New Music Director Appointed

Type of post:	Choir news item
Sub-type:	No sub-type
Posted By:	John Edwards
Status:	Current
Date Posted:	Sun, 22 Sep 2024

We are very pleased to welcome Andrew Kirk as our new Music Director. He will be taking the reins as from our Christmas concert this year.

Andrew is a freelance organist, accompanist, choral director and composer working mainly in the Bristol and North Somerset area. From 2003-2023 he held the position of Director of Music and Organist at St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol, where he had responsibility for directing several choirs, as well as being custodian of the magnificent Harrison & Harrison pipe organ.
Born and educated in Leicester, he won an Organ Scholarship to Pembroke College, Oxford where he studied organ with David Sanger. He regularly gives organ concerts in Cathedrals, Churches and concert halls. He holds the FRCO Diploma, having gained the Turpin and Durrant prizes for organ playing.

A message from Andrew:

"I am delighted to have been appointed as the next Musical Director for Collegium Singers. I am greatly looking forward to working with the singers and committee to create an exciting programme of concerts and events for future years, building on the excellent work of my predecessor Elinor Cooper. I look forward to exploring and developing new initiatives. My connection with Collegium Singers goes back four years, as organ accompanist to the choir in some of their concerts, which I have much enjoyed. Hearing the excellent standards of the choir, along with their enthusiasm and friendliness, encouraged me to apply for the position as Musical Director when it became vacant earlier this year."