son ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁Wal lace ▁Michael ▁Ross ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁( sub sequently ▁assistant ▁organ ist ▁at ▁Gl ouc ester ▁C athedral ▁ 1 9 5 4 – 1 9 5 8 , ▁and ▁organ ist ▁of ▁Derby ▁C athedral ▁ 1 9 5 8 – 1 9 8 2 ) ▁Sid ney ▁Thomas ▁Rud ge ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁Robert ▁Prime ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Geoff rey ▁Mal col m ▁Herbert ▁Carter ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁( sub sequently ▁organ ist ▁of ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Church , ▁H umber stone ) ▁David ▁Cow en ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁( now ▁Associ ate ▁Organ ist ▁of ▁Le ic ester ▁C athedral ) ▁Simon ▁Head ley ▁ 1 9 9 9 - 2 0 1 8 ▁( also ▁Act ing ▁Director ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁the ▁Aut umn ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁between ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁Jonathan ▁Gregory ▁and ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁current ▁Director ▁of ▁Music , ▁Christopher ▁O uv ry - J oh ns ) ▁Ros ie ▁V inter ▁ 2 0 1 9 - present ▁ ▁L ich field ▁C athedral ▁Notable ▁organ ists ▁of ▁L ich field ▁C athedral ▁include ▁the ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁composer ▁ ▁Michael ▁East , ▁and ▁the ▁musical ▁educ ator ▁and ▁ch oral ▁conduct or ▁Sir ▁William ▁Henry ▁Harris ▁who ▁conducted ▁at ▁the ▁coron ations ▁of ▁both ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁and ▁George ▁VI ▁ ▁Organ ists ▁▁▁ 1 6 1 8 ▁Michael ▁East ▁▁