Martin Ford, Vasari Singers & Jeremy Backhouse
Biography Martin Ford, Vasari Singers & Jeremy Backhouse
Jeremy Backhouse
is one of Britain’s leading conductors of amateur choirs. He has been the sole conductor of the Vasari Singers since its inception in 1980 and is committed to contemporary music and to the commissioning of new works, from small anthems to works on the grandest scale. Backhouse has also worked with a number of the UK’s other leading choirs, including the BBC Singers, London Symphony Chorus, Philharmonia Chorus and Brighton Festival Chorus.
Vasari Singers
perform a wide range of repertoire, from Renaissance to contemporary. The choir’s extensive discography includes a large collection of premiere recordings, many of which are of works commissioned by the choir, as well as two collections of Christmas music. Many of the choir’s recordings have received high acclaim, achieving chart successes and similar recommendations.
Martin Ford
is the organist and director of music at The Guards’ Chapel in London. He read music at Oxford University before continuing his studies at the Royal College of Music. Ford has held organ scholarships at Southwark Cathedral and Magdalen College, Oxford, and has served as assistant organist at St Martin-in-the-Fields and Westminster Abbey, and sub-organist of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.
