He is a baritone who was born in England
and attended Oxford and Cambridge
where he studied music and choral works and was a member of the chapel
choirs.He worked for the BBC
Philharmonic as Sub Principal Double Bass and then the
Monteverdi Orchestra as Principal Double Bass. A founding member and
original music director of the King's
Singers
, he was with them from 1965 to 1993 and gave 3000
performances.After leaving the
vocal ensemble he became Director of Choral Activities and Professor and
Artist in Residence at the University
of Kansas before moving on to become
Director of Choral Activities at the New England Conservatory in Boston.From September 2003 he has
been the Professor of Choral Conducting and Conductor of the Yale Schola
Cantorum at YaleUniversity.He has
received several musical awards as well as a Grammy nomination for
the King's
Singers'The Madrigal History Tour.
