Badinerie From Orchestral Suite No. 2 In B Minor Bwv 1067 - Music

Badinerie From Orchestral Suite No. 2 In B Minor Bwv 1067 by Ian Tracey

Ian Tracey

Artist Biography For Ian Tracey

Ian Graham Tracey DL Born 27 May 1955 Is An English Concert Organist Who Has Served As Organist Titulaire Of Liverpool Cathedral Since 2008. Studies And Career Tracey Who Was Born In Liverpool In 1955 Initially Studied The Organ Under The Then Organist Of Liverpool Cathedral Noel Rawsthorne. He Subsequently Continued His Studies At Trinity College London Before Gaining Further Experience In Paris Under André Isoir And Jean Langlais. In 1980 He Succeeded Noel Rawsthorne And In Doing So Became The Youngest Cathedral Organist In The United Kingdom At That Time. He Was Later Appointed Master Of The Choristers In Addition To The Position Of Organist At Liverpool Cathedral. Since 2008 His Position At Liverpool Cathedral Has Been Organist Titulaire A Role That Gives Him Overall Responsibility For The Organs And Recitals There Whilst Affording Him Time For Teaching Recording Writing And Lecturing. In Addition To His Cathedral Duties Ian Tracey Is Also Organist Since 1986 To The City Of Liverpool At St. George’s Hall Chorus Master Since 1985 To The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society Guest Music Director Since 1991 For The BBC's Daily Service Professor Fellow And Organist Since 1988 At Liverpool John Moores University And A Past President 2001–2003 Of The Incorporated Association Of Organists. Since 2011 He Has Been Tonal Director For Makin Organs & Copeman Hart & Company Ltd. Ian Tracey Is In Demand As An Organ Recitalist In The United Kingdom Europe And The United States And Has Made A Number Of Recordings Both Solo And With Orchestra. In July 2006 He Was Admitted To The Degree Of Doctor Of Music Honoris Causa In The University Of Liverpool. This Honorary Doctorate Was Awarded For "his Contribution To Music". In 2015 He Was Appointed A Deputy Lieutenant Of Merseyside.