Paul Cheater

Paul Cheater is the associate organist at the United Reformed Church in Oxford. He is also the organist at the Chapel of St Nicholas, Summer Fields, and organist of the Parish Church of St Mary, Litton Cheney, in West Dorset.

Paul studied the organ at Kingswood School in Bath, where he was inspired by the former Warden of Trinity College of Music, Roger Pope, and the composer John Byrt, who were members of the Kingswood staff at different times.  From Kingswood, Paul went on to train as a teacher at Westminster College in Oxford, where he was able to combine his educational training with further study of the organ at University College, Oxford, under the late John Webster, then the Professor of Music at the college.

Over the years, Paul has been able to further his love of music and to provide pleasure for many, as he has played either as an accompanist or in a solo capacity in many venues around the world. Such places have ranged from the smallest of villages to some of the greatest churches and cathedrals in this country and overseas, notably St Bartholomew’s Church in New York, home to the largest organ in the city, and the Cathedral of St John the Divine, the largest cathedral in the world. While in New York, he accompanied a service which was broadcast on the worldwide web from Trinity Church, Wall Street. Paul also plays at New College, Keble College and Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, as his school’s choir sings evensong there regularly. Recently, he played at Westminster Cathedral in London.

In 2003, Paul was elected as an Honorary Fellow of the National College of Music and Arts, for services to music. He is a member of its Executive Board and an examiner for the college. He is also a Fellow of the Guild of Musicians and Singers, and an Associate and Fellow of the Royal College of Preceptors.

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