David Hill

David Hill
Director—Charles Wood Singers

Renowned for his fine musicianship, David Hill is widely respected as both a choral and orchestral conductor. His talent has been recognised by his appointments as Chief Conductor of The BBC Singers, Musical Director of The Bach Choir, Chief Conductor of The Southern Sinfonia and Music Director of Leeds Philharmonic Society. He was awarded an honorary Doctorate by the University of Southampton in 2002 in recognition of his services to music.

Born in Carlisle and educated at Chetham’s School of Music, he was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists at the tender age of 17. He took an organ scholarship to St John’s College, Cambridge under the direction of Dr George Guest, returning there as Director of Music from 2003-2007.

David's previous posts have included Master of the Music at both Winchester and Westminster Cathedrals as well as Musical Director of The Waynflete Singers and the Philharmonia Chorus. He is in great demand for choral training workshops worldwide and is a choral advisor to music publishers Novello. As an organist he has given recitals in most major venues in the UK and toured extensively abroad.

David has made over 70 recordings spanning repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day. With the Bach choir he has contributed to film sound tracks and made recordings of major English choral composers for Naxos with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, who recently appointed him Associate Guest Conductor. David has also appeared as guest conductor with more than a dozen orchestras in the UK and Europe and is looking forward to his debut appearance with The Minnesota Orchestra conducting Messiah.