Accompanist: Douglas Jones

Douglas was born in Greenwich, London in 1956. His musical education began at the age of seven when he began lessons on the piano. At ten, he became a chorister at St. Alban's Church, Dartford and at fourteen became organist at St. Mary's Church, Castle Street, Reading, and orchestral conductor of the Reading Musical Society.

After graduating from The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, in 1977, Douglas trained as a teacher at Berkshire College of Education. He has held various posts in Berkshire, Sussex and Northamptonshire until moving to Leeds in 1987. He has been Director of Music at Birkdale Preparatory School since September 1996 and is currently Organist and Choirmaster at St. Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Sheffield, where he helped design the present organ.

Douglas has a keen interest in music and computing and enjoys playing the organ and piano. He also has an interest in music for brass and is able to play the euphonium and trombone. His greatest love is church music and he has composed a considerable amount of choral music in the form of hymn tunes, anthems and liturgical settings.

Douglas has been accompanist for Hallam Choral Society for a number of years.