Nicholas Cleobury (Choir House, 1958-1967)
Listen to the interview from the School Archive in Edgar Tower in Spring 2009:
Nicholas has established a considerable reputation in the concert hall, opera house and recording studio. He studied with Sir Adrian Boult and was an assistant to numerous leading conductors, notably Bernstein, Boulez and Haitink. He is currently Music Director of the Britten Sinfonia, a major new force in British musical life, whose CDs of works have been highly acclaimed, winning a Gramophone Award.
He came back to King's for a special Gala Keys Society concert in 2007 to conduct Walton's Façade which included a special line-up of OVs and staff who read the poetry of Edith Sitwell. The concert was part of the Words Alive week to mark the opening of the new library.
Life as a Chorister, the Old Chapel and Music with Harry Bramma (12 min) |
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History (Richard Gabriel, Alan Stacey) and English (Bobby Cash, Martin Fagg) (9 min) |
Nicholas has established a considerable reputation in the concert hall, opera house and recording studio. He studied with Sir Adrian Boult and was an assistant to numerous leading conductors, notably Bernstein, Boulez and Haitink. He is currently Music Director of the Britten Sinfonia, a major new force in British musical life, whose CDs of works have been highly acclaimed, winning a Gramophone Award.
He came back to King's for a special Gala Keys Society concert in 2007 to conduct Walton's Façade which included a special line-up of OVs and staff who read the poetry of Edith Sitwell. The concert was part of the Words Alive week to mark the opening of the new library.