DANIEL COOK

Daniel Cook moved to Salisbury Cathedral as Assistant Director of Music in September, 2005. At Salisbury his duties involve playing the organ for all major services, broadcasts concerts and recordings. In addition, he assists the Director of Music in training the Cathedral's two Choirs. Daniel received his early musical education at Durham Cathedral with Keith Wright. Following a year as Organ Scholar at Worcester Cathedral, he moved to London to take up a place at the Royal Academy of Music where he studied with Nicolas Kynaston, James O'Donnell, and Patrick Russill. While at the Academy, he worked as Organ Scholar at Southwark Cathedral and Westminster Abbey before graduating with first class honours in July, 2003. Following this, he was appointed Assistant Organist at Westminster Abbey where he participated in many important national and international services including the 50th anniversary of the Queen's Coronation. As a recitalist, Daniel has played across England and Wales, as well as making appearances in Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, and Norway. Recent years have seen engagements in the Cathedrals at: Blackburn, Canterbury, Chester, Durham, Ely, Guildford, Leicester, Newcastle, Rochester, St David's, St Paul's, Southwark, Westminster, The Temple Church, Magdalene College Oxford, and in Westminster Abbey's Summer Organ Festival. Daniel has twice been a finalist in the St Albans International Organ Competition.