List of Worcester Cathedral organists

This is a list of organists at Worcester Cathedral, in the city of Worcester, England. Notable organists at Worcester have included Thomas Tomkins, Hugh Blair, Ivor Atkins, David Willcocks and Christopher Robinson. The present organist is Samuel Hudson.

Organists

1240 Thomas the Organist*
1415 T. Hulet*
1468 Richard Grene
1484 John Hampton
1522 Daniel Boyse
1541 Richard Fisher
1569 John Golden
1581 Nathaniel Giles
1585 Robert Cotterell
1590 Nathaniel Patrick
1595 John Fido
1596 Thomas Tomkins1649 ''Vacant
1661 Giles Tomkins
1662 Richard Browne
1664 Richard Davis
1686 Vaughan Richardson
1688 Richard Cherington
1724 John Hoddinott
1731 William Hayes
1734 John Merifield
1747 Elias Isaac
1793 Thomas Pitt
1806 Jeremiah Clark
1807 William Kenge
1813 Charles E. J. Clarke
1844 William Done
1895 Hugh Blair
1897 Ivor Atkins
1950 David Willcocks
1957 Douglas Guest
1963 Christopher Robinson
1974 Donald Hunt
1996 Adrian Lucas
2012 Peter Nardone
2018 James Lancelot
2019 Samuel Hudson

1710–1745, the post of Master of the Choristers was separated from that of organist, Ralph Dean and William Davis serving as Master of the Choristers.
Source for dates 1662–1897:''

Assistant Organists

William Done 1835–1844
Alfred James Caldicott c.1860
Robert Taylor 1865
Mr. Garton 1879
James Henry Caseley
Hugh Blair Assistant Organist 1887–1889, Organist-in-Charge 1889–1895
Henry Holloway 1889–1893
George Street Chignell 1893–1896
Frank Alfred Charles Mason 1895–1899
Edgar Thomas Cook 1904–1909
Alexander E. Brent Smith ?–1912
Edgar F.Day 1912-1962
Christopher Robinson 1962–1963
Harry Bramma 1963–1976
Paul Trepte 1976–1981
Adrian Partington 1981–1991
Raymond Johnston 1991–1998
Daniel Phillips 1998–2004
Christopher Allsop 2004 – 2018
Nicholas Freestone 2018 –

Assistant organists and assistant directors of music

Christopher Allsop 2012 – August 2018
Nicholas Freestone September 2018 -

Sub-assistant organists

Simon Bertram 2007 - 2008
George Castle 2008 - 2012
James Luxton 2012 - 2014
Justin Miller 2014 - 2016
Richard Cook 2017 - 2019
Ed Jones 2019 - 2021