Organist

Mike Rodgers started training to play the organ at the age of 14, having already honed his keyboard skills through prowess on the piano, obtaining a Diploma whilst still at school in Leeds. Mike's first appointment as church organist was to St Mary's Church, Whitkirk, Leeds. Since 2005 Mike has been the organist at St Edmund's Parish Church, Roundhay, Leeds.

Mike Rodgers' long association with the church began at the age of seven, when he joined the church choir. Mike's formative years were spent building up a vast knowledge of the music required for all types of church service. Although he was not to know it at the time, this experience has been invaluable to him in his career as church organist and accompanist. Not only is Mike familiar with virtually all the repertoire used at church services, but he also understands the requirements of a singer and can apply this knowledge to his accompaniment of church choirs.

Mike Rodgers' first appointment as organist, to St Mary's Church in Leeds, enabled him to combine organ duties with the role of music director for the church choir. He has continued to work closely with a number of choirs and singers in Leeds and the Yorkshire region as both pianist and organist.

Organ Playing Services
Weddings, Funerals
Church Services
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