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Paul Hayward is a conductor and composer living in the Midlands. His career was formed through association with church and cathedral music, where he worked in parish music for many years before being appointed to two cathedral organist positions and a similar post at a public school. The rigorous demands of such a profession forms the bedrock of his work as a conductor and composer, and it is enhanced by his work with secular choirs and other musical ensembles. Paul conducts three choirs in Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, is studying for a PhD in choral composition at the University of Aberdeen, and has a variety of other related interests. He has a special interest in the liturgy and music of the English church c.1400-1800. Further information can be found below.
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ConductorPaul holds the Licentiateship of the Royal Schools of Music (LRSM) in choral conducting. He studied conducting as part of his undergraduate degree, as well as privately. He honed his technique on the Association of British Choral Directors' (ABCD) course for advanced conductors with Neil Ferris, Peter Broadbent and others.
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ComposerPaul holds a Master of Music in composition by research degree from the University of Aberdeen after studying with Professor Paul Mealor. He is currently studying for a PhD in choral composition at the same institution, for which he has been awarded a university Carlaw-Ogston scholarship.
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Other activitiesPaul has a lively interest in the music and liturgy of the Western church, especially between c.1500-1700. This formed part of the studies required for the Fellowship of the Guild of Church Musicians by examination.
He can sometimes be seen playing the organ or harpsichord as an accompanist or recitalist, and plays keyboards in musical theatre productions, for which he owns his own equipment. Outside of music, Paul holds the Fellowship of the Burgon Society for research into the academic dress of the University of Bristol. |
