JACK OADES

BIOGRAPHY

Jack is a multi-award winning composer, conductor and organist from based in Edinburgh, Scotland. While predominantly a choral composer, he has written for variety of forces, from full symphony orchestra, to piano and synthesizer. His works have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 & 4, and performed all over the world, including large scale commissions for JAM on the Marsh Festival, the RSCM and the Whitgift Foundation. Prizes include the Buckfast Abbey Millenium Prize and the Charles Wood 150th Anniversary Prize, and Foley the World.

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Jack was appointed Organist and Master of the Music at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh in January 2025. There, he is responsible for directing the renowned cathedral choir, giving recitals on the spectacular Rieger organ, and overseeing the monumental programme of concerts happening throughout the year. Alongside a busy freelance career in the city, Jack is also Artistic Director of the Edinburgh University Chamber Choir.​

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Born in 1994, Jack began learning the piano and the violin from an early age, and took up the organ aged 16. He read music at Pembroke College, Cambridge, graduating in 2015, and subsequently gained a Masters in Composition from Trinity College, Dublin in 2018. He has held positions in Cambridge, the Isle of Man, London, Dublin and Exeter, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists.

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Click HERE for a list of compositions.

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Click HERE to watch Jack playing the organ.