Bach St John Passion Meet the artists...
Evangelist, Peter Wilman.
Born in Gloucester, Peter first sang as a treble in the cathedral choir under the direction of John Sanders before gaining a Masters in piano under Ronald Smith in Canterbury. In addition to numerous operatic roles with a wide range of companies, he has sung much of the oratorio repertoire from Bach, Handel, Mozart and Haydn through to Rossini, Britten and Janacek. Peter is also an experienced recitalist performing not only contemporary works but also song cycles by Schubert, Schumann, Britten and Finzi . He has also sung for the Gurney Society, the Holst society, supported by the Vaughan Williams Trust, and recently at the Gloucester History Festival. Many of these appearances were accompanied by Philip Collin. Other concerts include On Wenlock Edge with the Fitzwilliam quartet and Dies Natalis in Canterbury conducted by Christopher Finzi.
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Malvern-based bass-baritone, Martin Robson, began his musical life as a composer and violinist and read music at Leeds University before studying singing at the Royal Northern College of Music and with Dame Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Martin Robson's concert work has taken him all over the world as well as working with choirs and festivals in Britain. He has appeared with many leading orchestras and ensembles Read more here
Paul Badley
Paul has worked with some of the best vocal ensembles in the world such as The Monteverdi Choir; The Sixteen; The Tallis Scholars and The Gregorian Singers, singing in excess of 25 operatic roles ranging from Kurt Weill's "Seven Deadly Sins" to Tamino in Mozart's The Magic Flute.Over his twenty five year career, Paul has toured the Middle and Far East singing Broadway repertoire; sung in session choirs for innumerable Hollywood films and has sung backing on crossover albums and pop discs for artists such as Seal, Bjork and Mike Oldfield.Paul now divides his time between his family in Monmouth, teaching singing at Stowe School, Prior Park (Bath), Bromsgrove School and the Royal Welsh College of Music in Cardiff while still remaining an active professional tenor.
Sebastian Field has been singing countertenor for nearly twenty years now. I read English Literature at Bristol University and have sustained an interest, especially in poetry, Shakespeare, musical settings of poetry and other literature. I am better at collecting books than reading them, but writing and researching for our various musical projects gives me focus. I particularly enjoy devising programmes of words and music based around an historical narrative. I was a city councillor in Gloucester for nine years, culminating in a year as Mayor in 2015/16. I am able to talk and work constructively with politicians on all sides, and believe in positivity whenever possible. Gloucester has a fantastic future, as well as a past to be proud of. As a singer I have performed with choral societies across the country, have sung solos on BBC Radio 3 and in the Royal Albert Hall, and am a member of several ensembles including The Proteus Ensemble, Aldwyn Voices and The John S Davies Singers.
Soprano Es Hoyle lives and works in Malvern, and studies advanced singing with Erika Madi Jones. She is committed to promoting singng throughout her local community and leads children’s choirs at the local high school and Church, leads singing groups for adults and for people living with dementia, and sings with her local Church Choir as well as being a regular member of Severn Voices. She can be contacted for musical advice or support through communitymusicmalvern.co.uk.
