9 8 ▁William ▁White head ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 2 0 0 1 ▁Se an ▁Far rell ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 2 ▁James ▁E aton ▁( act ing ) ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 6 ▁Edmund ▁Ald house ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 1 0 ▁Dan ▁S oper ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 4 ▁Samuel ▁R ath bone ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 1 8 ▁Cla ire ▁In nes - H op kins ▁ 2 0 1 8 – present ▁Jer emy ▁Lloyd ▁ ▁C athedral ▁Organ ists ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 – 1 3 ▁Roger ▁S ayer ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 5 ▁Ad rian ▁B aw tree ▁ ▁Ass istant ▁Sub - Organ ists ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Ben ▁B loor ▁ 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 1 8 ▁James ▁Nor rey ▁ ▁St ▁Alb ans ▁C athedral ▁ ▁The ▁posts ▁of ▁organ ist ▁and ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁at ▁St ▁Alb ans ▁C athedral ▁have ▁been ▁held ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁well - known ▁mus icians , ▁including ▁Peter ▁Hur ford , ▁Stephen ▁Dar ling ton ▁and ▁Barry ▁Rose . ▁Andrew ▁Lucas ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Music . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁the ▁c athedral ▁has ▁been ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁St ▁Alb ans ▁International ▁Organ ▁Festival , ▁w inners ▁of ▁which ▁include ▁D ame ▁Gill ian ▁We ir , ▁Thomas ▁T rot ter ▁and ▁Naj i ▁H