The Parish of Saint Mary Portsea

Assistant Organist and Acting Director of Music

Matthew Dixon

The post of Assistant Organist is sponsored by the Cooperative Funeral Directors in Portsmouth.

Organ Scholar

Jerome Luchesa-Smith

Jerome was born in Oxford and moved to Brussels when he was six, returning to England in 2005. Jerome has been playing the piano for four years, and is currently being taught by Dr Adam Swayne at Portsmouth Grammar school. He has sung in the choirs of the British School of Brussels, Dauntsey’s and Downside, and recently become Organ scholar at St. Mary’s.

Jerome is an enthusiastic numismatist and has an eclectic collection of coins ranging from ancient Persian to the latest two pound coins. He was the winner of the Coin News Young Numismatist competition in 2007. Jerome’s other interests include philosophy, history and classics.