Jeremy Jackman
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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[edit]
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.[citation needed]
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[edit]
His brother, Andrew Pryce Jackman, was a keyboardist and arranger with The Syn and Chris Squire.[citation needed]
Performances[edit]
Blackadder II[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Jeremy Jackman biography Retrieved 16 February 2017
- ^ New York Times 1988 Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ English Baroque Choir Retrieved 16 February 2017
- ^ Cecilian Singers Archived 2009-02-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16 February 2017
- ^ Orchestra of St John's Retrieved 16 February 2017
- ^ Comment from Howard Goodall on H2G2 Sep 6, 2002 Retrieved 8 October 2015.
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