| Sonata IV in B flat | Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy |
| Psalm Prelude Set 1 No 1 | Herbert Howells |
| Concerto VI in B flat major | George Frederic Handel |
| Prelude and fugue in C major BWV 545 | J S Bach |
| Variations and Fugue on East Acklam. For Dr Francis Jackson on his 90th birthday. | Philip Moore |
| Pastorale | Dominico Zipoli |
| Postlude in D minor Opus 105 | Charles Villiers Stanford |
Philip Moore was born in 1943. He received his musical education at the Royal College of Music in London. Here he won the Walford Davies Prize for Organ Playing and the Limpus, Turpin and Read Prizes in the Royal College of Organists’ examinations. In addition to his RCM qualifications, he has a Bachelor in Music degree from the University of Durham.
He was recently awarded Honorary Fellowships of the both the Royal School of Church Music, the Guild of Church Musicians and the Academy of St Cecilia for his services to Church Music.
Following graduation from the RCM, he taught for two and a half years at Eton, before moving to Canterbury Cathedral in 1968 as Assistant Organist to Dr Allan Wicks. Six years later he succeeded Dr Barry Rose as Organist and Master of the Choristers of Guildford Cathedral. In 1983 Philip Moore became Organist and Master of the Music at York Minster, succeeding Dr Francis Jackson who had occupied the post since 1946. He retired from the Minster in the Summer of this year and was appointed an Organist Emeritus. In addition, the Archbishop of York awarded him the Order of St William, an honour entirely in the gift of the Archbishop.
Besides his work, in York, Philip Moore gives organ recitals both in the UK and abroad. He is also known for his work as a composer, and has written extensively for choirs and organs. There are also works for chamber ensembles, including a string quartet and a sonatina for Cor Anglais and Piano. The larger scale works include three cantatas, as well as a concerto for organ and orchestra. Recent commissions an anthem for Westminster Abbey with words by Andrew Motion, and a commission from the Friends of Salisbury Cathedral. Two years ago he completed works for St John’s College, Cambridge, Jesus College, Cambridge, and Chester Cathedral. Last year he wrote a work for the Royal Maundy Service in Manchester Cathedral. His most recent compositions include an extended anthem for the Exultate Singers, a work for the Exon Singers, that was broadcast on July 27th, a work for the Ebor Singers and a set of Evening Canticles for Chelmsford Cathedral. His anthem All wisdom cometh from the Lord has been broadcast frequently and by the end of this year his setting of Three Prayers of Dietrich Bonhoeffer will have been sung in concerts in York Minster by no less than three different choirs.
There are several critically acclaimed recordings both as a solo organist and choir director, and in 1997 a CD of his choral and organ works was released. Other compositions have been recorded both in this country and in the USA.