps Glorieux * 2006 – A Windsor Collection * 2002 – A Land of Pure Delight (RSCM Millennium Youth Choir) * 2000 – Twelve Organs of Edinburgh * 1995 – The Organ of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh * 1994 - Weelkes: Cathedral Music Anthems Vol 10 (

Winchester Cathedral Choir Winchester Cathedral Choir is an English Anglican choir based at Winchester Cathedral in Winchester in Hampshire. Until 1999 it was a men and boys choir, but there is now a girls choir which for some services sings separately from the boys. The ...

, David Hill) * 1993 – Tallis: Sacred Choral Works (Winchester Cathedral Choir, Winchester Quiristers, David Hill) * 1991 – Jerusalem (Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill)

Conducting

* 2009 – The Lamentations of Jeremiah (Lay Clerks of St George's Chapel Windsor) * 2006 - O How Glorious is the Kingdom (Choir of St George's Chapel Windsor, Roger Judd) * 2005 – Abide with Me and Other Favourite Hymns (Marlowe Brass Ensemble, Choir of St George's Chapel Windsor)

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Family biography
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