Andrew Padmore & Gareth Green

Andrew Padmore has been a Director of Music in Secondary Schools and a Cathedral Organist & Master of Choristers, but now divides his time between choral conducting and singing teaching. As a choral director he has conducted on 3 continents; he has worked with diverse forces from small chamber choirs at the BBC, to the largest of choral societies e.g. Huddersfield Choral Society. He is Conductor & Artistic Director of the Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir and Conductor/ Music Director of the Harrogate Choral Society. He is in great demand as a guest conductor and master-class clinician. As a singing teacher he coaches a wide range of vocal abilities and is frequently consulted by professional singers with vocal problems. He adjudicates and has judged at International Choral Competitions, and is also an examiner for ABRSM grades and diplomas, as well as mentoring on their professional development course for singing teachers. Away from music, Andrew enjoys driving fast sports cars and is the proud owner of an ebullient Springer Spaniel called 'Morgan' and two rather special tortoises.

Gareth Green achieved his first musical diplomas at the age of fifteen. Three years later he collected the Dixon and Turpin prizes for FRCO and was already engaged as a recitalist around Europe. Gareth held Organ Scholarships at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London; Worcester College, Oxford University; Canterbury Cathedral. In 1983 he became Assistant Organist at Wakefield Cathedral. In 1985, he was appointed Director of Music at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, leaving in 1990 to pursue his free-lance interests as an organ recitalist, choral conductor, accompanist, adjudicator, composer/arranger and Associated Board examiner. Gareth is also now an Associated Board trainer and an international co-ordinator. He has worked for BBC Religious Broadcasting as a musical director for `Daily Service` and as an organist & pianist on `Songs of Praise`, `Sunday Half Hour`, BBC Chorister of the Year finals etc. Gareth has released various recordings, both as a soloist and choral accompanist, and his musical endeavours have taken him as far a field as America, Bermuda, Hong Kong and Singapore. He offers consultation lessons at his home in South Yorkshire and also teaches theory of music online. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, walking, swimming and consuming blue Yorkie bars.

Andrew and Gareth have worked together over many years. Many have commented on their shared musical vision, their care for people, their sheer enthusiasm and their sense of humour.