caption website death_date death_place birth_name birth_place years_active article_title honorific_suffix background alt birth_date genre image instrument name occupation
john scott at st thomas church , 2014 http://johngscott.com 12 august 2015 new york city , new york , united states john gavin scott wakefield , yorkshire , england , united kingdom 1978 -- 2015 john scott -lrb- organist -rrb-
 lvo non_vocal_instrumentalist portrait church in new york , ny . of john scott with organ at st thomas 18 june 1956 anglican church music , classical music file : john_scott _ -lrb- organist -rrb- . png organ john scott organist , choirmaster
john scott -lrb- organist -rrb-

john gavin scott , lvo -lrb- 18 june 1956 -- 12 august 2015 -rrb- was an english organist and choirmaster , who reached the highest levels of his profession on both sides of the atlantic .
he directed the choir of st paul 's cathedral in london from 1990 to 2004 .
he then directed the choir of men and boys of st thomas church on fifth avenue in new york city until his death at age 59 .
while training countless young musicians , he maintained an active career as an international concert performer and recording artist , and was acclaimed as `` the premier english organist of his generation '' .
