PHILIP SMITH
organ
Philip Smith was born in Stoke-on-Trent in the
English midlands where he was a chorister in
the choir of Stoke Minster, where he studied
organ with Michael Rhodes and later Roger
Fisher (Chester Cathedral) and Ian Tracey
(Liverpool Cathedral). Following four years as a
student at The Royal Northern College of Music
he was appointed Assistant Organist of St Asaph Cathedral where he
was involved with the North Wales music festival whose director was
the Welsh composer William Mathias.
From 1994-2007 Philip was Organist of The Collegiate Church of St
Peter in Ruthin North Wales.
Moving to Auckland in January 2008 as Organist of Holy Trinity Cathedral,
he combines this position with organist and organ tutor at Baradene
College of the Sacred Heart, Diocesan School for Girls and Dilworth
School. In addition, he is organ teaching Fellow at the University of
Waikato where he has just completed his doctoral research.
During his time at Holy Trinity he has been responsible for tonal design
of the new Cathedral organ and for the organ in St. Mary’s.
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