John Gull

John Gull started his musical career in the early 1980s as a boy chorister with the choir of King's College, Cambridge under the direction of Sir Philip Ledger CBE and the current Director of Music, Stephen Cleobury CBE (for many years Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers).

He took up conducting at the age of fourteen while a music scholar at Eton College, and went on to study music at Oxford University, winning an organ scholarship and conducting the choir of Corpus Christi College.

Twice winner of the UK National Chamber Music Competition, John has studied with Alastair Sampson (Piano), Franz Johnston (Piano), Margaret Humphrey Clarke (Voice), Jeremy Summerley (Choral Conducting), Alan Hand (Trumpet), Ralph Allwood (Choral Conducting), David Goode (Organ), Pamela Cook MBE (Voice), Jessica Cash (Singing), John Keys (Organ), David Sanger (Organ), Inge Henderson (Alexander Technique) and with the world-renowned accompanist and composer/arranger Michael Neaum.

John is currently Director of Music at St Thomas the Apostle, South Wigston, Leicester, where he directs a thriving choir of boys and men. He is active as a musical director, performer, composer and music teacher throughout Leicestershire and the East Midlands.

Come and hear the Choir of St Thomas the Apostle, South Wigston
leading worship at Durham Cathedral
Tuesday 20 July - Sunday 25 July 2010
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