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St George's Singers 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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