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John Hosking

John Hosking is an organist and composer residing in St. Asaph, North Wales.

He was born in Cornwall in 1976 and initial organ studies were with Peter Jolley and David Briggs.

In 1994, John became Organ Scholar at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, undertaking further organ study with Martin Baker. John entered the Royal College of Music as an undergraduate student in 1995, studying with Nicholas Danby and Margaret Phillips. In 1996 he became Organ Scholar of Westminster Abbey ; he is the only person to have held this post for an extended period of three years.

Since 2004, he has worked at St. Asaph Cathedral where he is currently Assistant Director of Music and Director of the Cathedral's Voluntary Choir.

John's compositional output primarily consists of choral music. The Ely Cathedral Girls' Choir together with the Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge have recorded a disc of his choral works for Regent Records due for release in 2016. Most of his compositions are published by the Chichester Music Press.

List of compositions

Mass Settings

Missa Brevis in D (treble voices and organ) (2000/2012)

Missa Sancti Asaph (SATB + Organ) (2012)

The Chester Service (SATB + Organ - some divides) (2012)

Requiem (Chorus and Orchestra or Chorus and Organ - both with Soprano soloist) (2012)

Missa Sancti Kentigern (ATB + Organ) (2013) for the Layclerks of St. Asaph Cathedral

Missa de Requiem (Chorus, Orchestra, Organ and Soprano soloist) (2014)

Canticle Settings

Te Deum (SATB, organ - some divides) 2011

Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in A (treble voices)

Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in D (SATB)

The Bangor Service Trebles + Organ (2012)

Jubilate (TTBB + Organ) (2012)

Benedictus (SATB + Organ) (2013) for the Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge

The Truro Service (SATB + organ - some divides) (2013)

The Peel Service (SATB + organ) Commissioned by Dr. Peter Litman and the Choir of St. German's Cathedral, Peel (2013)

The St. Martin's Service (SATB + Organ) Evening canticles commissioned to mark the restoration of the organ at St. Martin-in-the-Fields (2015)

Responses

Festal responses (treble voices and organ) (2004)

Responses (SATB) (2012)

Solo Organ

Hommage à Paris - organ suite in five movements, commissioned by Martin Baker (2014)

Adagio (from Hommage à Paris) (2014)

The Fourteen Stations of the Cross - organ suite in 15 movements, commissioned by Sebastian Thomson as part of "The Angels of Creation" series (2015) General Choral Works

A Royal Blessing - in celebration of the birth of Prince George of Cambridge (2013)

A Royal Blessing (arrangement for SSS + organ) (2013)

Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house (2010)

I was glad (Double SATB Choir) (2012)

Ave Maria (SSAATTBB + S solo) (2012)

We pray thee, guide us, gracious Lord (2013) (SSAATTBB)

Grant to us, Lord (2012)

The Seven Trumpets (SATB, Organ, Brass, Percussion, Piano, 'Cello, Flute, S+T solos) (2012)

In Pace (SSAATTBB) (2012) for Ben Chewter and the Chester Cathedral Nave Choir

Ave verum corpus (2013) for the Ely Cathedral Girls' Choir

Holy Father, cheer our way (SSAATTBB + sop solo) for Tom Coxhead and Octavo of Chester (2013)

We will remember them (2013) Anthem for remembrance; SATB, Organ, Trumpet, Timpani and Soprano Solo

Bring us, O Lord God (SATB + Organ) (2014) Commissioned for the opening Evensong of the 2014 Conwy Music Festival

Christmas Compositions

O Magnum Mysterium (2011)

In a lowly stable's manger (SATB + Organ) (2011)

In the bleak mid winter (SATB + Organ) (2014) Commissioned by St. Mary's Church, Conwy

Solo Voice

"Music" - a setting of the Ode by Charles Swinburne in three movements for Soprano and Piano for Olivia Hunt (2013)