David Houlder (organ)

A native of Preston, David Houlder has had close associations with Merseyside for many years. He gained his FRCO at the early age of 17 and went on to read music at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.  He was Director of Music at the Blue Coat School in Liverpool and held the post of Sub-Organist at Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral.  During the course of his career he has played the organ at every English cathedral, bar one!  

Some years ago he moved to Leeds as Sub-Organist at Leeds Parish Church. He has appeared in television broadcasts with the LPC Choir and recorded several CDs under the genial baton of Dr. Simon Lindley. He is a regular organ recitalist at all the major venues in Yorkshire. In addition, he directs the Choral Society at Leeds College of Music. He is now Principal Accompanist to the Halifax Choral Society (which is the U.K’s longest-established such foundation, dating back to 1817!) 

David has accompanied many of Hoylake Choral Society's concerts over the past 20 years, in particular, he magnificently performed the piano part in our recent performances of Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle.