Stephen Darlington

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Stephen Darlington is a British choral director and conductor, and president of the Royal College of Organists from 1999-2001.

During the early 1970s Darlington was organ scholar at Christ Church, Oxford, studying under Simon Preston. After this he was appointed assistant organist at Canterbury Cathedral, where he stayed for four years before being appointed as Master of the Music for St Albans Cathedral Choir, where he was also music director of the International Organ Festival.

In 1985 he returned to Christ Church as organist and tutor in music.

His recorded works amount to over 50 CDs, of which several have won awards and other recognition such as Gramophone recommendations.


He is currently Choragus of the University of Oxford, and is the holder of a Lambeth Doctorate. He is the brother of conductor Jonathan Darlington.[1]


  1. ^ "Jonathan Darlington". Retrieved 24 March 2011.