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Peter Taylor Baritone 11 Roe Lane Sheffield S3 9AJ 0114 272 3856 / 07947 422 670 mobile Peter@petertaylor.biz EDUCATION 2001 - 2003 Birmingham Conservatoire (UCE) Post-Graduate Diploma of Vocal Studies (Commendation) Tuition with Adrian Clarke 1998 - 2001 University of Sheffield BSc Environmental Geosciences - 2:1 Choral Scholar at St John The Evangelist Church, Ranmoor, Sheffield. ORATORIO AND SONG EXPERIENCE AS SOLOIST Johannes-Passion (J.S. Bach), Sterndale Singers, St. John's Church, Sheffield. April 2006. Messiah (Handel), Stour Singers, St. Edmund's Church, Shipston on Stour. December 2005. Messa di Gloria (Puccini), Bromsgrove Choral Society, Bromsgrove. March 2005. St. Cecilia Mass (Gounod),Solihull Chandos Choir, St. Martins in the Bullring, Birmingham. November 2004. Dettingen Te Deum (Handel), Stour Singers, St. Edmunds Church, Shipston on Stour. May 2004. Harmoniemesse (Haydn), Stour Singers, St. Edmunds Church, Shipston on Stour. May 2004 Elmdon Choral Society, St. Nicholas Church, Elmdon and St. Mary’s Church, Acocks Green. May 2002. 5 Negro Spirituals (Tippett),Solihull Choral Society, St. James, Packington. June 2003. St. Matthew Passion (Bach),(Role of Second Priest) Birmingham Bach Choir (conducted by Paul Spicer), Symphony Hall Birmingham. April 2003. Fantasia on Christmas Carols (Vaughan Williams), Elmdon Choral Society, St. Nicholas Church, Elmdon and St. Mary’s Church, Acocks Green. December 2002. Requiem (Faure), Sheffield University Singers’ Society, Firth Hall, Sheffield. November 2002. Solihull Chandos Choir, St. Martins in the Bullring, Birmingham. November 2004. Via Crucis (Adrian Self). (A Cantata for Baritone Solo, Mixed choir and Harp) St. John’s Choristers and Chamber Choir, St. John’s Church, Ranmoor, Sheffield. March 2001. Rejoice in the Lamb (Britten), Academy of Vocal Music, Abbots Bromley Church. June 2000. OPERATIC ROLES Chorus Member Falstaff (Verdi) Stanley Hall Opera, Stanley Hall, Essex. Conducted by Orlando Jopling, Directed by Michael McCaffery. June 2005. Chorus member La Pietra del Paragone (Rossini) Stanley Hall Opera, Stanley Hall, Essex. Conducted by Orlando Jopling, Directed by Annilese Miskimmon. A specially commissioned new translation by Simon Butteriss. June 2004. Butler (chorus) Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Stanley Hall Opera, Stanley Hall, Essex. Conducted by Orlando Jopling, Directed by Annilese Miskimmon. June 2003. Badger The Cunning Little Vixen (Janacek) Birmingham Conservatoire Opera, Crescent Theatre. Conducted by Stephen Barlow, Directed by John Fulljames. March 2003. Aeneas Dido and Aeneas (Purcell) Staged Performance conducted by Steven Davis. Mappin Hall, Sheffield, June 2002. Concert Performance with the Academy of Vocal Music, conducted by Jeffrey Skidmore. CBSO Centre, October 2000. Georges Braque Violin and Pear in Line (Slater/Davidson) SU New Music Theatre Ensemble, Sheffield University Drama Studio. Premiere of this contemporary opera composed by Mark Slater and devised by Jane Davidson (since revived by a different cast). April 2001. COACHING, SONG CLASSES AND MASTERCLASSES WITH Adrian Clarke Margaret Field Michael Fulcher Henry Hurford Richard Jackson Andrew King Simon Nicholls Julian Pike Professor C. Ritter (Weimar) Stuart Smith Stephen Varcoe Stephen Wilder FURTHER INFORMATION Born in Solihull, Peter began his training with church choirs at an early age. He has recently achieved a commendation in his Post-Graduate Diploma in singing with Adrian Clarke at the Birmingham Conservatoire. Previously he achieved a BSc in Environmental Geosciences at Sheffield University. Whilst at Sheffield, Peter was choral scholar at St. John’s Church, Ranmoor, and for two years was Chairman of the University Singers’ Society. Having a strong interest in choral conducting and training, he formed Socci Cantorum, the Society’s chamber choir, in 2001, and conducted a diverse range of music from Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb to Rutter’s The Sprig of Thyme. He took up the position of Musical Director of the main chorus in September 2003 and conducted them in a performance of Rossini’s Petite Messe Solenelle in May 2004. As a choral singer he sang for two years with the Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir under Jeffery Skidmore and Paul Spicer. Peter feels very strongly about the importance of interesting young people in choral and vocal music, and serves on the committee of the Midland Festival Chorus, where he have specific responsibilities for developing policies and projects to involve young people. He first became involved with this organisation in 1997 when he received one of five scholarships in the Granada Youth Music Award Scheme. Peter is a founder member of 4/4 voices – a quartet of young singers who provide wedding and corporate entertainment as well as a 100 minute self contained theatrical show entitled “A Night at the Opera”. Peter has a great love of Lieder and Art Song and regularly performs recitals in and around Sheffield. He particularly loves singing oratorio and other sacred works – a fact which stems from his upbringing as a Christian and the firm foundations he has in the English choral tradition. He has much to give to oratorio performances in terms of interpretation and conviction.

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