David mason
David has loved and played organs since he was 12 years old. He is owner of Viscount Classical organs UK. His grandfather was an FRCO so the love of the instrument runs deep in the genes.
Since 1990 David has had home practice instruments: first an Allen (bought from his friend Jeremy) and now of course Viscount. He also has a 2 manual Hill pipe organ set-up in his converted barn which acts as a home recital venue.
His organ tutelage level sits at Grade VII but time permitting, he’d like to one day progress to Grade VIII.
Richard Lowe
Richard Lowe, a native of Cheshire, received his first musical education as a treble in the Manchester Cathedral Voluntary Choir and later Sir John Deane’s
College in Northwich where he was college organist.
Richard graduated with an honours degree in Theology from Oxford University in 2002. Whilst in Oxford, Richard was, for a time, organ scholar at Westminster
College, Oxford, and later sang in the Chapel Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford performing in many venues internationally and recording on the Guild Label.
He has been a countertenor lay clerk in the choir of Manchester
Cathedral and in 2004 became Director of Music at Christ Church,
West Didsbury, Manchester, where he also coordinates the church’s
active concert programme. In September 2005, Richard became organ
adviser for the Diocese of Manchester and in since 2014 he has
been organist and curator of the Cavaille-Coll organ at Manchester Town
Hall alongside chairman of the Manchester Cavaille-Coll Organ Foundation,
working hard to achieve funding for the organ’s £1.5m restoration.
Richard is married to Clare who works in Medical Communications and
they have a beautiful cat called Emily who is adorable!