Martin Stacey

Born in Somerset, Martin was an organ scholar at Queen’s College, Taunton, before joining the Royal Academy of Music where he studied under Nicholas Danby, Naji Hakim and David Titterington, winning all the major prizes for organ and early-music. With support from the Countess of Munster Musical Trust he furthered his studies with Nicolas Kynaston and Dame Gillian Weir.

Today, his regular solo concert appearances throughout Europe and Scandinavia, together with broadcasts for BBC radio and television, have established his reputation amongst the foremost exponents of the younger generation of organists. In addition to a busy, international performing schedule, he is a guest-lecturer in early Iberian keyboard music and notation at Trinity College of Music, and also teaches music at New End School in Hampstead.

Since 2000 he has been Director of Music at St. Dominic’s Priory in London, where he has established regular organ recitals on the famous 1883 Willis, and has recently installed an 1859 Bryceson organ. Martin has collaborated with Jennifer Bate in two world-première recordings of organ duets by Mendelssohn (available on the Somm label) and has recently recording organ music by Neil Wright and David Bevan for Priory Records.

His own compositions are receiving considerable attention worldwide and in 2006 he founded AFNOM (the Annual Festival of New Organ Music) to promote the work of contemporary composers of organ music. Having featured works from all over Europe and North America in its first year, exhibition-concerts during the 2007 festival have expanded to include events in London, Helsinki and Lisbon. From 2008, Martin will be assisting with the running of ‘Park Lane Group (PLG) Young Artists’ by coordinating events for organists. This will be the first time the PLG have been able to include the organ regularly on the scheme.

Away from music, Martin is a 1stDan black-belt in Shotokan karate. For more information and details of other forthcoming events visit www.martinstacey.com

The Hymn of the Pearl (organ symphony) (2005) was performed during the 2007 AFNOM festival in London.

Contact information

Martin Stacey
2 Ray Court
Ray Gardens
Stanmore
Middlesex HA7 3DR
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 208 357 7913

Email: festivaldirector@gmail.com