Gary Sieling: “Something and Fugue”
Gary Sieling was born in Bedfordshire and educated at Dunstable Grammar School. He read for his BMus degree at the University of London, Goldsmiths’ College and while a student played for the debut of the London Cantata Choir. He studied organ with Peter Moorse, Nicholas Danby at the Royal College of Music, Dr Peter le Huray at St Catherine’s College Cambridge, and Jane Parker-Smith. He was awarded FRCO in 1981 and MA in Performance from Anglia Ruskin University in 1997, studying organ with Nicholas Kynaston at Gonville and Caius College Cambridge.
Having graduated, he took up teaching work back in Bedfordshire. He was organist of Dunstable Priory and then Assistant Master of Music at Peterborough Cathedral. During his time there he was Conductor of the Peterborough Philharmonic Society, Director of the St Peter’s Singers, and Founder and Associate Conductor of the City of Peterborough Symphony Orchestra. He also taught organ and piano at Oundle and Stamford Schools. He played for the Cathedral Choir on two tours of America in addition to regular TV and radio broadcasts and recordings.
After 6 years in London as Director of Music at Bromley Parish Church and All Saints Blackheath, Gary now lives back in the Diocese of Peterborough and, as a Bedfordshire Freemason, has been appointed Provincial Grand Organist for Bedfordshire. He is President of the Beds and Herts Organists Association, and founder and director of the chamber choir ‘FineChants’ which has recently sung in Brussels, Cologne and Hamburg Cathedrals. The choir is singing in Amsterdam this summer and Denmark in 2026 where they made their debut performances 30 years ago. Gary works as conductor or accompanist to the Peterborough Chamber Choir on their many UK Cathedral visits and as a freelance organist, harpsichordist, conductor, adjudicator, examiner for the Royal College of Organists and interim organist at Oakham School.
His CD recordings include one for Priory Records from Chelmsford Cathedral featuring the major organ works of Stanley Vann, sometime organist of Peterborough Cathedral, and the ‘Kenneth Leighton Memorial Album’ which Gary compiled and published. Gary has also recorded a CD of harpsichord and organ music at Bromley Parish Church. Organ concert venues in this country include St Paul’s, Canterbury, Winchester, Peterborough and Westminster Cathedrals, King’s College Cambridge and Westminster Abbey. He has made many international concert tours visiting Denmark, Germany, Italy, USA, South Africa and Australia.
Gary likes to relax by travelling, exploring old churches, and cruising around Europe in his motorhome. https://www.facebook.com/Gary-Sieling-Music
”…….brilliant and elegant playing………” Folkebladet Denmark
“………very accomplished musician…….” NWZ Oldenburg
“…….a magnificent performance…….” Nottingham Evening Post
“….stimulating performance, informative banter..” Brackley Festival
“…..professionalism and musical expertise……” Cornwall Music Festival
Programme
“Something and Fugue”
Dietrich Buxtehude, Praeludium in D major (1637-1707)
JS Bach, Fantasia and Fugue in C minor BWV 537 (1685-1750)
SS Wesley, Choral Song and Fugue, (1810-1876)
Camille Saint-Saens, Prelude and Fugue in E major Op.99 (1835-1921)
Max Reger, Toccata and Fugue in D minor Op 9 (1873-1916)
Benjamin Britten, Prelude and Fugue on a theme of Vittoria (1913-1976)
Gary Sieling, Toccata and Fugue in D minor on a theme of Mancini (b.1952)