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Christopher Wardle (Counter-tenor)

Born: Crowborough, East Sussex, England

The English counter-tenor, Christopher Wardle, began singing as a chorister in Crowborough, East Sussex. As a boy treble he was a finalist in the National Choirboy of the Year competition, and sang in Peter Sellers' groundbreaking production of W.A. Mozart's Die Zauberflöte at Glyndebourne. Following 'A'-levels at The King's School Peterborough he studied music at Exeter University while singing as a counter-tenor choral scholar in Exeter Cathedral Choir, and obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with Honors (1998-2001).. After graduation he took up a singing post at Guildford Cathedral (2001-2004) which he combined with an administrative post at the Royal School of Church Music in Dorking, Surrey (August 2001-September 2005).

In January 2007, Christopher joined the award-winning a cappella octet Voces8 and now pursues a freelance singing career, touring and singing regularly with a number of cathedral and chapel choirs in and around London and beyond. Recent solo engagements include George Frideric Handel's Messiah, J.S. Bach's St Matthew Passion (BWV 244) and Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, while plans include recording and touring new programmes with Voces8 following the release of the group's successful album 'Evensong'. He appeared at Festival Bach-en-Combrailles in France. He currently lives in London, England.


Source: Chameleon Arts Orchestra & Soloists Website (2009); Chris Wardle profiles on LinkedIn & Facebook
Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (April 2018)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

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Works

Barnaby Smith

Alto

[V-2] (2010): BWV 225-230

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Christopher Wardle - Countertenor (Chameleon Arts Orchestra & Soloists)
Chris Wardle on Facebook
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