Thomas trotter organist biography of mahatma gandhi

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Thomas Andrew Trotter (born 4 April 1957) is an English concert organist.

He is Birmingham City Organist, organist of St Margaret's, Westminster, visiting Fellow in Organ Studies in the Royal Northern College of Music and president of St Albans International Organ Festival.

Thomas trotter organist biography of mahatma gandhi

Biography

Born in Birkenhead, he was a pupil at Malvern College and studied music at Cambridge University where he was organ scholar at King's College. He also studied under Marie-Claire Alain, winning the Prix de Virtuosité in her class.

He won first prize in the interpretation competition at the St Albans International Organ Festival in 1979 and made his debut in the Royal Festival Hall the following year. He was appointed to the position of Birmingham City Organist in 1983, succeeding Sir George Thalben-Ball.

Trotter also studied