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Joseph Nolan is a British [Organist]. He studied at [The Royal College of Music, London] with Richard Popplewell and was awarded First Class Honours for his B Mus Hons Final Recital at the [Temple Church, London]. He then recieved numerous scholarships from [The Countess of Munster Trust], [Hattori Foundation] and[ Royal Philharmonic Society] to study with Marie Claire Alain in Paris and Dame Gillian Weir in London respectively.

In 2004 he was appointed to [Her Majesty's Chapels Royal, St James's Palace]. He plays for the regular services and has accompanied the choir on Radio 3 and Classic FM. He is also heard on disc with the choir on the Naxos, Signum and Classic FM labels. His playing will be heard at the memorial service for Princess Diana at The Guards Chapel in August 2007. He also plays regularly at the Wren Church, St Bride's Fleet St, which features a choir of international repute.

His solo recordings from St Ouen Rouen, [Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral], [Coventry Cathedral] and [Ripon Cathedral] on the ASV and Herald labels have been met with critical acclaim from critics both sides of the Atlantic. He has also appeared as a soloist at [Buckingham Palace], giving the opening recital of the refurbished Ballroom Organ to a distinguished invited audience. Other venues include [St Pauls Cathedral, London], [Westminster Abbey], [St John's Smiths Square] and [St John's College Cambridge]. He has also appeared at the Frankfurt, [Thaxted], [Cambridge] and [Oundle Festivals]-where he was a soloist and tutor.

He tours regularly to the USA, most recently having given a rectal for the 2007 American Angicans Conference and present a seminar on Widor at Yale University. He has also appeared in concert with the celebrated trumpeters, [Alison Balsom] and [Crispian Steele Perkins].

Joseph Nolan is also an Examiner for the [Associated Board of The Royal Schools of Music.]