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David Goode (born 1971) is a British organist and composer known for his performances, recordings, and contributions to organ and choral music. [1]
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David Goode (born 1971) is a British organist and composer known for his performances, recordings, and contributions to organ and choral music. [1]
Goode was a music scholar at Eton College and served as an organ scholar at King's College, Cambridge from 1991 to 1994, where he studied under David Sanger and Jacques van Oortmerssen. [2] He graduated with a first-class degree and an MPhil.
From 1996 to 2001, he was Sub-Organist at Christ Church, Oxford. He won prizes at the 1997 St Albans International Organ Festival and the Recital Gold Medal at the 1998 Calgary Competition. [3] Between 2003 and 2005, he served as the Organist-in-Residence at the First Congregational Church in Los Angeles, which houses one of the world's largest church organs. From 2005 to 2022, he was the Organist at Eton College.
Goode has performed at major venues worldwide, including appearances at the BBC Proms, the Royal Festival Hall, and Symphony Hall. He has collaborated with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the BBC Singers, and trumpeter Alison Balsom. His performances have taken him across Europe, North America, Australia, and Asia. [4]
As a composer, Goode has written various choral and organ works, including collaborations with poet Francis Warner. Notable compositions include the Blitz Requiem, premiered at St Paul's Cathedral in 2013, and Holy is the True Light, premiered in July 2022. [5]
In 2021, Goode was suspended from his role at Eton after searching for indecent images of children on a work laptop on 229 separate occasions between March and December of that year. [6] In 2024, he was banned from teaching in schools indefinitely by the Teaching Regulation Agency. [7]
Goode's notable recordings include:
Goode has been featured in high-profile events, including:
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