Anthony Wilson

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Anthony was born in North Yorkshire, where he studied piano, organ, and violin. 

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He is the Director of Music at St. Mary’s Church, Willingdon, where he plays the organ and trains the choirs.  Semi-retired, Anthony combines this role with work as an Adult Learning Administrator at East Sussex College.

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Anthony studied Music at the University of Nottingham, before moving to the University of London (now UCL) Institute of Education to train as a secondary school teacher.  He gained an MA in Music Education at UCL during his career in education.  This took him to music teaching roles in Hertfordshire, Leicester, London, and Sussex.

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Alongside his teaching career, Anthony has worked as Director of Music in parish churches in Leicester, Essex, Lincolnshire, London, and Sussex.  During his career, he has been privileged to be invited to direct church choirs in Westminster Abbey, Leicester, Bristol, Chichester, Canterbury, Rochester, and Southwark Cathedrals. 

As an organist, Anthony has accompanied visiting choirs in buildings such as St. Paul’s Cathedral, Winchester, Chester, St. Albans, and Chichester Cathedrals.  He is an Associate of the Royal College of Organists and Fellow of the London College of Music.  During the pandemic he worked to gain an ARSM diploma in piano playing. 

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He likes to keep his fingers fit (and to learn some new music) by giving occasional recitals. In his free time, Anthony enjoys singing, reading, listening to music, spending time with family and friends, cooking, and even doing a spot of gardening.