LIVERPOOL’S Metropolitan cathedral has appointed a former organ scholar to be its new director of music.
Liverpool-born Christopher McElroy will succeed Timothy Noon, who has left to take up a similar position at Auckland cathedral, New Zealand.
Mr McElroy was educated at the Blue Coat school and is married with one son. He has been based at Leeds cathedral since 2004.
He said: “I am delighted to be returning to my home city and very excited at the prospect of taking over the direction of the excellent music department at the Metropolitan cathedral, of which I have very fond memories from my days there as organ scholar.
“Although the appointment may be daunting it offers the opportunity for me to seek to raise the musical standards even higher.”
