Ian Tracey (organist)


Ian Tracey DL is Organist Titulaire at Liverpool Cathedral.

Studies and career

Tracey initially studied the organ under the then Organist of Liverpool Cathedral, Noel Rawsthorne. He subsequently continued his studies at Trinity College, London, before gaining further experience in Paris under André Isoir and Jean Langlais. In 1980, he succeeded Noel Rawsthorne and, in doing so, became the youngest cathedral organist in the United Kingdom at that time. He was later appointed Master of the Choristers, in addition to Organist, at Liverpool Cathedral.
Since 2008, his position at Liverpool Cathedral has been Organist Titulaire; a role that gives him overall responsibility for the organs and recitals there, whilst affording him time for teaching, recording, writing and lecturing.
In addition to his Cathedral duties, Ian Tracey is also Organist to the City of Liverpool at St. George’s Hall, Chorus Master to the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society, Guest Music Director for the BBC's Daily Service, Professor, Fellow and Organist at Liverpool John Moores University and a past President of the Incorporated Association of Organists. Since 2011, he has been Tonal Director for Makin Organs & Copeman Hart.
Ian Tracey is in demand as an organ recitalist in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States, and has made a number of recordings, both solo and with orchestra.
In July 2006, he was admitted to the degree of Doctor of Music in the University of Liverpool. This honorary doctorate was awarded for "his contribution to music". In 2015 he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Merseyside.

Discography

Solo organ