George Inscoe is an Organist, Conductor, Pianist and Continuo Player based in London and is in high demand as a freelance musician and teacher.
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As an organist he has performed recitals across the UK and Europe as well as in the USA, Singapore and Australia. He has performed with the City of London Sinfonia, the London Mozart Players and as continuo for the London Concertante in venues such as Cadogan Hall, Royal Festival Hall and St Paul’s Cathedral. George has both played and conducted on BBC Radio 3 as part of their weekly Choral evensong broadcasts.
George has held positions at Norwich Cathedral, first as Organ Scholar and then as Assistant Organist where he often conducted both the Cathedral Choir and Cathedral Chamber choir, whilst also teaching the choristers theory and piano. He was also in charge of media and digital worship. Following his move to London, George is currently Sub-Organist at Croydon Minster and Musical Director of the Buckland & Betchworth Choral Society.
Previously, whilst studying, George held the position of Organ Scholar at Temple Church under Roger Sayer and St Mark’s Church, Hamilton Terrace under Tansy Castledine. George is also a freelance piano and organ teacher around London.
George began his musical career as a chorister in Canterbury Cathedral Choir under Dr David Flood. In December 2005 he was chosen to be a soloist for the Young Voices Tour of the UK, performing in some of the countries’ largest and most prestigious concert halls including the Royal Albert Hall in London. Other prestigious events included the 2008 Lambeth Conference. He was made Head Chorister in his final year.
George then became a music scholar at St Edmund’s School in Canterbury where he studied the piano and the organ with David Flood, before gaining a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, studying with Susan Landale (in London and Paris) and Bine Bryndorf (in Copenhagen). He also studied improvisation with Gerard Brooks and Neil Wright.
Whilst at RAM, George won numerous prizes including the Eric Thiman academic prize and the Dorothy Cooper performance prize. He was chosen to perform regularly in concerts throughout his time there, most notably as part of the renowned Bach Cantata series and Widor Organ Symphonies series.
George is married to professional Soprano Kirsty O’Neill and together they founded the Norwich Consort of Voices, a project based professional choir, bringing more professional choral music to East Anglia. They have collaborated with Norwich Baroque, the city’s period instrument ensemble, notably performing Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu Nostri in Norwich Cathedral.
George is a widely saught after piano, theory and organ teacher and is currently represented by Workbox Music.
You may also find George singing Tenor, on the football field, or cooking up a Sunday Roast in the Kitchen.