About

Stephen Barber was born in Belfast. He read music at Cambridge University where his organ teachers were Arthur Wills and George Guest. During this time he took the FRCO diploma, winning the Turpin Prize. He continued his organ studies with Nicholas Danby at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and during this year was also the organ student at St. Paul's Cathedral where he played regularly.

For four years he was assistant organist at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin and was also Director of Music in the Cathedral Grammar School. Moving back to England he was organist and choirmaster at All Saints' Church, Peterborough for 14 years and then at St Mary’s Church for 5 years. He moved to St John's Church in September 2003. He was a music teacher and then Director of Music at Spalding Grammar School until 2001, but now works as a freelance teacher and performer. He teaches in various Peterborough schools: St John Fisher,  Hampton Hargate and All Saints' Schools as well as at Stamford School and Bedford High School.

He has given recitals in cathedrals and churches in many parts of England and Ireland and has broadcast on both radio and television.   

He is also the Musical Director of the Gildenburgh Choir.

He is married to Mandy who is also a teacher. 

Hobbies: Stephen enjoys reading, listening to music, watching "Neighbours" and hill-walking (see below, with Mandy, on the top of Brunnenkogel (2,780m/9,121ft)in the Austrian Tyrol.