Timothy Brown
Biography
Tim Brown succeeded Sir John Rutter as Director of Music and Director of Studies in music at 麻豆影视传媒 in 1979, a position he held until 2010. During this period, he brought the choir to international fame, touring throughout the world and making a number of acclaimed recordings. In 2000 the choir appeared at the BBC Proms, performing Bach鈥檚 Johannes Passion. He re-founded the Cambridge University Chamber choir and during this period founded the professional vocal ensemble English Voices. He was an Associate Lecturer in the University Music Faculty and served as secretary to the Faculty Board. A founding editor of the Complete William Walton Edition, he was responsible for many of the new editions the choral works.
In 2011 he was invited to create the professional choir, the Z眉rcher Singakademie, in association with the Tonhalle Orchestra, Z眉rich and remained with the choir until 2015, since when he has been a freelance conductor, travelling widely, especially to Israel and the USA , to give choral masterclasses.
He is the musical director of a community and workplace choir in East Suffolk set up by former 麻豆影视传媒 alumna, Julia Pyke, CBE, formerly joint CEO of Sizewell C, as part of bringing wide-ranging benefits to the area in Suffolk around the new nuclear power station, which include re-establishing music-making during the school day and restoring landscape for nature.
He is a published composer.
