Jeremy Jackman Explained

Jeremy Jackman (born 22 April 1952) is a British choral director, composer and arranger, and a former counter-tenor of the King's Singers.

Biography

Jackman was a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral. He trained at the Royal College of Music and Hull University.[1]

In 1973 he began a short-lived teaching career at Morley Grammar School in Leeds.

He joined The King's Singers in 1980,[2] later returning to work as a choral conductor and director. He was chorus master to the Belfast Philharmonic Choir (1991–97), the London Philharmonic Choir (1992–94), and is currently the musical director of the English Baroque Choir[3] and the Cecilian Singers,[4] and the chorusmaster of OSJ Voices.[5] He also conducts on a freelance basis as well as providing masterclasses for choral groups.

Family

His brother, Andrew Pryce Jackman, was a keyboardist and arranger with The Syn and Chris Squire.

Performances

Blackadder II

While a member of the a cappella vocal group The King's Singers, Jeremy Jackman sang the counter-tenor part at the end of each episode of the second series of Blackadder.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://jeremyjackman.co.uk/biography/ Jeremy Jackman biography
  2. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1DE143AF933A05753C1A96E948260 New York Times 1988
  3. http://www.ebc.org.uk/about-3/ English Baroque Choir
  4. http://www.ceciliansingers.co.uk/AboutUs.htm#Jeremy Cecilian Singers
  5. https://www.osj.org.uk/about-us/ Orchestra of St John's
  6. http://h2g2.com/edited_entry/A471539/conversation/view/F57986/T92956 Comment from Howard Goodall on H2G2 Sep 6, 2002