Barnaby Silverstone - Organ Scholar
Primarily a singer, recorder player and pianist, Barnaby started learning the organ in 2019 at St Mary’s Osterley where he regularly played, and made swift progress at St. Mary Magdalene Richmond having regular lessons with Karl Dorman and Alex Knight.

Aside from the organ, Barnaby has also sung at many Cathedrals across the UK with the University of London Church Choir and The Whyte Effect choir, as well as playing regularly with the National Youth Recorder Orchestra, where he has been tutored by Annabel Knight. More recently he has played the recorder in award winning composer Ashley Thompson’s theatre production ‘Greenwood Dreams’ with the Claybody Theatre. Barnaby also learnt and played the piano at his secondary school Twyford C of E High School, where he did occasional accompaniment.

Barnaby studied the BMus course at the Royal College of Music with his principal study being the organ. He completed two years as organ scholar at St Mary Magdalene Richmond and a further year at St. Mary’s Barnes. Barnaby then became Organ scholar at Hampton Court and subsequently Organ Scholar at Marylebone PC.

Cicely Edwards - Organ Scholar

Cicely continued lessons with Karl Dorman in 2024 during her gap year whilst undertaking the organ scholarship at Merton Parish Church (Karl’s former parish).

She is a keen brass player and has performed in Jazz and other ensembles during her time at school where her interest in the organ commenced.

Cicely’s interest in the organ extends into organ construction, history and design and she is a member of “Pipe Up for Pipe Organs” joining organ building and tuning workshops regularly across London.

She is delighted to have been offered an Organ Scholarship at St. Chad’s College Durham whilst reading Physics.