David Stevens

David is the Director of Music at All Saints, and, before coming to Hove, held positions in Guildford, Newcastle and Wells cathedrals. He was also the Organist and Master of the Choristers at Belfast Cathedral, and his choirs broadcast on BBC TV (including a performance on Songs of Praise), UTV, BBC Radio and Radio Ulster, sang in concerts with the Ulster Orchestra and RTÉ Concert Orchestra, performed on-stage with NI Opera, and recorded a CD of new music for Christmas. David gives organ recitals throughout the UK, and also works as an orchestral keyboard player; he has played organ, harpsichord and harmonium for concerts, broadcasts and recordings with the Ulster Orchestra. David was the Organ Scholar at Oriel College, Oxford, studying the organ with Kevin Bowyer and David Sanger, and then studied Choral Conducting at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Patrick Russill, from where he graduated with an MA with Distinction and the Irene Burcher Prize. In 2016 he was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music for a ‘significant contribution to the music profession.’