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Musical Director: Julian Merson
Julian lives in St Ives and is very active musically. He read music at Royal Holloway College, London University, graduating in 1987. He has been accompanist to the St Neots Philharmonic for a number of years and is also seen regularly performing at venues in and around St Ives. Since 1994, he has been organist at St Mary's Parish Church, Houghton and has worked with a number of local societies as baritone, accompanist, continuo player, organist and pianist. As organist he has appeared with the Orlando singers in Cambridge in the Requiems by Duruflé and Rutter, and in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. As baritone, he has sung Aeneas in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas for Stratford-upon-Avon Chamber Choir. In 2007 and 2009, he performed as soloist in Mozart’s Piano Concertos No20 and No21 with the Chamber Orchestra of St Ives. He has also played as harpsichord soloist in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No5 (2008).
He became Musical Director of St Ives Choral Society in September 2001.