Oscar Battle

About Oscar

Oscar Battle is the acclaimed winner of the coveted title, UK Young Theatre Organist of the Year 2025, having won the competition organised by the Wurlitzer Heritage Trust (formerly known as the London and South of England Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society) and held on the Wurlitzer at the Musical Museum in Brentford.

Music has always been a part of Oscar's life, having first learnt the piano when he was a young boy.  His introduction to the organ began at home in Norwich, where his father, Steven, owned Cookes Pianos and Organ and regularly played a Hammond organ with Leslie speaker, and both of them continue to play that very instrument to this day! 

During Easter 2023, Oscar had his first experience of playing a theatre organ, an event that sparked a deep and lasting passion for the instrument in him.

Oscar has a remarkable ear, so he learns new pieces by listening carefully.  He also has perfect pitch, which helps him to pick up melodies and harmonies quickly, something he approaches with quiet confidence rather than a loud fanfare. 

He has been inspired by multiple theatre organists and musicians since he started; Oscar has a strong appreciation for Big Band, Orchestral, and especially Jazz music.  

Since November 2025, having been recommended to do so by one of the worlds top theatre organists, he has started Piano lessons (ocassionally organ) with a great teacher very local to him, with the goal being to read music, right from the beginning, and also to develop a more advanced technique on both the organ and piano.  He and others believe that this will really help him continue to improve his playing for the future. 

Oscar has now started to attend an engineering college, as he aspires to work in that field for his future profession, keeping music as a lasting passion and enjoyable addition to life.

Based in Norwich, he is delighted to now be accepting bookings to play cameo spots around and about the country. 

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