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Concert Organist and conductor Jonathan Dimmock, has distinguished himself through his dazzling and sensitive performances in churches, major concert halls, music festivals and cathedrals throughout the world. Lauded for his diverse repertoire and his engagement with audiences, his performing is marked by both musical depth and a distinctive personalness, causing audiences immediately to warm to him. Hailed by the Eskilstuna-Kuriren (Sweden) for "power and flaming brio," cited by the Natal Mercury (South Africa) for "musicianship, taste, and unostentatious virtuosity," and described by the Adelaide Advertiser (Australia) as playing in such a way that "the organ has rarely sounded more clear and multi-hued than in his very expert and virtuoso hands and feet," Jonathan is considered by many to be one of the leading musicians in his field.

Jonathan co-founded the award-winning American Bach Soloists in 1989.

He plays keyboards with many ensembles, including the San Francisco Symphony, where he has had the privilege of working with some of the world's greatest conductors. His solo performing career, as well as his work as an accompanist, regularly takes him on foreign and domestic tours.

A graduate of Oberlin Conservatory, Yale School of Music and Yale Divinity School, he became the first American to hold the prestigious position of Organ Scholar of Westminster Abbey. He then went on to serve two American cathedrals, St. John the Divine in New York City, and St. Mark's in Minneapolis.

Jonathan now resides in California, serving several churches in the San Francisco Bay Area including St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco.

Jonathan's teachers and mentors have included Dame Gillian Weir, Peter Hallock, Paul Halley, Simon Preston, Jean Langlais, Harald Vogel, William Porter, and Haskell Thomson. His interest in French improvisational styles led him to pursue study with Frédéric Blanc, Naji Hakim, Nigel Allcoat, and Gerre Hancock. He is a published composer and writer, and his more-than-twenty CDs appear on labels including Gothic, Loft, Arkay, BCI Records, Time-Warner Recordings, and Koch International. His solo Bach recording received Grammy nominations in three categories in 1998. He has been interviewed and featured on National Public Radio, Radio France, BBC3, ABC (Australia), MTV2 (Budapest), and SABC (South Africa).

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