About Me
I'm a choral conductor, choir trainer and choral education practitioner based in London, Uk.
I'm Musical Director of Chantage (BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year 2006), the Aylesbury Festival Choir, the Chandos Chamber Choir, the Fleet Singers and a number of office choirs, including; Guardians' Angels (the choir of the Guardian newspaper), Channel 4's own staff choir 4Tunes, Centaur Media PLC's office choir, Waddesdon Manor staff choir and more.
I am also a Choir Trainer for the Royal College of Music Junior Department, an Assistant Conductor for the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain, and a tutor for the Cranleigh Choral Week, the Ingenium Academy and the Sherborne (formerly Canford) Summer School of Music.
Chantage is one of the UK's leading amateur choirs, formed in 1999 and is now well known as a stylish and energetic young chamber choir. Chantage won the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year competition in 2006, recorded live with Elbow at Abbey Road Studios in ... moreChantage is one of the UK's leading amateur choirs, formed in 1999 and is now well known as a stylish and energetic young chamber choir. Chantage won the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year competition in 2006, recorded live with Elbow at Abbey Road Studios in 2009 and is frequently featured on Classic FM and BBC radio.
Chantage performs a wide range of repertoire, programming works traditionally performed by English chamber choirs alongside lesser known works sourced from foreign choral cultures. Chantage was formed in 1999 by its Musical Director James Davey, and quickly established itself in London as a stylish and energetic young chamber choir. It draws singers from all over the country and from all walks of life.
Strong commitment from its members has helped forge a growing reputation as an outstanding amateur choir with a national reputation. Chantage performs a wide range of repertoire, programming works traditionally performed by English chamber choirs alongside lesser known works sourced from foreign ch... less
Chantage is one of the UK's leading amateur choirs, formed in 1999 and is now well known as a stylish and energetic young chamber choir. Chantage won the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year competition in 2006, recorded live with Elbow at Abbey Road Studios in ... moreChantage is one of the UK's leading amateur choirs, formed in 1999 and is now well known as a stylish and energetic young chamber choir. Chantage won the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year competition in 2006, recorded live with Elbow at Abbey Road Studios in 2009 and is frequently featured on Classic FM and BBC radio.
Chantage performs a wide range of repertoire, programming works traditionally performed by English chamber choirs alongside lesser known works sourced from foreign choral cultures. Chantage was formed in 1999 by its Musical Director James Davey, and quickly established itself in London as a stylish and energetic young chamber choir. It draws singers from all over the country and from all walks of life.
Strong commitment from its members has helped forge a growing reputation as an outstanding amateur choir with a national reputation. Chantage performs a wide range of repertoire, programming works traditionally performed by English chamber choirs alongside lesser known works sourced from foreign ch... less
Chantage, in the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year 2006 competition, conducted by James Davey, in the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, on 10 December 2006. Performing Christ's Love Song, by Richard Allain. Part 2
Chantage, in the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year 2006 competition, conducted by James Davey, in the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, on 10 December 2006. Performing Moses Hogan's arrangement of "The Battle of Jericho". Part 1
Elbow and the BBC Concert Orchestra performing grounds for divorce
Mondays is for drinking to the seldom seen kid
I've been working on a cocktail called Grounds for Divorce
Whoah
Polishing a compass that I hold in my sleep
Doubt comes him on st...
Elbow with Chantage and the BBC Concert Orchestra performing Starlings, live at Abbey Road in January 2008
Lyrics:
How dare the Premier ignore my invitations?
He'll have to go
So, too, the bunch he luncheons with
It's second on my list of things to...
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