Chandos Chamber Choir

Andrew Arthur read Music at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he also held the organ scholarship, following a year as Organ Scholar at Canterbury Cathedral. During this time, he studied the organ with Nicolas Kynaston, Geoffrey Webber and Jacques van Oortmerssen.

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. His 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 include appearances at the Conway Hall, Suffolk Villages Festival and the Wigmore Hall.

He is Associate Director of The Hanover Band 'one of the finest period-instrument orchestras worldwide'. His engagements in the 2007/8 Season include two performances of J.S. Bach's Johannes-Passion in St Nicholas' Church, Brighton and Chichester Cathedral, an appearance in the Festival de Picardie, Amiens, France, followed by performances in Kingston, Brighton, Cumbria, Shrewsbury, Ludlow, Chelmsford and Hampton Court Palace. 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, 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 recently conducted four performances of Monteverdi's Vespro de la Beata Virgine 1610, including an appearance at the prestigious Flanders Festival. He is also Musical Director of both the Chandos Chamber Choir and of his own period-instrument ensemble Orpheus Britannicus. In 1998, Andrew was appointed Acting Precentor of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, during which appointment he served as Assistant Chorus Master with Opera Northern Ireland (Mozart Idomeneo), and as Chorus Master with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra of San Francisco under Nicholas McGegan (Handel Solomon). He also prepared the chapel choir for their role in the acclaimed BBC TV recording of Poulenc's Stabat Mater with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra under Christopher Robinson, and a recording of J.S. Bach's Markus-Passion for ASV.

He holds the position of Principal Organist & Harpsichordist at the Carmel Bach Festival in California, where he 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 three 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 nine years, 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, SDG, 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'. He recently released a new disc of Organ works by J.S. Bach on the celebrated Austrian instrument by Rieger at the Church of St. Marylebone in London, which has also been met with unanimous praise.

Since 2000, Andrew has held the position of Associate Director of Music at All Saints', Margaret Street in London, where he assists Paul Brough with the running of the church's professional choir. He also teaches, as a visiting tutor, at the University of Cambridge.

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



	Andrew Arthur read Music at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he also held the organ scholarship, following a year as Organ Scholar at Canterbury Cathedral. During this time, he studied the organ with Nicolas Kynaston, Geoffrey Webber and Jacques van Oortmerssen. 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. His 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 include appearances at the Conway Hall, Suffolk Villages Festival and the Wigmore Hall. He is Associate Director of The Hanover Band 'one of the finest period-instrument orchestras worldwide'. His engagements in the 2007/8 Season include two performances of J.S. Bach's Johannes-Passion in St Nicholas' Church, Brighton and Chichester Cathedral, an appearance in the Festival de Picardie, Amiens, France, followed by performances in Kingston, Brighton, Cumbria, Shrewsbury, Ludlow, Chelmsford and Hampton Court Palace. 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, 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 recently conducted four performances of Monteverdi's Vespro de la Beata Virgine 1610, including an appearance at the prestigious Flanders Festival. He is also Musical Director of both the Chandos Chamber Choir and of his own period-instrument ensemble Orpheus Britannicus. In 1998, Andrew was appointed Acting Precentor of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, during which appointment he served as Assistant Chorus Master with Opera Northern Ireland (Mozart Idomeneo), and as Chorus Master with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra of San Francisco under Nicholas McGegan (Handel Solomon). He also prepared the chapel choir for their role in the acclaimed BBC TV recording of Poulenc's Stabat Mater with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra under Christopher Robinson, and a recording of J.S. Bach's Markus-Passion for ASV. He holds the position of Principal Organist & Harpsichordist at the Carmel Bach Festival in California, where he 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 three 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 nine years, 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, SDG, 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'. He recently released a new disc of Organ works by J.S. Bach on the celebrated Austrian instrument by Rieger at the Church of St. Marylebone in London, which has also been met with unanimous praise. Since 2000, Andrew has held the position of Associate Director of Music at All Saints', Margaret Street in London, where he assists Paul Brough with the running of the church's professional choir. He also teaches, as a visiting tutor, at the University of Cambridge. For further information, please visit www.andrewarthur.com.	Andrew Arthur's Website