Jonathan Rees-Williams
Jonathan Rees-Williams is a British cathedral organist, who served in Lichfield Cathedral and St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.Background
He was born in St. Helier, Jersey on 10 February 1949. He studied music at the Royal Academy of Music.
In 2004, he was arrested and in court he admitted five counts of indecent assault involving two boys, but denied a further 10 counts against boys and three against a girl.
He was jailed for five years for the indecent assaults and a further three months, to run consecutively, for possessing 127 indecent images of children on two computers.Career
Organ scholar at New College, Oxford 1969 - 1972
Acting organist at New College, Oxford 1972
Assistant organist:
- Hampstead Parish Church
- St. Clement Danes
- Salisbury Cathedral 1974 - 1978
Organist of:
- Lichfield Cathedral 1978 - 1991
- St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle 1991 - 2002
