David Goode (organist) explained

David Goode (born 1971) is a British organist and composer.

Life and career

Goode was a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral, briefly attended Wells Cathedral School, was then a music scholar at Eton College and then organ scholar at King's College, Cambridge 1991–94.^[1] While there, he studied the organ with David Sanger and Jacques van Oortmerssen. From 1996–2001, he was sub-organist at Christ Church, Oxford. He won prizes at the 1997 St. Alban's Interpretation Competition and at the 1998 Calgary Competition. From 2003 to 2005, he was the organist-in-residence at First Congregational Church in Los Angeles California. He was Organist at Eton College from 2005-2022.

In 2021, Goode was suspended from his role at Eton after searching for indecent images of children on a work laptop on 229 separate occasions between March and December of that year.^[2] In 2024, Goode was banned from teaching indefinitely by the Teaching Regulation Agency.^[3]

Discography

• Johann Sebastian Bach: The Complete Organ Works, Signum Records
• A Parry Collection, Regent Records
• Bach from Freiberg Cathedral, Signum Records
• Max Reger: Complete Organ Works, Volume 1 – Herald Records
• Max Reger: Organ Works, Volumes 2 and 3, Signum Records
• Orb and Sceptre, Herald Records
• Commotio, Herald Records
• The Organ of the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
• The Great Organs of First Church, Volume 2, Gothic Records
• Organs of Cambridge, Volume 3
• French Showpieces from King's

Notes and References

1. Web site: David Goode. Global Music Network Inc.. 19 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20020127002251/http://classicalplus.gmn.com/artists/artist.asp?id=2005&bio=true. 27 January 2002.
2. Web site: Classroom ban for ex-Eton teacher who searched for indecent images of children. MSN News. Ellie. Ng. 5 September 2024.
3. Web site: Eton College teacher made indecent internet searches . BBC News. Katie. Waple. 5 September 2024. 5 September 2024.