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After an initial course of study with Mary Parsons, Stephen studied with Brian Raynor-Cook at the Birmingham Conservatoire, where he was a finalist in the prestigious Canaldir Choir Competition, and winner of the English Song Competition. After graduating with distinction, he studied with Jessica Cash, Pamela Cook and Ian Partridge.
Stephen is a regular soloist with many of the leading choirs in the Midlands, most notably Ex Cathedra, the region’s foremost chamber choir, and also with the Britten Singers, Northern Voices, London Voices, The Academy of Ancient Music and The Schütz Choir. He broadcasts regularly on Radio 4 with BBC Manchester’s Daily Service Singers.
He is an accomplished singer of Bach and has performed as Evangelist in both the St. John and St. Matthew Passions on numerous occasions to considerable critical acclaim at such diverse settings as St. John’s Smith Square and St. Helier Parish Church, Jersey. He was tenor soloist in the first fully staged performance of the St. John Passion at The University of Warwick
His touring venues include Bremen, Bruges, Dresden, Geneva, Leipzig, Milan, Moscow, Paris, Lyons, Nantes, Santa Cruz, Salzburg, Tel Aviv and St. Petersburg.
In recent months Stephen has performed Bach Passions and B Minor Mass, Dies Natalis (Finzi), Haydn Creation, Mozart Requiem, Rossini Petit Messe, Berlioz “Childhood of Christ”, Britten’s St. Nicolas, “Winter Words” and “Serenade”, Vaughan Williams’ “On Wenlock Edge” and “Pilgrims Journey”, Verdi Requiem, and numerous Messiahs, whilst future engagements include Elijah, St John and St. Matthew Passions and Handel’s “Belshazzar”.
Stephen also works as a choral conductor, a vocal coach to schools and choral societies and as an adjudicator.
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