Teaching & Examining

Lancaster University
University Organist and Visiting Tutor

As the University Organist for 25 years Ian has been responsible for planning and performing the music for all the Degree Ceremonies, playing the organ of occasional services in the Chaplaincy centre, and participating in the Lancaster Concerts series. His duties as a Visiting Tutor include organ tuition, whilst his contribution to the Department's research programme is mainly in the field of performance and composition. In May 2006 he was awarded and Honorary Fellowship of the University in recognition of services to music for the university and the region since his appointment in 1974.

University Organs

Ian initiated the installation of the organs in the Great Hall in 1979 and the Chaplaincy Centre in 1983, and the foundation of an Organ Scholarship. The organ in the Great Hall was built by Messrs Bishop & Son in consultation with Ralph Downes, the designer of the organ in the Royal Festival Hall in London.

Private Tuition

Ian is a member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians and gives private music lessons. His pupils have been successful with the examinations of the Royal College of Organists and the Associated Board, with entry to Oxford and Cambridge and to the London Music Colleges. Tuition is given in piano, organ, singing and theory for all ages and abilities.

Examining

In 1997 he was appointed as an Examiner of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM), which has led to tours of Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, as well as extensive work in the UK.