Christopher Kent

1973 to 2009

Hon. Organist, St. Nicholas Church, Tytherton Lucas, Wiltshire.

1980 to 2010

Examiner to the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music in practical and theoretical subjects.

1980 to 1994

Member of the Editorial Board of the 'Elgar Complete Edition.'

1985 to 1998

Council member of the British Institute of Organ Studies (BIOS), a registered charity.

1986 to August 1995

 Hon. Secretary of BIOS.

1987 to 1999

Organ Adviser to the Diocese of Oxford, Archdeaconry of Berkshire.

1988 & 1993

Editor of 'The Journal of the British Institute of Organ Studies.'

1993

Guest lecturer for the U.K. tour of The Westfield Center for Early Keyboard Studies (Easthampton, Mass., U.S.A.).

1994 to 1996

Subject Assessor for Quality Assessment Division of the H.E.F.C.E.

1996

B.B.C. Radio 3 talk on the sketches of Elgar's 'The Apostles.'

1997

Paper on 'Elgar & S.S. Wesley' read at the C19th British Music Conference, University of Hull.

1998 to date

Member of the Association of Independent Organ Advisers.

1998 to 2002

Vorstand member of the International Society for Organ Documentation (I.A.O.D.).

1999

Paper on 'Elgar and the Classical Style' read at the C19th British Music Conference, University of Durham.

1999-2003

Organ Adviser to the Diocese of Salisbury.

2004 to 2011

Member of the Organs Advisory Committee of the Council for Church Buildings.

2006 to 2008

Council Member of The Royal College of Organists.

2006

Elgar Society (London Branch) Centenary Lecture on 'The Kingdom.'

Founded the Avon Consort. We peform in aid of charities, mainly in Wiltshire and the South West.

2008 & 2009

2009 to date  

Papers given to the Oxford Conferences of The British Institute of Organ Studies.

Organist St. Peter's Church  Kington Langley. 

2013 to 2021

Member of Royal College of Organists Trustee Council.