ABOUT
"He is easy to sing for and allows the choir to be at ease"
- Simon Halsey, Chorus Director (CBSO Chorus, LSC Chorus, Berlin Rundfunkchor)
"One of our finest singers on all fronts: in terms of musicality, reading and voice."
- Matthew Searles, Director of Music (Buckfast Abbey, 2022 -)
"The best young Abraham I've heard. Full of rich natural feeling - just a wonderful voice."
- Stefan Bevier, Chorus Master (Philharmonia Chorus, 2010 - 2018)
Jonathan (he / him) is increasingly in demand as a dynamic conductor, tenor and vocal coach.
He has been Musical Director of the Exeter Bach Choir since 2016 and has led the choir to acclaimed performances of all of J S Bach’s major choral works. In 2024, he was appointed Musical Director of Surrey Youth Choir and now leads sessions for Surrey Arts on vocal health best practice and pedagogy for students and teachers. Jonathan regularly works with choirs of all sizes and has worked with Dartington Community Choir, Collegium Singers and the Exmouth Choral Society in recent years.
In 2021/22, he studied on the MA Choral Conducting course at the University of Birmingham achieving a distinction in his final conducting recital. This experience allowed him to work closely with the CBSO Chorus and be mentored by Simon Halsey, Bob Chilcott and Julian Wilkins.
In July 2023 and 2024, Jonathan participated in the advanced class of the Sarteano Chamber Choral Conducting Workshop studying daily with Simon Carrington and Dr. Tony Thornton. In August 2025, Jonathan will take up a place at the prestigious Yale School of Music Norfolk Choral Conducting Summer School with Jeffrey Douma.
Jonathan is currently a Tenor Lay Clerk at St. George’s Cathedral, Southwark having previously held roles at Buckfast Abbey and Exeter Cathedral and is regularly a soloist with choral societies around the UK. These experiences led him to perform solos in numerous critically acclaimed recordings as well as live broadcasts on BBC 1 and BBC Radio 3. Recent solo performances include J S Bach St Matthew Passion (Evangelist), Handel Solomon, Haydn Creation, Handel Messiah, J S Bach Christmas Oratorio, J S Bach Cantata BWV 12 and BWV 6, Haydn Stabat Mater, Haydn The Seven Last Words of Christ and Monteverdi Vespers.
Jonathan is also an alumnus of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and performed as part of their Fellowship Octet. This included working with esteemed conductors such as Marin Alsop, Daniel Barenboim, and Gustavo Dudamel performing at the BBC Proms on several occasions and collaborating with The King’s Singers in 2016.
He is regularly involved with opera and musical theatre as both a performer and Musical Director earning rave reviews for vocal coaching at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Away from performing, Jonathan is a part of the team which runs Sing Inside – a charity which provides group singing workshops in prisons across England and Wales to dismantle social barriers, develop musical skills, and encourage a greater sense of self-worth.