
Adam
Evans is 20 and lives in Redditch, Worcestershire. He is in his third
year at the University of Central England, studying music technology.
He
started lessons on the electronic organ at the age of seven with John
Hodgetts and passed his London College of Music Grade 8 exam with honours.
He's played several times at the Symphony Hall for the annual Yamaha
Festivals. He's also played twice on local radio: on the Paul Franks
show on BBC WM with Kerry Stanton for Yamaha and on Hereford and Worcester
after reaching the finals of the 'Worcestershire Young Musician of the
Year' competition.
He later discovered the Theatre Organ, and began theatre organ lessons
with international organist Russell Holmes. Adam entered the London
Chapter's 'Young Theatre Organist of the Year' competition in 2000 and
came second, as well as being awarded the 'Christie Cup' for the individual
that showed the most promise. He entered again the following year, won,
and became the British 'Young Theatre Organist of the Year'. In 2002,
the London Chapter awarded him the 'Dean Herrick Memorial Trophy', which
is awarded to a previous contestant whom they believe has done the most
to promote the theatre organ in the last year. He then entered and won
the intermediate age group of the international competition, which meant
he was invited to compete in the finals on the 4/37 Wurlitzer at the
Plummer Auditorium, Fullerton, California as part of the 2002 convention.
Adam won this and became the 'International Young Theatre Organist of
the Year' for 2002. As a result, he was invited to perform in concert
at the 2003 convention at Oakland, California, on the 4/35 Wurlitzer
installed at Berkeley Community Theatre.

He
is the current holder of the 'Ian Sutherland Award' which is awarded
by the Cinema Organ Society periodically to a young British theatre
organist who displays "outstanding talent and potential".

Out
of term time, he manages to fit in concerts on both electronic and theatre
organs around the UK.
As well as playing the organ, Adam also plays the tenor saxophone.
Another main interest of his is computers, which he also combines with
his music.
One of his recent projects is creating a digital theatre organ for
practise purposes, having sampled three major UK theatre organ installations,
which he can now play on a theatre organ console that he has in the
spare bedroom!
His
latest academic achievement is being awarded the Rowlinson Scholarship
by the University of Central England for 'excellent performance on an
undergraduate course'.