Jeremy Backhouse

Jeremy Backhouse is one of Britain’s leading conductors of amateur choirs. He began his musical career in Canterbury Cathedral where he was senior chorister. He has been the sole conductor of the Vasari Singers since its inception in 1980. Since winning the prestigious Sainsbury’s Choir of the Year competition in 1988, the Vasari Singers have performed regularly in cathedrals and concert halls throughout Britain and abroad, and have a substantial discography. In 1995 Backhouse became music director of the Vivace Chorus and in May 2011, conducted a performance of Mahler’s Symphony of a Thousand in the Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2009 he was appointed music director of the Salisbury Community Choir, a 180-strong non-auditioned choir. He has also guest conducted the BBC Singers, the Brighton Festival Chorus, the Philharmonia Chorus, the London Chorus and many other leading British adult and youth choirs.

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