St George’s
Singers have announced the appointment of Matthew Hamilton as their
new Assistant Musical Director. Matthew grew up in Cambridgeshire,
and read music at Worcester College, Oxford, where he held both
choral and instrumental scholarships. He graduated in 2005 and moved
to Manchester to take a Masters degree in composition. Matthew is
now busy as a composer, conductor and singer.
His compositions
have been performed by a wide variety of ensembles and choirs,
including the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra's contemporary
music ensemble ‘10/10’, and Chetham's School of Music Chamber
Choir.
St George’s
Singers’ Chair, Anne Francis, said of Matthew’s appointment, “We
are looking forward immensely to working with Matthew, who will be
supporting our conductor Neil Taylor in rehearsals, and also taking
responsibility for a number of exciting new projects the Choir is
embarking on over the next couple of years.” Matthew takes over as
Assistant Musical Director of St George’s Singers from Marcus
Farnsworth, who has now joined the Royal Academy of Music in London.
In addition to his
new position with St George's Singers, Matthew is currently director
of Ad Solem, the University of Manchester Chamber Choir, with whom he
recently appeared on BBC Television, and has given many performances
with the University's New Music Ensemble. He has conducted visiting
choirs at Oxford and Wells Cathedrals, and taken part in
conducting masterclasses with the National Youth Choir. He
also sings as a lay-clerk at Manchester Cathedral.
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