MUSICAL DIRECTOR
I have been conducting for many years, and have developed my skills through direct experience of working with choirs and musical groups of different genres and abilities. As a conductor, I am clear in my gesture and intentions, encouraging to those I work with, and prepare thoroughly for any engagement. I have planning, budgeting and line-management experience., and in a performance situation, I am a calming and reassuring presence to those around me.
I started conducting at school and held my first official posts as an undergraduate, firstly as deputy conductor of the university concert band, and then as musical director and principal conductor of the university music society chorus and orchestra. For a number of years, I worked in cathedral music as principal accompanist and deputy conductor of those establishments (see AMD page for further information).
I have worked with different choirs and instrumental groups, and since moving on from cathedral music, I have been developing a career in conducting. I currently work with three choirs and a chamber orchestra in the Midlands. I also often receive requests to work with other ensembles, as well as running Finding your voice courses, come and sing events, and choral days.
This allows me to work on a wide variety of repertoire, from classical and large choral works to musical theatre, pop, swing and contemporary music. My choral society works with professional soloists, and highlights of concerts with orchestral accompaniment includes Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Handel’s Messiah and Coronation Anthems, Haydn’s The Creation and Nelson Mass, and Brahms’ Ein Deutches Requiem. Worked conducted with non-orchestral accompaniment includes Britten’s Ceremony of Carols and Rejoice in the Lamb, Shearing’s Music to hear, Stainer’s The Crucifixion, and Rutter’s A sprig of thyme, Gloria, Magnificat, and Requiem. I am very comfortable working with voices, as well as taking rehearsals from the podium or piano.
I hold the Licentiateship of the Royal Schools of Music (LRSM) in musical direction and am a prize-winning recipient of the Royal College of Organists’ Choral Directing Diploma (DipCHD).
My training has included the Association of British Choral Directors’ Advanced Course with Peter Broadbent and Neil Ferris, as well as shorter courses through Sing for pleasure, Royal College of Organists, Association of British Choral Directors, and other providers.
I am mentored in musical direction by Dan Micciche.
I started conducting at school and held my first official posts as an undergraduate, firstly as deputy conductor of the university concert band, and then as musical director and principal conductor of the university music society chorus and orchestra. For a number of years, I worked in cathedral music as principal accompanist and deputy conductor of those establishments (see AMD page for further information).
I have worked with different choirs and instrumental groups, and since moving on from cathedral music, I have been developing a career in conducting. I currently work with three choirs and a chamber orchestra in the Midlands. I also often receive requests to work with other ensembles, as well as running Finding your voice courses, come and sing events, and choral days.
This allows me to work on a wide variety of repertoire, from classical and large choral works to musical theatre, pop, swing and contemporary music. My choral society works with professional soloists, and highlights of concerts with orchestral accompaniment includes Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Handel’s Messiah and Coronation Anthems, Haydn’s The Creation and Nelson Mass, and Brahms’ Ein Deutches Requiem. Worked conducted with non-orchestral accompaniment includes Britten’s Ceremony of Carols and Rejoice in the Lamb, Shearing’s Music to hear, Stainer’s The Crucifixion, and Rutter’s A sprig of thyme, Gloria, Magnificat, and Requiem. I am very comfortable working with voices, as well as taking rehearsals from the podium or piano.
I hold the Licentiateship of the Royal Schools of Music (LRSM) in musical direction and am a prize-winning recipient of the Royal College of Organists’ Choral Directing Diploma (DipCHD).
My training has included the Association of British Choral Directors’ Advanced Course with Peter Broadbent and Neil Ferris, as well as shorter courses through Sing for pleasure, Royal College of Organists, Association of British Choral Directors, and other providers.
I am mentored in musical direction by Dan Micciche.
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