Bohemia Village Voice

Paul Abnett

Respected organist Paul Abnett will be giving a recital later this month* at St Peter’s Church. A buffet with wine and soft drinks will follow the performance. Entry is free, but there a ‘retiring collection’ will be taken for the church funds. Paul was born in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, and was educated at Tiffin Boys Grammar School, where he received his initial organ tuition from the Director of Music at Kingston Parish Church, David Nield. Following nineteen years with HSBC, Paul returned to organ tuition in 2000 at the St Giles International Organ School in London’s Barbican complex, chiefly with Anne Marsden Thomas.
Since then, he has been awarded the RSCM’s Certificate in Church Music Studies, and the organ playing diploma of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. He has also performed in masterclasses given by Nicholas Kynaston, Daniel Roth, and Dame Gillian Weir. Paul became a church organist in Bexhill in 1985, holding positions at St Michael’s, All Saints’ Sidley, and at St Andrew’s.
*Organ Recital: Fri 27 June 2008 at 7pm, St Peter’s Church, St Peter’s Road.