5 1 – 7 0 ▁John ▁Henry ▁Fre eman ▁ 1 9 7 0 – 7 5 ▁Simon ▁Lind ley ▁ 1 9 7 5 – 7 6 ▁John ▁Cl ough ▁ 1 9 7 6 – 2 0 0 1 ▁Andrew ▁Par nell ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 8 ▁Simon ▁Johnson ▁( l ater ▁Ass istant ▁Director ▁of ▁Music ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁C athedral ) ▁ 2 0 0 8 – current ▁Tom ▁Win pen ny ▁ ▁Sal is bury ▁C athedral ▁Among ▁the ▁notable ▁organ ists ▁of ▁Sal is bury ▁C athedral ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁compos ers ▁and ▁well - known ▁perform ers ▁including ▁ ▁Ber tr am ▁Lu ard - S el by , ▁Charles ▁Frederick ▁South , ▁Sir ▁Walter ▁Gal pin ▁Al cock , ▁Sir ▁David ▁Valent ine ▁Will co cks , ▁Douglas ▁Gu est , ▁Christopher ▁Hugh ▁D ear n ley , ▁Richard ▁God f rey ▁Se al ▁and ▁the ▁BBC ▁present er ▁Simon ▁L ole . ▁ ▁Organ ists ▁▁▁ 1 4 6 3 ▁John ▁K eg ew yn ▁▁ 1 5 6 3 ▁Robert ▁Chamber lay ne ▁▁ 1 5 6 8 ▁Thomas ▁S my the ▁▁ 1 5 8 7 ▁John ▁F arr ant ▁( S en ior ) ▁▁ 1 5 9 8 – 1 6 0 2 ▁John ▁F arr ant ▁( J un ior ) ▁▁ 1 6 0 2 – 1 0 ▁John ▁Hol mes ▁( pre viously ▁organ ist ▁of ▁Win chester ▁C athedral )