NEW Griffiths Chapel Organ Scholarship Programme
Griffiths Chapel Organ Scholarships
Salisbury Cathedral School is looking for a girl to become the new Griffiths Chapel Organ Scholar. The two year pipe organ scholarship programme will commence in September 2024, and run for the two Upper Prep years (school years 7 and 8). The successful candidate will enjoy:
- Weekly term time organ lessons (30 per year)
- Regular performance opportunities
- 20% school fee remission
- Access to further (significant) means tested bursary funding
Potential organ scholars need to be:
- Good piano or keyboard skills OR already learning the organ
- To be in current school year 5 or 6
- Interested in music and potentially pursing a musical career
To apply, please email admissions@salisburycathedralschool.com
Thank you to our sponsors
This organ scholarship place has been made possible by the generosity of Paul Griffiths and his wife Joanna Marsh. Paul Griffiths is CEO of Dubai Airports and also a Vice President, and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Royal College of Organists. Joanna Marsh is a British composer of choral and orchestral works. Joanna won an Ivors Composer Award in 2022.
Paul Griffiths said, 'My wife Joanna Marsh and myself have been keenly devoted to Cathedral music for most of our lives and are motivated to perpetuate this wonderful tradition. We are keen to support the introduction of young people to the rewarding and beneficial study of the organ and its repertoire.'
