 Benjamin Costello Ben is a London-based musical director, choral director, singing coach, accompanist and adjudicator. A highly versatile musician, he performs and teaches in very diverse genres ranging from the Renaissance period to contemporary music, but principally musical theatre, and he has been involved with numerous productions across the U.K. Ben has worked extensively throughout the Further and Higher Education sectors and all of the major London performing arts colleges as a musical director, vocal coach and lecturer. These have included Arts Ed (London), Mountview, GSA, LAMDA, LCM, RAM, and the universities of London (Birkbeck), Surrey and Kingston. He also judges at competitive festivals throughout the U.K. as an adjudicator member of the British and International Federation of Festivals and the Schools Music Association. His performing work frequently takes him overseas, most recently to France, Poland, Crete, Italy and Zimbabwe. In addition to working with many choral groups he is Music Director of Kingston Chamber Singers, and as an accompanist collaborates with a wide variety of singers, including since 1998 the distinguished soprano Alison Pearce. From 2006 to 2010 he was Chairman of Kingston Arts Council, and is currently Artistic Director of the biennial Kingston Festival of the Voice. Born in London in 1976, Ben read Music at Kingston University (B.Mus., M.A.), winning the conducting prize, and the London College of Music (P.G.Dip.); joining the staff there as resident musical director for six years. Principal singing tutor at Shrewsbury House Boys School since 2005, he suspended doctoral research on accepting an invitation to become Director of Music at the School in September 2010. Phone: 07889 659324 London, Greater London United Kingdom Other Categories:  Private Teachers Events » Singing and Voice Related Workshops Other Instruments » Piano Keyboard or Organ |
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