Chandos Chamber Choir

Andrew Arthur is Director of Music and Fellow-Commoner at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he maintains a busy schedule as a tutor throughout the University, both in academic and performance studies. He read Music at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he also held the organ scholarship, and was subsequently appointed Acting Precentor. During this time, he studied the organ with Nicolas Kynaston and Geoffrey Webber. With generous assistance from The Countess of Munster Musical Trust, he later went on to further his studies in Holland with Jacques van Oortmerssen. From 2000-2008, he held the position of Associate Director of Music at the world-famous Butterfield Church of All Saints, Margaret Street, in London's West End. An acknowledged specialist in the music of the Baroque and Classical periods, Andrew has gained a reputation throughout Europe and the USA as a musician of exceptional versatility.

He is Associate Director of The Hanover Band 'one of the finest period-instrument orchestras worldwide'. His recent directorial engagements have included four performances of J.S. Bach's St John Passion in St Nicholas' Church, Brighton and Chichester Cathedral, a programme of solo cantatas in Ludlow and Hampton Court Palace with countertenor William Towers, Bach's Six Motets in Kingston Parish Church, and an orchestral tour of concerti and suites by Bach and Telemann including appearances in the Festival des Cathedrales de Picardie, Amiens, France and the Brighton Early Music Festival. He has also worked with the Band as a Principal soloist and continuo-player since 2000. Recent highlights include performances of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, Haydn's Harpsichord Concerto in D, Handel's Organ Concerto 'The Cuckoo and the Nightingale' and numerous performances of Bach's Harpsichord Concerto in D minor and Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 as part of the orchestra's 25th Anniversary UK Bach Tour.

In 2006, Andrew was announced as the Principal Conductor of the Euterpe Baroque Consort based in Antwerp, Belgium, with whom he regularly broadcasts on live radio for KLARA. Recent concert engagements include Biber's Missa Bruxellensis and seven performances of Monteverdi's Vespro de la Beata Virgine 1610, including appearances at the prestigious Festival van Vlaanderen and Klara in het Paleis. He is also Musical Director of both the Chandos Chamber Choir and of his own period-instrument ensemble Orpheus Britannicus.

Andrew's solo keyboard engagements encompass organ, harpsichord and fortepiano literature, and he is in great demand as a continuo player with several of London's leading period-instrument ensembles, working under such renowned conductors as Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Sir Charles Mackerras, Nicholas Kraemer and Bruno Weil. He also works regularly in partnership with the eminent baroque violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch; recent engagements with whom include performances in the USA of J.S. Bach's complete works for violin and harpsichord and Biber's 'Mystery' sonatas, together with appearances in the UK at the Suffolk Villages Festival, Conway Hall, Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music, and the Wigmore Hall.

He holds the position of Principal Organist & Harpsichordist at the Carmel Bach Festival in California, where he also sits on the Committee of Artistic Directors, and is currently involved in performing a complete cycle of J.S. Bach's organ works. In recent seasons, he has directed numerous concerts at the festival, including six performances of the Six Brandenburg Concerti and he has also undertaken to direct a series of J.S. Bach's complete cantatas for solo voice. Over the last decade, his recital and concerto performances at the festival have been met with considerable critical acclaim.

Andrew appears frequently on Television and Radio broadcasts, and has played on numerous CD and DVD recordings for the BBC, ASV, Soli Deo Gloria, Opera Rara, Griffin and Priory Records. His first solo disc 'Organ Music for Passiontide' was described in The Gramophone as 'a performance of incandescent sensitivity'. His recent recording of Organ works by J.S. Bach has also been met with unanimous praise. In 2007, he toured the UK performing the complete organ works of Dieterich Buxtehude, marking the composer's tercentenary year. As a conclusion to this tour, he recently released a double-CD entitled 'The Buxtehude Influence' - the first recording to be made on the fine Danish organ by Carsten Lund at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.

For further information, please visit www.andrewarthur.com.



	Andrew Arthur is Director of Music and Fellow-Commoner at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he maintains a busy schedule as a tutor throughout the University, both in academic and performance studies. He read Music at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he also held the organ scholarship, and was subsequently appointed Acting Precentor. During this time, he studied the organ with Nicolas Kynaston and Geoffrey Webber. With generous assistance from The Countess of Munster Musical Trust, he later went on to further his studies in Holland with Jacques van Oortmerssen. From 2000-2008, he held the position of Associate Director of Music at the world-famous Butterfield Church of All Saints, Margaret Street, in London's West End. An acknowledged specialist in the music of the Baroque and Classical periods, Andrew has gained a reputation throughout Europe and the USA as a musician of exceptional versatility. He is Associate Director of The Hanover Band 'one of the finest period-instrument orchestras worldwide'. His recent directorial engagements have included four performances of J.S. Bach's St John Passion in St Nicholas' Church, Brighton and Chichester Cathedral, a programme of solo cantatas in Ludlow and Hampton Court Palace with countertenor William Towers, Bach's Six Motets in Kingston Parish Church, and an orchestral tour of concerti and suites by Bach and Telemann including appearances in the Festival des Cathedrales de Picardie, Amiens, France and the Brighton Early Music Festival. He has also worked with the Band as a Principal soloist and continuo-player since 2000. Recent highlights include performances of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, Haydn's Harpsichord Concerto in D, Handel's Organ Concerto 'The Cuckoo and the Nightingale' and numerous performances of Bach's Harpsichord Concerto in D minor and Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 as part of the orchestra's 25th Anniversary UK Bach Tour. In 2006, Andrew was announced as the Principal Conductor of the Euterpe Baroque Consort based in Antwerp, Belgium, with whom he regularly broadcasts on live radio for KLARA. Recent concert engagements include Biber's Missa Bruxellensis and seven performances of Monteverdi's Vespro de la Beata Virgine 1610, including appearances at the prestigious Festival van Vlaanderen and Klara in het Paleis. He is also Musical Director of both the Chandos Chamber Choir and of his own period-instrument ensemble Orpheus Britannicus. Andrew's solo keyboard engagements encompass organ, harpsichord and fortepiano literature, and he is in great demand as a continuo player with several of London's leading period-instrument ensembles, working under such renowned conductors as Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Sir Charles Mackerras, Nicholas Kraemer and Bruno Weil. He also works regularly in partnership with the eminent baroque violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch; recent engagements with whom include performances in the USA of J.S. Bach's complete works for violin and harpsichord and Biber's 'Mystery' sonatas, together with appearances in the UK at the Suffolk Villages Festival, Conway Hall, Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music, and the Wigmore Hall. He holds the position of Principal Organist & Harpsichordist at the Carmel Bach Festival in California, where he also sits on the Committee of Artistic Directors, and is currently involved in performing a complete cycle of J.S. Bach's organ works. In recent seasons, he has directed numerous concerts at the festival, including six performances of the Six Brandenburg Concerti and he has also undertaken to direct a series of J.S. Bach's complete cantatas for solo voice. Over the last decade, his recital and concerto performances at the festival have been met with considerable critical acclaim. Andrew appears frequently on Television and Radio broadcasts, and has played on numerous CD and DVD recordings for the BBC, ASV, Soli Deo Gloria, Opera Rara, Griffin and Priory Records. His first solo disc 'Organ Music for Passiontide' was described in The Gramophone as 'a performance of incandescent sensitivity'. His recent recording of Organ works by J.S. Bach has also been met with unanimous praise. In 2007, he toured the UK performing the complete organ works of Dieterich Buxtehude, marking the composer's tercentenary year. As a conclusion to this tour, he recently released a double-CD entitled 'The Buxtehude Influence' - the first recording to be made on the fine Danish organ by Carsten Lund at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. For further information, please visit www.andrewarthur.com.	Andrew Arthur's Website