Andrew Lumsden (choral director)

Dr Andrew Lumsden (born 10 November 1962)[1] is a British organist and musician. He has been organist and director of music at Winchester Cathedral from 2002.

The son of musician and choirmaster David Lumsden, he trained at Winchester College, RSAMD and St John's College, Cambridge, before taking up the position of assistant organist at Southwark Cathedral in 1985. From there he moved to Westminster Abbey in 1988 as Sub-Organist and then to Lichfield Cathedral in 1992 as Organist and Master of the Choristers until moving to Winchester in 2002. He is currently the director of the Waynflete Singers.[2] He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from the University of Winchester in November 2023. He was also appointed Fellow of the Royal School of Church Music (FRSCM) in 2021.

  1. ^ "Lumsden, Andrew Michael, (born 10 Nov. 1962), Organist and Director of Music, Winchester Cathedral, since 2002". Who's Who 2022.
  2. ^ "Waynflete Singers - Andrew Lumsden". Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.