Stephen Farr is Organist of Guildford Cathedral and is widely regarded as one of the finest organists of his generation, with a virtuoso technique and an impressive stylistic grasp of a wide-ranging repertoire. He was born in London in 1967 and read music at Cambridge, where he was Organ Scholar of Clare College. After graduating with first class honours in 1987, he gained a MasterÂs degree in Musicology, before moving in 1990 to become Sub Organist and later a Lecturer in Music at Christ Church, Oxford. He became Sub-Organist of Winchester Cathedral in 1996 and was appointed to his present position in 1999. A pupil of Robert Munns and David Sanger in London and Cambridge, and of Piet Kee in Haarlem and Hans Fagius in Copenhagen, Stephen Farr enjoys an active international career as a recitalist and soloist, in addition to his work as a continuo player and accompanist in collaboration with leading ensembles and soloists.
