The Choir Today
The current musical director, David Hill, was appointed in 1998. Coming from a background of important choral appointments, including organist and master of the music at Winchester Cathedral and musical director of St John's College, Cambridge, he has conducted a gala concert at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the foundation of the choir, together with four world premieres (of which three were Bach Choir commissions), and has led tours to Germany, Lebanon and Australia. He has also conducted recordings of carols, Handel choruses and Howells's Sir Patrick Spens, as well as working with the choir on film soundtracks including The Chronicles of Narnia and Shrek the Third. In addition to his Bach Choir appointment, he is also chief conductor of the BBC Singers.
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