Liz was inspired to learn the organ by her first piano teacher Margaret F.Taylor, FRCO, LRAM who was born in 1898 and would have been a great member of the SWO! Liz eventually starting to learn the organ at the age of 15 and in 1974 became an organ student at the RNCM, being taught by Ronald Frost. As a student and then a teacher, Liz was a parish church organist before ordination in 1988. She is now a freelance organist and retired priest living in Beverley.

Victoria started learning the organ in her 30s and it has utterly changed her life (for the better). She wants to share that joy with as many people as possible in any way she can.

Classically trained, Ilona is an enthusiastic and knowledgeable piano teacher and her goal is to share her passion for music and the opportunities it can offer. She is passionate about music, and is currently learning to play the organ. After successfully completing the Post Graduate Certificate in Education in Music from Hope University, Liverpool, she taught music, singing, theory, piano and keyboard at local secondary and primary schools in the North West.

Sue fell in love with the organ whilst at school. After the Royal Academy of Music she produced recordings for Argo Records, studied organ with Nicholas Danby, performed in masterclasses with Ton Koopman and Marie Claire Alain, and has given recitals in 4 continents. Sue was Director of the London Organ Days for 18 years, but after suffering leukaemia had to relearn her skills. She founded the RBCS choir and orchestra, conducting the major choral works. Following appointments at the German Church, Knightsbridge and St Magnus the Martyr, City of London, she is now organist at St Paul's Deptford, presenting a series 'Celebrating Women Organists '.

Miriam started learning the organ with an experimental course for children at Brigham Young University. Now a sophomore in high school, she’s the organist for a congregation in her church, and has taken lessons for 7 years.

Laura Henderson is a freelance organist in Washington, DC (USA). She holds a BA in French and music from The College of William and Mary and an MA in sacred music and culture from Georgetown University. Most recently, she served as Assistant Director of Music in Georgetown University's Campus Ministry.

Young Kiwi organist Zosia began her MMus studies at the Royal Academy of Music, London, in September 2023 (organ/violin). Until August 2023, she was the Director of Music at St Mark’s Anglican Church Remuera, and previously held Organ Scholar roles at both Baradene College and Holy Trinity Cathedral (mothership of the Anglican diocese in Auckland, New Zealand). She is regularly sought after as a soloist (organ and violin) and conductor, and enjoys collaborating across an array of musical genres.

I am assistant organist at Castle Methodist Church, Colchester.

Jenny attended the RCO summer school in 2012 and started regular lessons through the RCO which supported her enormously during the ten years she was organist and choir master in Hertfordshire. On retiring to North Shropshire she lost touch with the organ but is gradually getting back to playing via Anne Marsden-Thomas' excellent publications and other on-line resources. She is now returning to hymn playing in a number of local churches as there are organs to play and apparently no organists.

Claire was the first woman to hold an organ scholarship at a mixed college in Oxford – at St John’s College. After further study at the RNCM where she was organ scholar at Manchester Cathedral, and then at Geneva Conservatoire, gaining a Prix de Virtuosité and the Prix Otto Barblan for Performance, Claire held positions at Holy Trinity, Geneva; Assistant Organist at Bristol Cathedral and Organist at Clifton Cathedral in Bristol. She studied with François Delor in Geneva and Nicolas Kynaston, and taught on many courses for young organists.

Claire later became interested in music psychology and retrained as a music therapist at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Over the last 20 years, she has worked in the NGS and education, examined for the ABRSM and recently has rediscovered the joys of organ playing!

Ruth is a professional singer, teacher and composer, and a relative latecomer to the organ. She is the Organist and Director of Music at All Saints West Dulwich, which has a robed choir of adults and children. She also plays the piano, violin and viola, and runs the community choir SING4ALL in Herne Hill, South London UK. She is a devotee of JS Bach, both as a singer and player. Ruth enjoys playing chamber music in her spare time.

Music was Muriel's first love. Her parents enrolled her in piano lessons at Peabody Preparatory Institute when she was six years old and she graduated when she was 14. She studied pipe organ from age 14 to 16 and became organist at a Methodist Church that year. She stayed there 26 years until the church closed. She subsequently served as organist, pianist, music director and accompanist for many different churches, faiths and schools. Many of her students have become church organists, educators and performers.