Ken Burton Explained

Ken Burton (born January 5, 1970) is a British choral and orchestral conductor, composer,[1] performer, producer, presenter, arranger and judge, widely known for his work and appearances on UK television programmes, particularly BBC1 Songs Of Praise, on which he appears regularly as a conductor, musical director, arranger, singer, judge, music producer, and music consultant. He has conducted and directed choirs for major films, including the multi Oscar winning and Grammy winning Marvel film Black Panther, Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever, Candy Cane Lane (Amazon) Holiday Road (Hallmark), is one of the credited choral conductors on the film Jingle Jangle and has also contributed as a conductor, contractor, and singer to a number of other films including Amazing Grace, and Ugly Dolls.

Biography

Burton's parents relocated from the West Indies to the United Kingdom in the 1960's, and he attributes his love for music to early childhood home experiences, which included listening to older siblings rehearse their instruments, and family spiritual gatherings, where singing would take place, often in harmony.[2] He attended the Ryelands Primary School in South Norwood, where he was actively involved with music, including playing in the newly formed steel band. His participation in the steel band was the subject of a local newspaper feature on his music-making activity. He went on to become a choirmaster, specialising in gospel music at the church he attended, the Selhurst Seventh-Day Adventist Church. He is still an active member of that church, and still directs the choir.[3] He then went on to Trinity School, Croydon, on a music scholarship, pursuing 9 O-levels, and 3 A levels, and thereafter pursued his professional academic music studies at Goldsmiths College, University Of London, which is now named Goldsmiths University. His studies included music analysis, techniques, composition, music production, performance, Classical music history, and post 1945 twentieth-century music. Whilst at the college, he won a prize for the highest marks in aural perception, and was regularly used as an accompanist for instrumentalists, and the chorus. Following graduation, he was invited back to Goldsmiths as chorus master, and director of the chamber choir.

Burton's choirs first gained national attention in 1994[4] when The London Adventist Chorale and the Croydon Seventh-Day Adventist Gospel Choir were two of the three finalists in the Sainsbury's Choir of the Year competition,[5] broadcast nationally in the UK on BBC television. The London Adventist Chorale won that year. His choral activities also involves directorship of BBC Songs of Praise session choir, Adventist Vocal Ensemble (AVE). Burton also formed, and performs with, the group Tessera, also a regular on BBC Songs of Praise.

As a conductor, singer, and instrumentalist, he has performed on many of the world's major stages including Wembley Stadium, Universal Studios (Florida), Sydney Opera House and the Royal Albert Hall.[6] [7] His orchestral music has been played by several of the UK's leading orchestras, among them BBC Orchestra and CBSO, and in programmes including the BBC Proms.[8] He has worked as a musical director, arranger, and collaborator with opera singers Bryn Terfel and Lesley Garrett, gospel singers Donnie McClurkin, Andraé Crouch and Helen Baylor, and has worked as a session musician for the UK's largest television show, "The X Factor", and the "US X Factor".[9] He has contracted choirs, recorded soundtrack choral parts (some of them his own arrangements) for leading artists including Beyoncé, Christina Aguilera, will.i.am, Robbie Williams, and Leona Lewis.[10] In 2010, he was asked to assist in shaping an arrangement for a song of Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber. This song was to be a gospel flavoured arrangement of Webber's "Love Never Dies", to be recorded by Nicole Scherzinger. The song was subsequently recorded, produced by Nigel Wright, with choral arrangements by Annie Skates. Burton provided the choir. In 2007, he was commissioned to write a piece of music for double chorus, for a BBC Radio commemorative broadcast to commemorate the bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act.[11] This piece was performed by the London Adventist Chorale and the choir of St John's College, Cambridge. A number of other collaborative pieces were written and subsequently recorded by the two choirs, although to date the recording has not been released. Burton has produced a number of recordings with the Croydon Seventh-Day Adventist Gospel Choir, the first being a selection of songs titled "Until We Reach".

Burton has been presented to Queen Elizabeth II on five occasions: two Commonwealth days, Golden Jubilee 2002 (where he directed the London Adventist Chorale singing two of his arrangements of African-American spirituals at Buckingham Palace), the re-opening of the Royal Festival Hall Royal Gala Concert, and at a special jubilee multi-faith environment programme. All three of the choral entities he looks after (The Croydon SDA Gospel Choir, London Adventist Chorale and Adventist Vocal Ensemble) have performed, either uniquely or in collaboration, for numerous concerts attended Her Majesty The Queen and other members of the royal family.[12] He has also been presented to the former Prince, now King, Charles on several occasions.

In February 2013, Ken Burton was a guest presenter for the BBC Radio 3 programme "The Choir". He presented a programme on choral gospel music which mixed with other genres.[13]

In May 2013, he contracted a choir under the name Ken Burton Voices to perform at the Cannes Film Festival for Steven Spielberg, the head of the festival's 2013 jury. The choir performed "Miss Celie's Blues" from the film The Color Purple; the piece was arranged and conducted by jazz trumpeter Guy Barker; the lead vocalist was jazz singer Krystle Warren, and Grant Windsor was the accompanist.

Burton was a judge on the new eight-part series of BBC2's Sing While You Work, filmed in September 2013, with fellow judges Paul Mealor, and international soprano Sarah Fox.[14]

In March 2014 Burton led the Hertford Choral Society's "Raise Your Voice" event.

In 2014 and 2015 he presented two series of programmes for online TV Channel LifeConnect. These programmes, called Music In My Life; With Ken Burton, saw him interviewing gospel artists, as well as talking about his own musical experiences. As part of the programme, in collaboration with the artist, he would create something on the spot.

In 2015, he headlined, and directed a workshop choir, in a sell-out concert at the NOSPR in Katowice. Later that year he travelled with his Croydon SDA Gospel Choir to perform at the quinquennial General Conference Of Seventh-Day Adventists, in San Antonio's Alamodome.

In 2016, he was a judge, alongside Connie Fisher and Katherine Jenkins, for the 2016 BBC Television short series of Songs Of Praise: School Choir Of The Year. Later that year he conducted his debut piece "No Many Could" number at the Proms, in a special gospel prom, presented by Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child.

In 2018, he was a judge, alongside Carrie Grant and JB Gill, for the 2018 BBC Television short series of Songs Of Praise; School Choir Of The Year.

Burton was approached to assemble and lead a choir of forty singers for the soundtrack of the Marvel film release Black Panther. Drawing largely from the professional British opera world, and others from the field of gospel, Jazz, and classical music, Burton was responsible for contracting, and generally advising in the recording sessions at London's Abbey Road Studios. The conductor for the film score was John Ashton Thomas. The composer was Ludwig Göransson. The film won several Oscars in 2019, including Best Soundtrack; the soundtrack also won a Grammy in 2019. The collective name for the choir Burton assembled was the Voquality Singers.

In 2019, Burton led a choir of twelve, in two BBC specials for Songs Of Praise, in the Holy Land. Featuring interviews, and songs, all arranged and produced by Burton, with one produced by both Ian Tilley and Burton,

In 2020, Burton was commissioned to write a new piece [15] for the vocal ensemble Voces8. This was premiered in the group's Live From London virtual concert.

Covid-19 programmes

The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic resulted in his European and UK touring and recording schedule being largely cancelled or put on hold. During the period when the UK was required to be on lockdown, Burton created a number of home-made programmes for his social media network. You're PUN-ished is a short home-produced video, using puns. Burton attributes his love of words to his late father, who was always playing with words, and also his language teachers in his secondary school who instilled a love for languages. He vividly remembers and often publicly shares about a moment in a German class where his German teacher started talking about a photograph and proceeded to use such phrases as "we will not focus on this any more, unless things develop further; so I shall close the shutter".

Burton also produced a series of twenty short videos, which were shared with his social media network under the title Daily Focus. These short programmes consisted of a text from the Bible, or a poem; this would be followed by a short prayer, and a short song, which would be a popularly known hymn, or one of Burton's own compositions. In the second to last and last week of the series, Burton started to get song ideas whilst filming, which he shared on the videos.

Burton also produced a series of audio greetings: short song compositions with messages. He had been doing this for a number of years for his siblings, and he decided to record a number of short thank you messages for key workers and the UK health services, using different genres of music, among them opera and reggae.

Publications

In addition to his choral and vocal work, he has published several books with Oxford University Press (Christmas Spirituals for Choirs) and Faber Music(Feel the Spirit, 1996;[16] Good News, 1998; Ready to Ride, 2000) and also has works published with Royal Schools Of Church Music. In 2014 he created the company Voquality, which also publishes some of his music.

Education

Burton was educated at the Ryelands Primary School in South Norwood, London. During this time he learned piano initially under a local teacher, known only as Mrs Skull, and then under the late Margaret Carr (Singh), to whom Burton attributes his musicianship skills. He often shares how Mrs Singh would change the tune on her musical doorbell, and require Ken to name the key of the tune before allowing him into the house. At Ryelands School, Burton had music instruction under Mrs Shirley Hulme.

He gained a music scholarship to the prestigious Trinity School in Croydon, Surrey. He gained O-levels in Combined Science, Music, French, German, English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Biology and Religious Studies. He continued at the school, gaining A-levels in Music, French and German. At Trinity School he studied piano with the late David de Warrenne, and also learned violin under Stuart Robertson. Burton was an accompanist for the DW choir, which specialised in arrangements of music, by De Warrenne himself. His academic music studies were with Mr David Squibb, Mr Stephen Johns, and Mr Simon Marriott. The school also had an organ, and Burton had several years of organ lessons with John Shepherd.

Following school, he read music at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He made history at the university by becoming the first music student to gain 100% in an aural examination, which won him a prize. At the university he was active as an accompanist for both vocalists and instrumentalists, due to his strong sight-reading skills. He studied piano under Professor Andrew Ball at the Royal College of Music, and studied voice under the tenor Charles Corp. Burton was also accompanist for the chorus and sang with the chamber choir. Following graduation, he was appointed as chorusmaster, training the choir in such works as the Verdi Requiem, Brahms Deutsches Requiem, Brahms Libeslieder, Bernstein Chichester Psalms and a newly discovered Prokofiev posthumous work.

Burton continued professional studies, undertaking an intensive Trinity College accredited professional course in voice education, studying voice technique, anatomy and care under Janice Chapman, professors Graham Welch, Colin Durrant, Thom Hans and Jacob Lieberman.

Personal life

Burton is a Christian, of the Seventh-Day Adventist faith, and is father to one son: Kenán was born in March 2007. Burton is the youngest of 10 children; his oldest siblings were born in Jamaica, the eldest two living there. He is the brother of Professor Dr. Keith Augustus Burton, an author and former university professor at Oakwood Adventist University in Alabama, currently a professor at Advent Health Inc, in Florida. Dr Burton was a theology student at the university at the same time as members of Take Six. Burton's sister Vanessa resides in San Antonio, and is a recipient of the Texas Teacher of the Year Award.

BBC Songs Of Praise

Burton works regularly with Songs Of Praise, one of the longest running music programmes on the United Kingdom's premier national television channel, BBC1.[17]

On the programme, he has arranged, conducted and performed hundreds of songs. His arrangements have been for choirs, orchestras, ensembles and soloists, including Heather Small, Beverley Knight, Ruby Turner, Jermain Jackman, Ruthie Henshall, Donnie McClurkin, Eddi Reader, Shaun Escoffery, Aled Jones, Katherine Jenkins, Rick Astley, Tommy Blaize, Jaz Ellington, Mica Paris, Pumeza, Angel Blue and Laura Wright.[18]

Programmes involved with since 2013:

SONGS OF PRAISE TELEVISION APPEARANCE SINCE 2013!Date!Year!Location!Song Title!Role!Programme
March 292015London"Ride On King Jesus" (performed by Angel Blue)AccompanistSongs of Praise, BBC1
Apr 162017Sheffield"Trust Me", performed by Manchester Inspirational VoicesAccompanistSongs of Praise, BBC1
May 142017Sheffield"Bring Us Closer", performed by Manchester Inspirational VoicesAccompanistSongs of Praise, BBC1
Feb 52017London"Great Day" (performed by Noah Stewart)AccompanistSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 142014London"O Holy Night"Arranger, performerSongs of Praise, BBC1
June 222014London"He's Got The Whole World"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Sep 182014London"Go Tell It"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 132015London"Angels from the Realms of Glory"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
March 82015London"He's Got The Whole World"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
March 222015London"He's The Lily Of The Valley"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Nov 222015London"Agnus Dei"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Oct 252015London"Leaning On The Everlasting Arms"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Aug 142016Birmingham"What A Mighty God"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Aug 282016London"I Will Enter"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 112016Birmingham"Soon And Very Soon"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Jan 172016London"I Have Decided To Follow Jesus"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Jan 312016London"I Am On The Battlefield"Arranger, ConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Jul 312016Birmingham"Give Thanks"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Jun 052016Birmingham"Ten Thousand Reasons"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
March 202016Birmingham"Nothing But The Blood"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
March 272016Birmingham"See What A Morning"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
May 82016Birmingham"Abide With Me"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
May 222016London"Holy, Holy"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Nov 202016Leicester"What A Wonderful Change"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Oct 162016London"He’s Got The Whole World"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Sep 112016Birmingham"Shout To The Lord"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Sep 182016Birmingham"I Look To You"Arranger, ConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Apr 162017Birmingham"See What A Morning"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Apr 302017Leicester"O Praise Ye The Lord"Arranger, ConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Apr 92017Leicester"I Surrender All"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Feb 122017Leicester"I Will Sing The Wondrous Story"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Feb 192017Birmingham"My Jesus My Saviour (Shout To The Lord)"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Feb 52017Birmingham"I Love You Lord"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Jan 152017Leicester"Siyhamba"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Jan 222017Birmingham"What A Mighty God We Serve"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Jan 292017London"Give Me That Old Time Religion"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
June 112017Birmingham"Wonderful Merciful"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
June 182017Leicester"I Am Thine Oh Lord"Arranger, ConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
June 252017Leicester"God Is Love His The Care"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
June 252017Birmingham"This Train"ArrangerSongs of Praise, BBC1
June 42017Leicester"Holy Holy Holy"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Mar 122017London"Here I Am To Worship"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Mar 192017Leicester"Kumbaya"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC 1
Mar 262017Leicester"In Christ There Is No East Or West"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Mar 52017Leicester"All My Hope On God Is Founded"Arranger, ConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
May 212017Birmingham"The Lord’s My Shepherd"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
June 142015London"Faithful"Arranger for Angel Blue & TesseraSongs of Praise, BBC1
August 172014London"There's A Sweet Sweet Spirit"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 062015London"The Virgin Mary Had A Baby Boy"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 272015London"When A Child Is Born"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Sep 132015London"What A Friend"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
April 172016London"What a Mighty God We Serve"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Aug 142016London"Power In The Blood"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Aug 212016London"People Get Ready" (with Heather Small)Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Aug 282016London"To God Be Glory"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 252016London"On Christmas Night"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 42016London"When A Child Is Born" (with Shaun Escoffery)Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Jan 242016London"Sing" (performed by Angel Blue)Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Oct 12016London"To God Be The Glory"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Sep 252016London"There's A Sweet Sweet Spirit"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Apr 22017Sheffield"Praise Him"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Apr 232017London"Praise Him"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Feb 262017London"Praise Him Praise Him Jesus Our Blessed"Arranger, ConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1Songs of Praise, BBC1
JAN 12017London"To God Be The Glory"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
July 162017Sheffield"Our God Reigns"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
July 232017London"Every Time I Feel The Spirit"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
July 92017London"Oh Happy Day"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
June 252017Sheffield"Holy Overshadowing" (Graham Kendrick)Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
June 42017Sheffield"Here Is Love"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
May 142017Sheffield"O Jesus I Have Promised"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
May 282017Sheffield"There Is A Redeemer"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 252014London"On Christmas Night" (Tessera)Arranger, performerSongs of Praise, BBC1
JAN 52014Manchester"What Child Is This"Arranger, performerSongs Of Praise, BBC1
March 92014London"You'll Never Walk Alone"Arranger, performerSongs of Praise, BBC1
February 162014Bath"Day By Day"Arranger, performerSongs of Praise, BBC1
Aug 022015Manchester"Tula Tula"Arranger, performerSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 182016London"What Child Is This?"Arranger, performerSongs of Praise, BBC1
Jan 182016London"Amazing Grace" (performed by Pumeza & Tessera)Arranger, performerSongs of Praise, BBC1
June 112017Sheffield"Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace"Arranger, performerSongs of Praise, BBC1
August 132017London Abbey Road"All You Need Is Love" (with Vocal Creation)Arranger, performer/musical directorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 212014LondonChristmas Big Sing: "O Come All Ye Faithful", performed by Jermaine JackmanArranger/OrchestratorSongs of Praise, BBC1
July 62014LondonBig Sing: "And Can It Be"Arranger/OrchestratorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Oct 192014LondonBig Sing: "This Train", performed by Ruby TurnerArranger/OrchestratorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Oct 192014LondonBig Sing: "Precious Lord", performed by Mica ParisArranger/OrchestratorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Oct 262014LondonBig Sing: "Lord You Are Good"Arranger/OrchestratorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Oct 262014LondonBig Sing: "Amazing Grace"Arranger/OrchestratorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 202015LondonChristmas Big Sing: "Do You Hear What I Hear?" performed by Shaun EscofferyArranger/OrchestratorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 202015LondonChristmas Big Sing: "O Holy Night", performed by Ruby TurnerArranger/OrchestratorSongs of Praise, BBC1
May 312015London"Glory, Glory Hallelujah" (AVE/Angel Blue)Choral ArrangerSongs of Praise, BBC1
June 292014London"Total Praise"ConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
April 192015London"I Want Jesus To Walk With Me"ConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
June 142015London"Love Lifted Me"ConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Nov 292015London"How Great Is Our God"ConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Oct 112015London"When We All Get To Heaven"ConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Feb 142016London"Blessed Assurance"ConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
JAN 032016London"Praise Is Rising"ConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
March 202016London"Hosanna In The Highest"ConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
May 12016London"Blessed Assurance"ConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Nov 202016London"Nearer My God To Thee"ConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Sep 12016London"Beautiful One"ConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 252016LondonRadio 2: Good MorningConductor, intervieweeSongs of Praise, BBC1
May 72017Ilford"Amazing Grace" - "My Chains Are Gone"Congregational singerSongs of Praise, BBC1
Jan 102016LondonGospel COTY launchIntervieweeSongs of Praise, BBC1
Oct 232016LondonGospel Choir Of The Year: Preview (Talking Head)IntervieweeSongs of Praise, BBC1
August 132017London Abbey RoadInterviewIntervieweeSongs of Praise, BBC1
Oct 132013LondonGospel Choir Of The YearMusic AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Oct 62013LondonGospel Choir Of The YearMusic AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 72014London"Soon And Very Soon (St John)", "Wonderful" (MA)Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 72014London"Wonderful"Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
July 132014London"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Nov 302014London"Go Tell It" (MA Joshua Kesler)Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Sep 282014LondonGospel Choir Of The Year (MA)Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
April 192015London"Beautiful One"Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
April 52015London"To God Be The Glory"Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Aug 022015London"How Great Is Our God"Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Aug 092015LondonShout To The LordMusic AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Aug 162015London"He Is Exalted" (MA)Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Aug 302015LondonChoir Of The Year (Music Advisor)Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Feb 152015London"The Reason Why I Sing"Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Feb 222015London"He Is Exalted" (MA)Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Feb 82015London"Joyful Joyful"Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Jan 182015London"Sing Unto The Lord"Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
JAN 42015London"Here I Am To Worship"Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
June 72015London"Lord I Lift Your Name"Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
June 212015London"We Want To See Jesus Lifted High"Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
March 152015LondonOpen The Eyes Of My HeartMusic AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
May 242015London"Praise Is Rising"Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Nov 152015London"10,000 Reasons"Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Oct 182015LondonWhat A FriendMusic AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Oct 262015London"Amazing Grace"Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Oct 42015London"Beautiful One"Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Oct 52015LondonGospel Choir Of The Year (MA)Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Sep 062015LondonChoir Of The YearMusic AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Feb 072016London"He Is Exalted" (MA - Ruach)Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Feb 12016London"Beyond The Norm", Gospel Choir launchMusic AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Feb 212016London"Here I Am To Worship"Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Feb 282016LondonBeautiful OneMusic AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Jul 32016London"Show Me Love", performed by Laura MvulaMusic AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Jun 192016London"Going Up Yonder"Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
March 132016London"Sing Unto The Lord"Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Nov 12016LondonGospel Choir: Music AdviserMusic AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Oct 302016LondonGospel Choir: Music AdviserMusic AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
May 282017London"It Is Well"Music AdviserSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 222013LondonThe Big SingPerformerSongs of Praise, BBC1
Oct 272013LondonThe Big SingPerformerSongs of Praise, BBC1
Sep 202013LondonBig SingPerformerSongs of Praise, BBC1
Jul 72015LondonBig SingPerformerSongs of Praise, BBC1
July 122015LondonBig SingPerformerSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 252016LondonChristmas Big SingPerformerSongs of Praise, BBC1
Jul 102016LondonBig SingPerformerSongs of Praise, BBC1
Oct 12016LondonThe Big SingPerformerSongs of Praise, BBC1
July 22017Stanage Edge"You Raise Me Up"Performer with JB GillSongs of Praise, BBC1
Sep 12013Blackburn"Salvations Is Free" (Tessera & Carleen)Performer, with TesseraSongs of Praise, BBC1
JAN 52014Blackburn"I Surrender All" (with Carleen Anderson)Performer, with TesseraSongs of Praise, BBC1
Apr 302017London"Precious Lord"Performer, with TesseraSongs of Praise, BBC1
April 32016SheffieldChoir Of The Year: SeniorsTV JudgeSongs of Praise, BBC1
April 102016SheffieldChoir Of The Year: JuniorsTV JudgeSongs of Praise, BBC1
April 242016SheffieldChoir Of The Year: FinalsTV JudgeSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 42016Manchester"Mary Did You Know"Performer, with TesseraSongs of Praise, BBC1
Jun 052016London"In Moments Like This"Arranger, conductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Jun 052016London"This Train"ArrangerSongs of Praise, BBC1
Jun 192016London"Beautiful One"ConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Nov 172019Gospel Choir Of The Year Overall Musical Director & ProducerSongs of Praise, BBC1
Nov 242019Gospel Choir Of The Year Overall Musical Director & ProducerSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 12019Advent ConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 82019Edwardian ChristmasPerformer (with Rick Astley)Songs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 152019The NativityConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 222019The Big Sing ChristmasConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Dec 292019The Big Sing BelfastConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Jan 52020New Year PromisesConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Songs of Praise, BBC1
Jan 192020KinrossConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Jan 262020Holocaust MemorialConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Feb 22020ReadingConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Feb 92020AutismConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Feb 162020Sacred InspirationConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Feb 232020Preparing For LentConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Songs of Praise, BBC1
Mar 82020International Women’s Day ConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Mar 152020County DownConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Mar 222020Mothering SundayConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Mar 292020Aled Jones & Songs Of PraiseConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Apr 52020Palm Sunday GlasgowConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Apr 122020Easter SundayConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Apr 192020Strawberry FieldConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1
Apr 262020Christian PilgrimageConductorSongs of Praise, BBC1

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ken Burton  - Composers . Faber Music . 18 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105143818/http://www.fabermusic.com/Composers-Details.aspx?ComposerId=94 . 5 November 2013 . dead .
  2. News: Sara Greek. Ken Burton to lead Hertford Choral Society's Raise Your Voice singing workshop. Hertfordshire Mercury. 21 February 2014. 23 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140727045942/http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/Whats-On-Leisure/Music/Ken-Burton-to-lead-Hertford-Choral-Societys-Raise-Your-Voice-singing-workshop-20140221155258.htm. 27 July 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: 2020-10-24. Ken Burton - Busy Gospel Music Star - Gospel Music Industry Alliance. 2021-04-06. gmia.org.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024203751/https://www.gmia.org.uk/ken-burton-busy-gospel-music-star/. 24 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Ken Burton bio. International Adventist Musicians Association.
  5. Web site: Choir of the Year 2014 . Choiroftheyear.co.uk . 18 December 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20120802050612/http://www.choiroftheyear.co.uk/previous-winners.htm . 2 August 2012 . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: Viewpoint from Ken Burton . Network Yarmouth . 18 December 2013.
  7. Web site: The London Adventist Chorale : Choir : Ellison & Strømsholm International Artists' Management . Ellison-stromsholm.com . 18 December 2013.
  8. Web site: 2020-08-12. Introducing: Ken Burton, Conductor. 2021-04-06. Fundsurfer. en.
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