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He is an
English countertenor whose musical education began as a chorister at St. Paul's Cathedral, London. He attended Hull University
and the Royal College of Music and then went on to work as a free-lance
singer while continuing further study.
In 1978 he
was appointed Lay Clerk at Westminster Cathedral but continued as a soloist
in opera and ensembles. In 1980
he became one of the King's Singers, who he was with until 1990 when he
became a choral director and conductor, giving workshops and master-classes
for established choirs. He has
conducted in venues including the Royal Albert Hall and Belfast Cathedral
and many international concert halls.
He is also a
composer and arranger who has arranged songs for
the King’s Singers, a series of carols for the Dutch publisher Harmonia, Taiwanese folksongs and many Renaissance
translations. Other
arrangements include “Annie Laurie”, “Early One
Morning”, and “Silent Night”.
His own
compositions are a real mixed bag:
Sea Tongue, a mini-opera; Sticky-Wacky-Steely-Rock-Grip-Chop-Bounce,
a cantata for children’s choir; “Veni
Emanuel”, for children’s choir, choir, orchestra, and soloist;
and, “Who Shall Hold the Heart of Man”, for baritone, choir,
and organ.
The King’s Singers recordings
Patapan and Farandole (Georges Bizet/Jeremy Jackman/Bernard
de la Monnoye)
EMI 49909
(CD: A Little Christmas Music)
Jeremy
Jackson – Countertenor and composer
Alastair Hume
– Countertenor
Bob Chilcott – Tenor and Arranger
Bruce Russell
– Baritone
Simon
Carrington – Baritone
Stephen
Connolly – Bass
Paul McCartney and the
Frog Chorus recordings
We All Stand Together (Paul McCartney)
Sources:
- www.kingssingers.com/aboutus/history.htm
- www.kingssingers.com/jeremy_jackman.htm
- http://www.jeremyjackman.co.uk/composing.htm
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