SINGER

Sam Poppleton

NATIONALITY:

British

PIANIST

Jacob Swindells

PIANIST TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PRIZE?

Yes

SINGER BIOGRAPHY:

Baritone Sam Poppleton sings with several of the country’s leading choirs, VOCES8, London Voices, echo, Corvus Consort, the choir of the Chapel of the Tower of London, and is a lay clerk at St George’s Metropolitan Cathedral Southwark. Highlights as a soloist include performing and recording the world premieres of Howard Moody’s Stone Songs and David Bednall’s Welcome All Wonders. On the song platform he was proud to take part in the Southern Cathedrals Festival’s 150th anniversary of Ralph Vaughan Williams, singing the composer’s House of Life accompanied by Salisbury Cathedral's Director of Music David Halls. Sam's recent performances of a staging of Schubert's Winterreise with BBC Rising Star Harry Sever were described as 'compelling from first to last' by Seen and Heard International. Sam’s facilitating skill and education work has led him to collaborate with London Sinfonietta, Royal Ballet and Opera, English National Opera, Cambridge Phil, VOCES8 Foundation, Royal Academy of Music, and Streetwise Opera. Sam graduated with a first class degree in music from The Queen’s College, Oxford, gained a masters degree from King’s College London, and has furthered his singing studies with Gary Coward.