Higher Education:

1968 - 1971: Trinity College of Music, London

1971 - 1972: London University Institute of Education

Qualifications:

1970: Licentiate of Trinity College of Music (LTCL) - Teaching

1971: Graduate of Trinity College of Music (GTCL)

1972: Postgraduate Teaching Diploma (MTC)

1973: Associate of the Royal College of Music (ARCM) - Performing

1975: Fellowship of the Royal College of Organists (FRCO)

CAREER HISTORY

AS PHILIP NORMAN MUSIC SERVICES, SEPTEMBER 1991 - ONWARDS:

Conductor, The Questors Choir, Ealing (2003 - ) - See Menu link

Conductor, The Orwell Singers, Cambridgeshire (2002 - 2005)

Director of Music, St. John's Church, London E11 (2002 - ) - See Menu link

Organist of St. Mary with St. George German Lutheran Church, London WC1 (2000 - )

Directing the choir of St. John's Church, Loughton (1992 - 1999)

Organising and conducting regular choral workshops for St. Johns Festival Choir (1993 - ) - See Menu link

Organising and conducting concert tours for St. John's Festival Choir (1995 - ) - See Menu link

Organising and conducting special church choirs for various ecumenical events.

Organising and conducting a special festival choir to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Orkdal church in Norway (November 1993). (This was part of a 6 week tour to Norway)

Organising and conducting the choral chamber group Chorale Cantando (1998 - ) - See Menu link

Conducting Epping Phoenix Choir (1996 - 2002) With this choir conducted major choral works with orchestral accompaniment

Conducting Woodford Symphony Orchestra (1997 - ) - See Menu link

Initiated and organising the European Choral Project - 2000 AD

Writing a regular column for the Norwegian magazine Norsk kirkemusikk.

AS KANTOR OF ORKDAL, NOVEMBER 1986 - SEPTEMBER 1991:

Conducting Gjølme blandakor - a mixed choir of about 30 voices singing sacred and secular music.

Conducting Orkla korforening - a regional representasjonskor (representative choir) for the Orkla og Gauldal sangerforbund (an association of some 45 choirs and 1500 singers). This choir drew its members from ordinary associate-choirs of the sangerforbund and, apart from pursuing its own concert programme, represented the forbund at special events. This choir had about 45 members and generally performed works beyond the capability of the single associate-choirs.

Directing regional choral seminars for the Orkla og Gauldal sangerforbund. This involved gathering all the singers in the region together (about 350), instructing them in new pieces, and then conducting these pieces at the annual choral festivals.

Founded and organised the Orkdal korfest - a choral workshop. This attracted 400 participants and was broadcast on regional and national radio.

Founded and conducted the Orkdal prestegjeldkor (a combined parishes choir).

Founded and conducted the Orkdal prostikor (an archdeaconry choir).

Conducted Orkla orkesterforening - an orchestral society.

Jointly organised with Orkdal Municipal Music School, and conducted regional orchestral seminars.

Undertook sundry free-lance conducting engagements.

The activities described above were, and are underpinned by administrative and budgeting help and advice, engaging soloists and, as necessary, arranging and composing music.