Martin Setchell is an international concert organist who believes in promoting entertaining organ music to a wide audience.
Born and educated in England, he also studied at various times with Pierre Cochereau, Marie-Claire Alain, Piet Kee and Peter Hurford.
He is based in New Zealand, as curator of the Rieger organ in the Christchurch Town Hall for the Performing Arts, and is Adjunct Associate Professor of Music and University Organist at the University of Canterbury.
He regularly performs in Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Japan.
This year, he has been on concert tours to Australia, Germany and Poland.