I don t come from a particularly musical background; however my grandfather was quite a good pianist. As a young child I remember constantly messing around on the piano, fascinated by the sound it made and the strange sounds of the classical music my grandparents listened to. I was soon able to play and sing tunes myself although these were mostly made up or performed by ear as I couldn t yet read music.

Once I started school, it became clear that I had some musical ability. I learned to read music very quickly, began piano lessons and started singing in the school choir which I absolutely loved somehow, the sound that came out of my mouth when I sang as a boy treble, especially as a soloist, felt like the most natural thing in the world and I never looked back from that point. I ve been singing and involved in music on some level ever since, although it was as a choral scholar at university where my love and absolute passion for early choral music was kindled. This passion has never left me and I m now lucky enough to sing in a small choir that almost exclusively explores the early choral repertoire I love so much.

Singing is both a part of who I am and a way in which I am able to connect with my surroundings. Being part of a small group of singers, all of whom are focused on the same goal, is a truly amazing (and humbling) experience. It gives me a sense of mental wellbeing, spatial awareness and musical connectivity in ways I m not quite sure how to describe it s a feeling that is more than the sum of its obvious parts if you were to just take the musical notation at face value. There are moments when I m signing and everything comes together when I m transported beyond space and time so that I m suspended in a single, endless moment