Lunchtime Recitalist - DAVID REYNOLDS
Modified 09 December 2004

DAVID REYNOLDS  was educated at High Pavement Grammar School, Nottingham. He began his musical career as a chorister at St Margaret’s, Aspley, Nottingham. His first organ lessons were with the organist there, Sydney Smith. He then studied with Dr Robert Ashfield at Southwell Minster whilst serving an apprenticeship as an organ builder with E. Wragg & Son of Nottingham. From 1955 to 1957 David served with the RAF.

On completion of service with the RAF he took his first organist and choirmaster’s post at St Mary’s, Wollaton Park, Nottingham, where he met his wife, Christine, whose father sang bass in the choir. In 1957 he completed his organ studies with Charles Pickard and took the ARCM (organ teacher) diploma. From 1962 to 1965 he studied at Clifton Teachers’ Training College, during which time he took the LTCL (organ performer) diploma.

On completion of his teacher training in 1965, David and Christine moved to Whitchurch in Hampshire where David became organist and choirmaster at All Hallow’s and took up his first teaching post at Andover Boys’ School.

In 1968 David became organist and choirmaster (for the first time) at Newbury Parish Church and also Director of Music at Shaw House School. In 1988 he was appointed Director of Music at Cheam Preparatory School where he remained until he took early retirement in 1994. At present he teaches music part time at both Cheam Hawtreys and St Gabriel’s Independent Girls’ School and has returned to  St Nicolas, Newbury  to be organist.

September 2000

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