Born in Wellington, Shropshire, in 1958, Andrew Lucas studied organ at the Royal College of Music in London, where his teachers included John Birch and Herbert Howells. After graduating from London University (BMus) he continued study with Peter Hurford, and with Piet Kee in Amsterdam. He worked for seventeen years at St Paul’s Cathedral in London, the last eight years as the Assistant Director of Music until moving to St Albans. As a solo organist he has played concerts throughout Britain, Europe, Australia, Bermuda and the United States. In 1997 he spent three months as Acting Organist and Master of the Choristers at St Andrew’s Cathedral in Sydney, Australia.