Jonathan Rees-Williams
Jonathan Rees-Williams (born 10 February 1949) is a British cathedral organist, who served in Lichfield Cathedral[1] and St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
Background
[edit]He was born in St. Helier, Jersey. He studied music at the Royal Academy of Music.
In 2004, he was arrested and in court he admitted five counts of indecent assault involving two boys, but denied a further 10 counts against boys and three against a girl. He was jailed for five years for the indecent assaults and a further three months, to run consecutively, for possessing 127 indecent images of children on two computers.[2]
Career
[edit]- Organ scholar at New College, Oxford 1969 - 1972
- Acting organist at New College, Oxford 1972
Assistant organist:
Organist of:
- Lichfield Cathedral 1978 - 1991
- St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle 1991 - 2002
References
[edit]- ^ The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw.
- ^ "Queen's organist jailed for abuse". News.bbc.co.uk. 25 August 2004. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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- 1949 births
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- Living people
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- Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music
- 21st-century British organists
- 21st-century British male musicians
- British male classical organists