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MUSICIANS DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
He presently works as Regional Music Adviser (Central and Eastern England) for the Royal School of Church Music; as Director of the Stratford Armonico Consort Academy Choir; as an Associate Lecturer at Christ Church University, Canterbury; and as a busy freelance conductor/composer/accompanist/recitalist, in addition to his work at St Thomas' Church. Well known nationally for the quality of his work with young people, he has led over 100 youth choir and singing projects, as well as project management roles for the Throckmorton Literary Festival and Birmingham's Youth Music Action Zone. In his spare time, Jon enjoys sailing, cycling, fund-raising for the RNLI (as a former lifeboat crew member), and sampling real ales!
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
Prior to Jon Payne's appointment as Director of Music, Matt took on the role of acting conductor, and led the choir through many Evensongs and trips to other churches: including St Mary's, Warwick, and Birmingham Cathedral. In November 2009, Matt was appointed Assistant Director of Music, and takes an active role in rehearsing, playing, and directing. He directs and is responsible for the activities of St Thomas' girls choir. Outside church music, Matt works for a small IT company, and enjoys playing video games and adrenaline-filled activities such as go-karting and Laserquesting.
ORGAN SCHOLAR St Thomas' Church recognises the importance of training the organists and choir directors of the future. The Organ Scholarship, instituted some years ago, is funded by the Friends of St Thomas' Church Music. Past organ scholars include: 2010-2011: James Luxton - now Assistant
Director of Music at St Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton The present holder of the scholarship is OLIVER PARRY, a loyal member of St Thomas' Choir who has sung first as a treble, and latterly as a bass. He is presently studying at Old Swinford Hospital School, Stourbridge. Ollie is also the choir's librarian. |
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JON
PAYNE studied Music at the University of Surrey, specialising in
composition and conducting. He was appointed Director of the renowned
Wenhaston Boys' Choir in Suffolk, and worked for Aldeburgh Festival.
From 1999 to 2001, he was Organ Scholar at Norwich Cathedral, following
which he joined Norfolk Music Education Service as choral animateur,
where he directed the County Youth Choir. He subsequently took on a
similar role in the Borough of Solihull, on behalf of the British
Federation of Young Choirs. 
MATT
ROSE began singing at St Andrew's, Handsworth, at the age of 6. For
part of that time, he sang under the direction of Gary Cole, later
Director of Music at St Mary's Collegiate Church, Warwick. Matt became
Organ Scholar at Holy Trinity, Belbroughton, and at 19, joined the choir
of St Thomas' Church as a tenor and, latterly, as an alto when required.
With the choir, he has sung the part of Jesus in Bach's St Luke Passion.