Music Director

Timothy Parsons

Timothy Parsons took up the position of Director of Music at Wells Cathedral in September 2024, also becoming Music Director of the Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society. He has held posts at the cathedrals of Hereford, Winchester, Exeter, and most recently St Edmundsbury, where he was Director of Music from 2021 to 2024. During his time there, the choir toured to France and Germany, broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and released a recording, ‘A Year at St Edmundsbury’, with the Regent label.

Timothy was a chorister at Guildford Cathedral, a music scholar at Charterhouse, and was organ scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge, graduating with a starred first in Music in 2014. Whilst at Cambridge he was also organ scholar for King's Voices, the mixed-voice choir of King's College Chapel. In 2018 he recorded a disc of organ music at Exeter for Regent Records' English Cathedral Series, which was praised for its 'vigour, optimism and supreme self confidence' (MusicWeb International) and 'virtuoso command of the organ' (Organists' Review).

Accompanist

Edward Marshall

Edward Marshall is the current Organ Scholar of Wells Cathedral where he accompanies both the Cathedral Choir as well as the voluntary Wells Cathedral Chamber Choir (WCCC).

Having graduated from the University of Exeter in July 2024, he held the post of organ scholar to the university's Chapel Choir during his studies. Within this time, he was able to play in some of the most prestigious venues, playing at Exeter Cathedral, Bath Abbey, Southwark Cathedral, continuo for Bach’s St John’s Passion in Buckfast Abbey and most recently the choir tours organist through Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds. He was also fortunate enough to be the organist for the Archbishop of Canterbury’s service of Remembrance as part of his visit to South-West in November 2023.

During his time at university Edward has received organ lessons from both Timothy Noon (Exeter Cathedral) and James Anderson-Besant (Truro Cathedral). Edward maintains a freelance career where he plays for various choirs, ensembles, churches and schools across the South-West and London. He is also currently working towards his ARCO.