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The English baritone and choral conductor, Tom Appleton, was a choral scholar at St Paul’s Cathedral, before gaining a scholarship to Gresham’s School, Holt and then went on to read music at the University of York, where he obtained his Bachelor of Music degree. During that time he sang with the Ebor Singers.
As a member of the world famous Monteverdi Choir, Tom Appleton sings in numerous locations and performances in Salzburg, Carnegie Hall, King’s College Cambridge and Buckingham Palace. He excels as a soloist too with a performance during the 2010 Proms of Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers being a particular highlight.
In 2010, Tom Appleton was apopinted as the new Music Director of King's Lynn Festival Chorus. His informal and engaging style makes rehearsing fun and, as a result, brings out the best in everyone he works with. Highlights of his time with the Chorus have included tours to Belgium and Normandy and a new CD 'Hark!', (produced in conjunction with the group Mardi Brass) and also, performances with Dame Emma Kirkby, the Classical Brit Award winning Blake, The European Union Chamber Orchestra, The English Chamber Orchestra and Norfolk Symphony Orchestra. With him the Chorus has also collaborated with the young members of The Britten course at Gresham’s school and with the Swing Band at Springwood High School in King’s Lynn. He has also encouraged the Chorus to engage more with the community and a carol-a-thon, where the Chorus sang carols in the streets of King's Lynn just before Christmas 2013, demonstrated that. It was repeated the following year. In September 2013, he was appointed Music Outreach Director at Gresham’s where his aim is to bring the school in closer contact with other local schools and organisations. He is also guest conductor of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain. |
