Anthony comes from Dronfield, a small Derbyshire market town midway between Chesterfield and Sheffield. His interest in music became apparent at a very early age and, when he was seven years old, he began group lessons with the late John Madin, a famous Cinema Organist and local music dealer.

In 1984 a family holiday was spent at the National Electronic Organ Festival in Morecambe, which was presented by the Association of Organ Enthusiasts. There, Anthony met many famous concert organists, amongst them Tim Flint who was later to become his tutor. The National Festival became a regular date for Anthony and over the years, he became increasingly involved in it’s presentation as a member of the stage crew. On several occasions, festival producer Trevor Daniels (brother of TV illusionist, Paul) invited Anthony to take part in this and other A.O.E festivals as an artiste in his own right.

As a concert artiste, Anthony’s career began by playing for his own society in Chesterfield and fund raising concerts for local charity groups which he continues to support in this way. Other local organ societies were quick to book him and his reputation quickly spread around the country bringing bookings from ever further afield and he celebrates over 15 years on the concert circuit as a semi-professional musician.

Despite now travelling many thousands of miles performing throughout the United Kingdom and on the continent, Anthony is unable to satisfy the demand for his concert performances. However, in response to the ever increasing number of requests, he has recently produced his first recording “Brilliant Cut” under his own label, Anthem International. It has received much acclaim by reviewers of all of the major organ and keyboard publications and has several times been featured on BBC Radio 2 and local radio.

Having progressed through a Welson and a couple of Technics organs, Anthony’s present instrument is the magnificent white and gold Böhm Diamant 400CT-M – the only one of it’s kind in the World! Anthony has frequently been invited to visit the Böhm factory at Bad Oeynhausen in Germany to meet the design team and learn of the company’s latest technical developments and he has regularly appeared at organ festivals in Germany. He has also frequently demonstrated Böhm instruments in the U.K.

Anthony’s interest in the organ scene is not restricted to playing however. He teaches - computing as well as music - and is a member of North East Derbyshire Organ Society where for several years, he held the position of Concert Secretary which made him responsible for arranging the society’s concert programmes and engaging concert artistes, so he is also very well aware of life on the other side of the musical fence.

All of this though, is in addition to his “proper job”! Anthony’s working life began as an apprentice refrigeration and catering engineer before becoming fully qualified in his field and progressing to Technical Manager. More recently, with a former colleague, Anthony has his own business which has taken him away from the concert circuit making only special appearances.

Anthony takes great care to ensure that his concert programme is varied in musical styles and sounds, his intention being to include something for everyone and to make his performance a memorable one for young and old alike.

Contact Details:

104 Shakespeare Crescent,
Dronfield,
Derbyshire,
S18 1ND,
Phone 01246 414 338