Conductor of Schola Cantorum
The Conductor oversees the day to day musical life of the choir, taking all the rehearsals as well as training the singers and being the mentor for the Conducting Scholar. Steven Grahl has been Conductor of Schola since 2017.
Steven Grahl
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Steven Grahl is Conductor of Schola Cantorum of Oxford, Director of Music at Trinity College, Cambridge, and Artistic Director of Oxford Bach Soloists. A distinguished keyboard player, he is a prize-winning Fellow of the Royal College of Organists, an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, and a former President of the Incorporated Association of Organists.
In the current season, Steven conducts performances with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Britten Sinfonia, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, and The Raschèr Saxophone Quartet. He gives concerts with the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge in Germany, Holland, and the USA, and will release recordings of works by Finzi, and Music for Christmas on the Hyperion label. World premieres include new music by Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Martyn Harry, Joanna Marsh, Nico Muhly, and Laurence Osborn. From 2018 to 2024, Steven was Organist (Director of Music) and Tutor in Music at Christ Church, Oxford, and an Associate Professor of Music at Oxford University. From 2014 to 2018 he served as Director of Music at Peterborough Cathedral, where he was responsible for training the Cathedral Choir and for the re-pitching of the Hill organ. Prior posts include Assistant Organist at New College, Oxford, Organist and Director of Music at St Marylebone Parish Church, London, and musical directorships of The Guildford Chamber Choir, Peterborough Choral Society, Benson Choral Society, and The Stamford Chamber Orchestra. His extensive experience as a conductor encompasses ensembles including Cambridge University Symphony Chorus, The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, New London Chamber Choir, Guildford Philharmonic, Prime Brass, and Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra. A chorister at Derby Cathedral, Steven Grahl held Organ Scholarships at Derby Cathedral and Norwich Cathedral, proceeding to prize-winning organ scholarships at Magdalen College, Oxford, and the Royal Academy of Music. An interpretation finalist in the International Organ Competitions at St Albans and Dudelange (Luxembourg), he is also a holder of the Worshipful Company of Musicians’ Silver Medallion. |
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Previous Conductors
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László Heltay (1960-64)
John Byrt (1964-68) Andrew Parrott (1968-71) Howard Williams (1969) Robert Hammersley (1971-73) Nicholas Cleobury (1974-77) James Wood (1977-81) |
Ivor Bolton (1981-82)
Timothy Hands (1982-85) Stephen Clarke (1985-87) Howard Moody (1987-90) Jeremy Summerly (1990-96) Mark Shepherd (1996-2002) James Burton (2002-2017) |
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