Join us for our latest recital at 1pm on Tuesday 11th October with Ashley Grote, Master of Music, Norwich Cathedral

Ashley Grote has held the post of Master of Music at Norwich Cathedral since September 2012. He is responsible for the day-to-day running of the Cathedral music department, directing the boys’ and girls’ choirs in their busy programme of choral services, concerts, broadcasts and recordings, and is also conductor of Norwich Cathedral Chamber Choir.

Born in 1982, Ashley was a chorister at King’s College, Cambridge from 1990-95 and returned as organ scholar from 2001-04. As organ scholar at King’s he performed internationally with the world-famous choir and accompanied numerous recordings, radio and television broadcasts. Ashley has subsequently held posts as organist-in-residence at Tonbridge School (2004-05), Assistant Organist of Westminster Abbey (2005-08) and Assistant Director of Music at Gloucester Cathedral (2008-2012).

Ashley is in demand as an organ soloist, having studied with Nicolas Kynaston in London since 2002. He has performed throughout the UK, USA and Europe with recent concerts in Italy, Germany and Sweden. His first solo disc, of organ symphonies by Louis Vierne, was released in June 2012 and described by Gramophone magazine as a ‘top-notch recording’.