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Mr J J Hutchings

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Jamie John Hutchings (September 1, 1980 - ) is a teacher, organist, singer and composer. He attended St Peter's Prep (Lympstone), Exeter School, and held organ scholarships at Crediton & Grimsby parish churches. He earned his Bachelor of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London as organ scholar, and went to be organ scholar of Chichester Cathedral. After being assistant organist at Lincoln Cathedral, he is Assistant Director of Music at Framlingham College in Suffolk.

He has performed for BBC radio and local television; Music for Youth Schools Prom (the restored organ of the Royal Albert Hall); All Saints' Day masses at St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, and Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. He has directed and accompanied various visiting choirs in most English cathedrals. His works have been sung throughout British cathedrals, the Chapel of Lambeth Palace, on the BBC, mainland Europe, the USA and South America, South Africa, Australasia, and the Far East.

Recent performances:

  • The Suffolk Singers gave the premiere his "Three Antiphons of Hildegard of Bingen" in Ely Cathedral Lady Chapel at 2.00pm on Saturday 24th March 2012. The antiphons are for unaccompanied choir, and use texts of the polymath Hildegard of Bingen for The Holy Trinity, St John the Baptist, and St Rupert.
  • His Jubilate Deo in C was premiered by St John's, Princes Street, Edinburgh during the 2011 Edinburgh Festival, and they performed the complete "St John's Edinburgh" Service on 20th November 2011 (http://www.thechoir.co.uk/);
  • Framlingham College Choir & Seckford Brass premiered his "God is our strength and refuge" (Trebles, SATB, Brass Octet & Organ - 8 minutes) for the College Remembrance Service on Sunday 13th November 2011;
  • The Suffolk Singers performed his Balaam Cycle (a setting of seven songs for SATB and piano) at All Saints, Wickham Market on Saturday 10th December 2011 (http://www.suffolksingers.co.uk).

In the case of free scores, it is politely suggested that the monies that would have been spent purchasing the score and subsequent copies, are donated to the Teenage Cancer Trust, who are seeking to build a wing specifically for teenage sufferers of cancer at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge.


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