English organist and choral conductor, born on May 13, 1957 in Carlisle, Cumbria.
Educated at Chetham’s School of Music, he was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists at the age of 17. He took an organ scholarship to St John’s College, Cambridge under the direction of Dr George Guest.
He has been musical director of the Alexandra Choir (1980-1987), master of the music at Westminster Cathedral (1982-1987), associate conductor and then artistic director of the Philharmonia Chorus (1986-1997), music director of The Waynflete Singers (1987-2002), master of the music at Winchester Cathedral (1988-2002) and director of music at St John's College, Cambridge (2003-2007).
He is currently Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers since September 2007, Musical Director of The Bach Choir since April 1998, Principal Conductor of the Yale Schola Cantorum since 2013, Associate Guest Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Chief Conductor of the Southern Sinfonia and Music Director of Leeds Philharmonic Society.