Bob Chilcott

Bob Chilcott sang as a chorister and Choral Scholar at King’s College, Cambridge, and later sang and composed for the King’s Singers. Those experiences, his passionate commitment to young and amateur choirs, and his profound belief that music can unite people, have inspired him both to compose full-time and, through proactive workshopping, to promote choral music worldwide. His catalogue of works published by Oxford University Press, and recorded widely, reflects his wide taste in styles and his commitment to writing singable and communicative music.

He is principal guest conductor of The BBC Singers, and has conducted choirs in 30 countries over the last ten years. Described by The Observer as “a contemporary hero of British Choral Music,” he is one of the most widely performed composers of choral music in the world. (Photo Credit: John Bellars)