Andrew Arthur

International conductor, organist, harpsichordist, and chorister for Chelmsford Cathedral Choir. Founder of Orpheus Britannicus consort and vocal ensemble Andrew Arthur is Fellow, Director of Studies and Director of Music at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and an Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Music. He read Music at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, where he was also Organ Scholar, studying with Nicolas Kynaston, Jacques van Oortmerssen and Geoffrey Webber. In 1997, upon graduating from Caius, he was appointed Acting Precentor of the College. Alongside his busy University schedule, Andrew Arthur is highly regarded on the concert platform and has appeared at many prestigious international festivals. An acknowledged specialist in the music of the Baroque and Classical periods, he currently holds the positions of Associate Director of The Hanover Band and Musical Director of his own period-instrument ensemble and vocal consort, Orpheus Britannicus.