Department of Postgraduate Conducting Studies

The Team

David Jones

Conductor in Residence
David Jones BA MBA

David Jones was born in Ireland and studied at Trinity College, Dublin, the Royal Northern College of Music, and with Seiji Ozawa and Leonard Bernstein at the Tanglewood Music Centre. An experienced opera conductor, he has appeared with Welsh National Opera, Opera North, Scottish Opera, English National Opera, Luzerne Opera, Lyric Opera, Dublin and Opera Ireland. He has also conducted many leading orchestras including BBC Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Ulster Orchestra, Hannover Radio, Netherlands Radio, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Irish Chamber Orchestra. David is a regular guest conductor at the Edinburgh Festival and has conducted at many major European Festivals.

Jane Hodge Foundation International Chair in Choral Directing 

Operatic

  • Anthony Negus
  • Gareth Jones

Study Area Leader: Choral Conducting

  • Adrian Partington MA (Cantab) FRCO (choral)

Choral

  • Adrian Partington MA (Cantab) FRCO (choral)
  • Neil Ferris
  • Lucy Griffiths

Score Reading

  • Andrew Wilson-Dickson MA (Cantab) MusB (Cantab) DPhil(York) LRAM ARCO

Masterclasses and Visiting Artists

  • Christopher Adey
  • Michael Brewer
  • Sian Edwards
  • Christian Gansch