Thomas Howell at Westminster Abbey for the Keyboard Trust Annual Organ Concert
THOMAS HOWELL has already established his reputation on the UK organ scene whilst still an undergraduate at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, studying under Daniel Moult and Nicholas Wearne. He has held positions at the cathedrals of Chichester and Birmingham, is a competition winner (including second prize at the prestigious IAO RCO Competition 2024), and is also active as a piano accompanist and carillonneur (in his spare time). His adoption by the Keyboard Trust will open further opportunities in the UK and beyond, not least Sunday’s recital in the Summer Organ Festival Young Artist Platform at Westminster Abbey.
The Abbey organ has power and authority, but is not without its traps for the unwary. Its position on the screen at the head of the Nave means that the sound can be rather diffuse, a situation not helped by the substantial acoustic in the main body of the building.
