Organist John Challenger has received acclaim for his performances on the great Father Willis organ at Salisbury Cathedral. In 2006, Challenger was named organ scholar at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. In 2008, he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists and became an organ scholar at St. John's College, Cambridge, where he served as the director of the St. John's Singers. In 2012, Challenger assumed his current position as the assistant director of music at Salisbury Cathedral. He also performs on piano as an accompanist and recitalist, as a continuo player on harpsichord, and has appeared across Europe as well as major British events. Challenger has made several recordings, beginning with Great Hymns from Salisbury in 2014. The critically acclaimed Elgar from Salisbury, an album of organ transcriptions, followed in 2015. Challenger returned in 2018 with Organ Prom, and in 2021, he released Salisbury Meditation.