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	'''John Lyon''' is a teacher of Music at [[Boston Grammar School]] (c2000-c2010, 2016-~~Present~~)		'''John Lyon''' is a teacher of Music at [[Boston Grammar School]] (c2000-c2010, 2016-2022)

	Originally from [[Wikipedia:Golborne\|Golborne]], near Wigan, John studied Bass Trombone with Leslie Storey and Organ with Dr Graham Cummings<ref>[https://pure.hud.ac.uk/en/persons/graham-cummings Graham Cummings] - University of Huddersfield</ref> at the [[Wikipedia:University of Huddersfield\|University of Huddersfield]], graduating with a BMus (hons) degree in 1993. He continued his studies, gaining his PGCE a year later. Whilst at University, John ran a successful student choir known as the St Paul's Singers and worked as Choirmaster at St Barnabas' Church, Crosland Moor<ref>[https://www.stbarnabaschurchcroslandmoor.org/ St Barnabas' Church, Crosland Moor]</ref>. John moved to Lincolnshire in 1994 to take up a post as Head of Music in Spalding and continued his organ studies with [[Wikipedia:Colin Walsh (organist)\|Colin Walsh]], Organist Laureate of [[Wikipedia:Lincoln Cathedral\|Lincoln Cathedral]].		Originally from [[Wikipedia:Golborne\|Golborne]], near Wigan, John studied Bass Trombone with Leslie Storey and Organ with Dr Graham Cummings<ref>[https://pure.hud.ac.uk/en/persons/graham-cummings Graham Cummings] - University of Huddersfield</ref> at the [[Wikipedia:University of Huddersfield\|University of Huddersfield]], graduating with a BMus (hons) degree in 1993. He continued his studies, gaining his PGCE a year later. Whilst at University, John ran a successful student choir known as the St Paul's Singers and worked as Choirmaster at St Barnabas' Church, Crosland Moor<ref>[https://www.stbarnabaschurchcroslandmoor.org/ St Barnabas' Church, Crosland Moor]</ref>. John moved to Lincolnshire in 1994 to take up a post as Head of Music in Spalding and continued his organ studies with [[Wikipedia:Colin Walsh (organist)\|Colin Walsh]], Organist Laureate of [[Wikipedia:Lincoln Cathedral\|Lincoln Cathedral]].

	John has held middle and senior leadership roles in a number of schools in the county including seven years as Assistant Headteacher at [[Wikipedia:Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford\|Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School]] ~~to return to~~ [[Boston Grammar School]] as Director of Music.		John has held middle and senior leadership roles in a number of schools in the county including seven years as Assistant Headteacher at [[Wikipedia:Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford\|Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School]] and subsequently taking a position at [[Boston Grammar School]] as Director of Music and Head of Sixth Form, where he worked until 2022.

	John ~~is Musical Director of~~ the Heckington Singers<ref>[https://heckingtonsingers.co.uk/ Heckington Singers]</ref>, a 70 strong community choir~~, which he co-founded~~ in 2012. He is Bass Trombonist for the Boston Sinfonia<ref>[https://www.bostonsinfonia.org.uk/ Boston Sinfonia]</ref> and also the Lincolnshire Philharmonia (the Orchestra of [[Wikipedia:RAF Cranwell\|RAF Cranwell]]).		John co-founded the Heckington Singers<ref>[https://heckingtonsingers.co.uk/ Heckington Singers]</ref>, a 70 strong community choir in 2012. He is the Bass Trombonist and Organist for the Boston Sinfonia<ref>[https://www.bostonsinfonia.org.uk/ Boston Sinfonia]</ref> and also performs with the Lincolnshire Philharmonia (the Orchestra of [[Wikipedia:RAF Cranwell\|RAF Cranwell]]). He is the Musical Director of the Swineshead Silver Band.

	John held the position of Director of Music at [[Wikipedia:St Botolph's Church, Boston\|St Botolph's Church]] from 2001-2006 and returned as Assistant Organist in November 2015. ~~After serving~~ on the [[Wikipedia:Royal School of Church Music\|Royal School of Church Music]] Lincoln area committee for a number of years, ~~John is now~~ Chair ~~and works~~ to promote church music and choral singing across Lincolnshire. In his spare time, John enjoys walking his dogs, composing and arranging music and tinkering with ~~his classic [[Wikipedia:Land Rover\|Land Rover]]~~.		John held the position of Director of Music at [[Wikipedia:St Botolph's Church, Boston\|St Botolph's Church]] from 2001-2006 and returned as Assistant Organist in November 2015. He became Director of Music in Advent 2019 and since September 2022, his position has become full time. John’s work as Director of Music in the Parish of Boston involves choosing and preparing suitable music for worship, rehearsing the choirs, teaching choristers and also leading community music work with adults and in schools. John is ‘Musician in Residence’ at [[Wikipedia:Skegness Grammar School\|Skegness Grammar School]], where he supports a number of students in their musicianship as well as leading the school choir. An exciting programme training new organists has begun as part of this residency.

			John served on the [[Wikipedia:Royal School of Church Music\|Royal School of Church Music]] Lincoln area committee for a number of years, as Education and Training Officer and as Chair, working to promote church music and choral singing across Lincolnshire. In his spare time, John enjoys walking his dogs, composing and arranging music and tinkering with a range of practical projects.

	==External links==		==External links==

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	'''John Lyon''' is a teacher of Music at [[Boston Grammar School]] (~~1999~~-c2010, 2016-Present)		'''John Lyon''' is a teacher of Music at [[Boston Grammar School]] (c2000-c2010, 2016-Present)

	Originally from [[Wikipedia:Golborne\|Golborne]], near Wigan, John studied Bass Trombone with Leslie Storey and Organ with Dr Graham Cummings<ref>[https://pure.hud.ac.uk/en/persons/graham-cummings Graham Cummings] - University of Huddersfield</ref> at the [[Wikipedia:University of Huddersfield\|University of Huddersfield]], graduating with a BMus (hons) degree in 1993. He continued his studies, gaining his PGCE a year later. Whilst at University, John ran a successful student choir known as the St Paul's Singers and worked as Choirmaster at St Barnabas' Church, Crosland Moor<ref>[https://www.stbarnabaschurchcroslandmoor.org/ St Barnabas' Church, Crosland Moor]</ref>. John moved to Lincolnshire in 1994 to take up a post as Head of Music in Spalding and continued his organ studies with [[Wikipedia:Colin Walsh (organist)\|Colin Walsh]], Organist Laureate of [[Wikipedia:Lincoln Cathedral\|Lincoln Cathedral]].		Originally from [[Wikipedia:Golborne\|Golborne]], near Wigan, John studied Bass Trombone with Leslie Storey and Organ with Dr Graham Cummings<ref>[https://pure.hud.ac.uk/en/persons/graham-cummings Graham Cummings] - University of Huddersfield</ref> at the [[Wikipedia:University of Huddersfield\|University of Huddersfield]], graduating with a BMus (hons) degree in 1993. He continued his studies, gaining his PGCE a year later. Whilst at University, John ran a successful student choir known as the St Paul's Singers and worked as Choirmaster at St Barnabas' Church, Crosland Moor<ref>[https://www.stbarnabaschurchcroslandmoor.org/ St Barnabas' Church, Crosland Moor]</ref>. John moved to Lincolnshire in 1994 to take up a post as Head of Music in Spalding and continued his organ studies with [[Wikipedia:Colin Walsh (organist)\|Colin Walsh]], Organist Laureate of [[Wikipedia:Lincoln Cathedral\|Lincoln Cathedral]].

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	== See Also ==		==See Also==
	*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]]		*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]]
			*[[:Old Bostonian Association Annual Dinner]]
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	John has held middle and senior leadership roles in a number of schools in the county including seven years as Assistant Headteacher at [[Wikipedia:Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford\|Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School]] to return to [[Boston Grammar School]] as Director of Music.		John has held middle and senior leadership roles in a number of schools in the county including seven years as Assistant Headteacher at [[Wikipedia:Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford\|Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School]] to return to [[Boston Grammar School]] as Director of Music.

	John is Musical Director of the Heckington Singers<ref>[https://heckingtonsingers.co.uk/ Heckington Singers]</ref>, a 70 strong community choir, which he co-founded in 2012. He is Bass Trombonist for the Boston Sinfonia<ref>[https://www.bostonsinfonia.org.uk/ Boston Sinfonia]</ref> and also the Lincolnshire Philharmonia (the Orchestra of [[Wikipedia:RAF Cranwell]]).		John is Musical Director of the Heckington Singers<ref>[https://heckingtonsingers.co.uk/ Heckington Singers]</ref>, a 70 strong community choir, which he co-founded in 2012. He is Bass Trombonist for the Boston Sinfonia<ref>[https://www.bostonsinfonia.org.uk/ Boston Sinfonia]</ref> and also the Lincolnshire Philharmonia (the Orchestra of [[Wikipedia:RAF Cranwell\|RAF Cranwell]]).

	John held the position of Director of Music at [[Wikipedia:St Botolph's Church, Boston\|St Botolph's Church]] from 2001-2006 and returned as Assistant Organist in November 2015. After serving on the [[Wikipedia:Royal School of Church Music\|Royal School of Church Music]] Lincoln area committee for a number of years, John is now Chair and works to promote church music and choral singing across Lincolnshire. In his spare time, John enjoys walking his dogs, composing and arranging music and tinkering with his classic [[Wikipedia:Land Rover\|Land Rover]].		John held the position of Director of Music at [[Wikipedia:St Botolph's Church, Boston\|St Botolph's Church]] from 2001-2006 and returned as Assistant Organist in November 2015. After serving on the [[Wikipedia:Royal School of Church Music\|Royal School of Church Music]] Lincoln area committee for a number of years, John is now Chair and works to promote church music and choral singing across Lincolnshire. In his spare time, John enjoys walking his dogs, composing and arranging music and tinkering with his classic [[Wikipedia:Land Rover\|Land Rover]].

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	John is Musical Director of the Heckington Singers<ref>[https://heckingtonsingers.co.uk/ Heckington Singers]</ref>, a 70 strong community choir, which he co-founded in 2012. He is Bass Trombonist for the Boston Sinfonia<ref>[https://www.bostonsinfonia.org.uk/ Boston Sinfonia]</ref> and also the Lincolnshire Philharmonia (the Orchestra of [[Wikipedia:RAF Cranwell]]).		John is Musical Director of the Heckington Singers<ref>[https://heckingtonsingers.co.uk/ Heckington Singers]</ref>, a 70 strong community choir, which he co-founded in 2012. He is Bass Trombonist for the Boston Sinfonia<ref>[https://www.bostonsinfonia.org.uk/ Boston Sinfonia]</ref> and also the Lincolnshire Philharmonia (the Orchestra of [[Wikipedia:RAF Cranwell]]).

	John held the position of Director of Music at [[Wikipedia:St Botolph's Church, Boston\|St Botolph's Church]] from 2001-2006 and ~~retiurned~~ as Assistant Organist in November 2015. After serving on the [[Wikipedia:Royal School of Church Music\|Royal School of Church Music]] Lincoln area committee for a number of years, John is now Chair and works to promote church music and choral singing across Lincolnshire. In his spare time, John enjoys walking his dogs, composing and arranging music and tinkering with his classic [[Wikipedia:Land Rover\|Land Rover]].		John held the position of Director of Music at [[Wikipedia:St Botolph's Church, Boston\|St Botolph's Church]] from 2001-2006 and returned as Assistant Organist in November 2015. After serving on the [[Wikipedia:Royal School of Church Music\|Royal School of Church Music]] Lincoln area committee for a number of years, John is now Chair and works to promote church music and choral singing across Lincolnshire. In his spare time, John enjoys walking his dogs, composing and arranging music and tinkering with his classic [[Wikipedia:Land Rover\|Land Rover]].

	==External links==		==External links==

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			== See Also ==

			*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]]