David Woodcock began his musical education as a chorister at Canterbury
Cathedral under Dr Allan Wicks. He returned to Canterbury at the age of
16 and completed 2 years as Cathedral Organ Scholar before going up to
Cambridge as Organ Scholar at Queens' College. During his three years at
Cambridge, he directed Queens' College Chapel Choir, the St Margaret
Society Chorus and Orchestra and the Gentleman of St John's. In September 1992, David was appointed Organist and Choirmaster at Oakham
School, where from 1995-2005, he was Director of Music. Since September 2005 David has been Director of Music at Harrow School. Harrow has an
outstanding reputation for the quality of its music education, and a
large number of pupils go on to university with organ and choral awards.
David has a deep commitment to fostering music education of excellence.
In the last 12 months, he has overseen more than 80 concerts given by
Harrow's musicians.
He is a Fellow of The Royal College of Organists, for which he has
served on the Governing Council and still sits on the Academic Board and
as an examiner. He is also a member of several national Music Education
committees.
Life as a school master leaves little time for other things,
but David still finds time to perform as an organist and a singer. He
sings occasionally with the Tallis Scholars and the Choir of the English
Concert. As an organist he has given many recitals throughout the UK,
including St Giles' Cathedral Edinburgh, King's College Cambridge,
Coventry Cathedral, York Minster, Westminster Abbey and Canterbury
Cathedral. In May 2009 he performed to critical acclaim at the Ars
Organi Festival in Nitra, Slovakia. This year he has also been busy as a pianist performing Beethoven Sonatas with his good friend and former colleague from Oakham, Martin Cropper.
In addition to family life and working his other great passions are
following Arsenal FC and Kent CCC.
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