Simon Halsey

Simon Halsey is a trusted advisor on choral singing to the world’s greatest conductors, orchestras and choruses, and also an inspirational teacher and ambassador for choral singing to amateurs of every age, ability and background. Making singing a central part of the world-class institutions with which he is associated, he has been instrumental in changing the level of symphonic singing across Europe.

He holds positions across the UK and Europe as Choral Director of London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Chorus Director of City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Artistic Director of Orfeó Català Choirs and Artistic Adviser of Palau de la Música, Barcelona, Artistic Director of Berliner Philharmoniker Youth Choral Programme, Creative Director for Choral Music and Projects of WDR Rundfunkchor, Director of BBC Proms Youth Choir, Conductor Laureate of Rundfunkchor Berlin and Professor and Director of Choral Activities at the University of Birmingham. More about Simon here.

Simon and Ellie discuss choral systems and cultural differences in rehearsals between countries, teaching, working with symphonic chorus and orchestral versus choral conductors.

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