[1] Marcus Richard Huxley was born in Chelmsford, Essex, England.
He was educated at Pembroke College, Oxford, and was organ scholar at Worcester College, Oxford, from 1972 to 1974, and studied organ under Marie-Claire Alain[2] He was conductor of the Ilkley and Otley Choral Society from 1980 to 1984.
He was Director of the York Early Music Choir from 1980 to 1986.
A CD featuring sacred choral works by Huxley, performed by the choir of St Philip's Cathedral, was released in 2010 on Regent Records.
In addition to staples of the Anglican repertoire such as the Mass, the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, and a setting of the Passion according to St Luke, it is notable for featuring a full setting of the alternative form of Evening Prayer authorised in the year 2000 as part of the Common Worship series, using considerably more modern language than the 1662 Book of Common Prayer which forms the basis of traditional Evensong and Evening Prayer services.