Keith Hearnshaw was born in West Bromwich and began learning the Organ at the age of thirteen. He spent four years at the Birmingham Conservatoire where he studied Organ with David Saint and also with Mark Shepherd at Lichfield Cathedral.

While studying in Birmingham, Keith held the     position of Organ Scholar at St Chad's R.C.         Cathedral. He was later Assistant Organist at St Columba's Parish Church, Sutton Coldfield and toured Germany with both of these choirs. In 1991 he was a prize winner at the Oundle International Organ Festival and in 1993 was awarded the      Leonard Gibbons Memorial Prize by the              Birmingham Organists Association.                    From September 1994-95 he was Organ Scholar at Lincoln Cathedral studying under Colin Walsh.

In July 1997 he became a Fellow of the Royal       College of Organists, whilst studying with Andrew
Fletcher and Kevin Bowyer.                                  From September   1997-98 Keith was Organ Scholar at Liverpool Cathedral under Professor Ian Tracey, which houses the mighty 146 stop Willis Organ which is the largest Church Organ in Europe!

As a recitalist Keith has performed throughout the Country including:-                       Liverpool Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Alexandra Palace London, Rochdale Town Hall, Victoria Hall - Hanley, Hereford and Westminster Cathedrals and Symphony Hall Birmingham. Keith was in Guernsey in March 2003 and 2006 as both Recitalist and "Ambassador" in a very   successful RSCM Children's day. Keith has also been involved in two "Family Organ Days" at the Victoria Hall, Stoke on Trent. He has made a     number of Radio and TV appearances , including BBC Radio 2           "The Organist Entertains" recent show marking Elgar's 150th              Anniversary. Keith has a number of   recordings available on CD. Twice a year Keith is also responsible for producing the  recordings for the aural tests, for the Royal College of Organists diploma examinations. In August 2007 for the RCO Keith recorded the sound track for a forthcoming     animation DVD to inspire youngsters to take up the Organ, release date  Summer 2008.

Keith is much in demand as a Concert Organist playing an increasing number of solo concerts a year here and abroad. Keith has twice been a guest Organist playing duets with the Pavarotti of the Organ the Great American Virtuoso Carlo Curley in his Christmas Concerts. In the     summer of 2004, Keith Played three friendly "Battle of the Organs"     concerts with Carlo in the Exmouth Festival, Pershore Abbey and at the        Lavenham Festival and again in the fall of 2005. In July 2004 he played one of the IAO National Congress Recitals on the Isle of Wight at All Saint's PC in Ryde. In July 2007 Keith   appeared alongside Carlo Curley in the Kings Lynn Festival. This January saw Keith in Sweden playing  duets in Gothenburg with Carlo and also in East Sussex. In April he was     duetting with Carlo on the 28,000 pipe 6 manual Grand Court          Wanamaker Organ at Macey's Store, Philapdelphia, USA the largest pipe organ in the world.

His Concerts are wide and varied and are presented musically and       verbally in a style that makes the Organ very accessible. Keith's aim is to promote the art of Organ    playing and help establish it in its rightful place as "The King of Instruments". Keith also provides High Definition Big Screen Video Projection for Organ Concerts at such  venues as St Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Cathedral, Royal Albert Hall, St Alban's International Organ Festival and Lincoln Cathedral & St George's Chapel Windsor.