Jonathan Hope is Assistant Director of Music at Gloucester Cathedral.Educated at George Abbot School in his hometown of Guildford, Surrey, he studied initially with Stephen Lacey, John Belcher and David Sanger, and then at the Royal College of Music, London (2007-2011) with Margaret Phillips and Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin (improvisation). Increasingly in demand as a recitalist, Jonathan’s career to date has taken him throughout the UK, as well as France, Germany, Italy, the USA and Australia. Recently, he has performed solo recitals at Canterbury Cathedral, Westminster Cathedral, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and Saint-Sulpice, Paris.In March 2014, Jonathan took up his present post at Gloucester Cathedral, where he is the principal organist for the cathedral services, accompanist to the Gloucester Choral Society, and (in September 2014) Director of the Saint Cecilia Singers, one of the foremost chamber choirs in the UK.Jonathan was Organ Scholar of the world-famous Winchester Cathedral (2012-2014) where he worked with the choir, played for the daily services, was responsible for training the chorister probationers, and was accompanist to the cathedral’s two voluntary choirs. At Winchester, Jonathan also played for the funeral of the composer Sir John Tavener, and accompanied a concert featuring Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Previously, Jonathan was Organ Scholar of Southwark Cathedral (2010-2012), where his duties involved accompanying and directing the cathedral choirs in daily services, and serving as Acting Sub-Organist & Director of the Girls’ Choir in his final term, a term which included prestigious services for the 2012 London Olympics and HM The Queen's Diamond Jubilee. An increasingly influential organ teacher, Jonathan has held organ teaching positions at the City of London School and Sevenoaks School, and teaches a fast-growing number of private pupils.