In Memoriam: Harrison Cole, Assisting Organist

We are deeply saddened to share the news of the death of Harrison Cole, Assisting Organist at King’s College.

Harrison Cole was a music scholar at Ipswich School, and during his school years he spent three years as a student at the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music. Following a gap year organ scholarship at Wells Cathedral he came up to Trinity College Cambridge as organ scholar in 2019. Upon graduation he spent a year as assistant organist at Gonville and Caius College before taking up his position at King’s in September 2024.

During his time at King’s he accompanied the Choir on recordings, broadcasts and tours, including two Festivals of Nine Lessons and Carols, and tours to Australia, Estonia, USA and Canada. Harrison was due to leave King’s this summer, and had recently been appointed to assistantships at St Paul’s Knightsbridge and St Michael’s Cornhill: two significant musical establishments in London from which he was poised to develop a freelance career as pianist, organist and conductor.

“The entire College community has felt this loss keenly, particularly the Choir and Chapel teams” said Provost Gillian Tett. “Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this sad time”.