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Biography

Harry Bradford is a prize-winning conductor and choral director working in the UK and Europe. Since winning Second Prize in the prestigious Eric Ericson Award 2021, he has collaborated with a number of the world’s finest vocal ensembles including the MDR Rundfunkchor, the Eric Ericsons Kammarkör, the Sixteen and the Swedish Radio Choir.

Harry is the conductor and co-founder of the professional vocal ensemble, Recordare, with whom he has performed extensively across festivals in the UK, and holds permanent positions as the Musical Director of the Thames Philharmonic Choir, the English Baroque Choir and North Herts Guild of Singers.

Recent career highlights include the Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 and JS Bach B Minor Mass at Cadogan Hall, Handel Israel in Egypt at St John’s Smith Square and CPE Bach Magnificat at the St Endellion Easter Festival. 

Equally in demand as workshop leader, Harry has led choral workshops for the Sixteen as part of their Choral Pilgrimage tour, the Cherubim Music Trust and Labrador Events. Harry was also a course director for the Choir of the Earth, an online choir with a global membership, leading them in their Requiems at Home and Festival of Music courses. He combines his love of music and education as a Teacher/Singer for the Pimlico Musical Foundation. 

Harry read music at Downing College Cambridge and was a member of the choir of King’s College under the late Sir Stephen Cleobury. He studied Choral Conducting at the Royal Academy of Music with Professor Patrick Russill and graduated with distinction, a DipRAM and the Academy Alumni Award for ‘a singularly distinguished studentship’. During his time at the Academy, Harry was also the Genesis Sixteen conducting scholar 2018-19, studying under Harry Christophers and Eamonn Dougan, and the Alec Robertson scholar at Westminster Cathedral.

He remains active as a singer and recently performed as part of the Choir of His Majesty’s Chapel Royal at the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

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Diary

Swedish Radio Choir - Music for the Queen of Heaven

Harry leads the Swedish Radio Choir in a programme of 16th and 17th century Marian music from across Europe.

16/9/2023

The Sixteen - Choral Workshop, Edinburgh

14/10/2023

Harry joins the team for the Sixteen's Choral Workshop at Greyfriar's Kirk, Edinburgh. Repertoire to include Byrd, De Monte and Clemens

https://thesixteen.com/event/choral-workshop-edinburgh-2/

The Sixteen - Choral Workshop, Newcastle

15/10/2023

Harry joins the team for the Sixteen's Choral Workshop in Newcastle. Repertoire to include Byrd, De Monte and Clemens.

https://thesixteen.com/event/choral-workshop-newcastle/

Cherubim Music Trust - Handel Weekend

21/10/23

Harry leads the Cherubim Chamber Orchestra and scratch chorus in a Come and Sing Handel weekend in aid of the Cherubim Music Trust. 

Wardour Chapel

https://www.cherubimtrust.org/events-1/handel-weekend

Labrador Events - Acappella Workshop 3

Harry leads the third in a series of workshops on acappella repertoire run by Labrador Events. 
https://www.labradorevents.com/a-cappella-with-harry-bradford

28/10/23

English Baroque Choir - The Night Sky

4/11/23

Harry leads the English Baroque Choir in a programme of choral music with an intergalactic theme. 

St Gabriel's Church, Pimlico, 19:30

https://www.wegottickets.com/event/589094

Recordare - As I am Listening Now

17/11/23

Harry leads Recordare in a programme celebrating 5 years since the choir's first performance. 


Holy Sepulchre, 19:30

https://www.wegottickets.com/event/593161?fbclid=IwAR2J2ZE9dcpfOlE084xAi30NR7EmRX1pb4skV17mpjJz0GOIgLjC_ImN9Uk

North Herts Guild of Singers - Elijah

25/11/23

Harry leads the North Herts Guild of Singers and The Beaufoy Sinfonia in Mendelssohn's much-loved oratorio, Elijah. 

Soprano - Sophie Benfield 

Mezzo-Soprano - Maya Wheeler-Colwell

Tenor - Philippe Durrant

Bass - Johannes Moore 

St Mary's Church, Hitchin, 19:30


Thames Philharmonic Choir - Messiah

9/12/23

Harry leads the Thames Philharmonic Choir and The Beaufoy Sinfonia in Handel's Messiah. 

Sopranos - Natalka Pasciznyk, Lottie Day

Mezzo-Soprano - Rachel Best-Babayeju

Tenor - Matthew Cooke 

Bass - Allyn Wu 

All Saints Church, Kingston, 19:30

Recordare - Music on the Quantocks

10/12/23

Harry leads Recordare in their Christmas programme as part of Music on the Quantocks. 

16:00, St Michael's Church, Milverton

North Herts Guild of Singers - Otčenáš

16/12/23

Harry leads the North Herts Guild of Singers in Janáček's Otčenáš along with carols for choir and audience. 

Harp - Alis Huws

Tenor - Alex Hume 

Organ - Colin Spinks 

Walsworth Road Baptish Church, 19:30

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Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony - MDR Symphony Orchestra; MDR Radio Choir/ Dennis Russell Davies

Terry Blain for Classical Music 

'The Leipzig choir is excellent, and its articulate response to Whitman's poetry betokens careful preparation under the young English chorus master, Harry Bradford' 


24/1/23

https://www.classical-music.com/reviews/orchestral/vaughan-williams-a-sea-symphony-serenade-to-music/

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