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Edward Taylor (born Chelmsford, Essex) is Assistant Organist of Carlisle Cathedral.

Education
Edward began lessons in voice and piano at the age of seven and began learning the organ whilst a chorister at Ely Cathedral. During his final year at the Cathedral as Head Boy, he became the first serving chorister to accompany Evensong for the Cathedral Choir at age 13. In 1996 Edward won a major music scholarship to Uppingham School, where his organ tutors were Nicolas Kynaston and Alexander Ffinch among others. During that time he was chosen several times to attend the Oundle International Summer School for Young Organists and was awarded numerous recitals across the UK and in Holland.

Career
From September 2001 to July 2002 Edward held the Organ scholarship at Portsmouth Cathedral. During this time he gained his ARCO Organists and progressed his freelance career with recitals in the UK, Belgium and Austria. In September 2002, Edward became the Edward Boyle Organ scholar at Leeds Parish Church working under Dr Simon Lindley. In 2006 Edward gained his BMus which included studying abroad for a year at the Strasbourg Conservatoire in France. During this time he was taught by Christophe Mantoux and Martin Gester. On his return he took up the post of Organ Scholar at Wakefield Cathedral, combining it with the post at Leeds Parish Church. Edward took up his post as Postgraduate Organ Scholar to the then newly formed Ely Cathedral Girls Choir in September 2006 and accompanied the girls on their debut CD ‘Sing reign of Fair Maid’ on the Regent label, which was released in October 2008.

Edward took up the post of Assistant Organist at Carlisle Cathedral in September 2008. Alongside the Assistant position, Edward directs the Carlisle Cathedral Youth Choir, who toured to Brittany and parts of the UK in 2009 and also appeared on Radio 4 Sunday Worship and Songs of Praise on BBC 1 Television in 2010. Edward Co-Directs the Carlisle Cantate Children’s Choir and has a major role as a Musical Animateur in the Cathedrals Outreach programme. He directed the Cockermouth Harmonic Society from September 2008 – March 2010. Edward is a private Organ and Piano teacher and is active as an organ recitalist across the UK.