Andrew Nethsingha
A choral conductor in the grand English tradition, Andrew Nethsingha has nevertheless introduced such novelties as webcasts with the Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, where he serves as music director. Nethsingha has conducted not only other choirs but also symphony orchestras around Britain and the world, and in 2022, he was named organist and Master of Choristers at Westminster Abbey.
Nethsingha was born on May 16, 1968, and grew up in Exeter, England. His father, Lucian Nethsingha, was of Sri Lankan origin and was organist and choir director at Exeter Cathedral. Andrew had his first musical training as a chorister at the cathedral and soon decided to follow his father's career choice, going on to Clifton College (a prep school in American terms). Nethsingha attended the Royal College of Music and St. John's College, Cambridge, as an organ scholar in each case. He landed a post as assistant organist at Wells Cathedral and, in 1994, began an eight-year stint as Master of the Choristers and organist at Truro Cathedral. At the time, he was the youngest major church organist in Britain. In 2002, Nethsingha became the choir director at Gloucester Cathedral; at both Truro and Gloucester, he succeeded David Briggs. The Gloucester post entailed additional responsibilities: Nethsingha conducted the Gloucester Choral Society and choirs at the venerable Three Choirs Festival in Gloucester. In 2007, he became the director of music at his alma mater, St. John's College, Cambridge, an organization that dates back to 1511. However, he has introduced contemporary innovations. The choir has made Internet broadcasts, and Nethsingha is quite active on social media. His activities broadened after he assumed his St. John's post. He has conducted orchestras, including the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, in both choral and orchestral repertory, such as Gershwin's An American in Paris with the Royal Philharmonic. Nethsingha has toured worldwide as a conductor, leading a performance of Handel's Messiah, HWV 56, in China.
With the St. John's College Choir, he has recorded extensively for the Chandos label and then for Signum Classics, where he and the choir released the album Magnificat, featuring contemporary British settings of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis canticles, in 2019. That same year, Nethsingha's wife, Lucy Nethsingha, was elected as a member of the European Parliament, representing the Liberal Democrat party. He and the St. John's College Choir remained active through the COVID-19 pandemic, issuing five new albums on Signum Classics in 2020 and 2021. In 2022, they issued the album Eastertide Evensong. Nethsingha was named Organist and Master of Choristers at Westminster Abbey in July of 2022.
© James Manheim /TiVo
Similar artists
-
Magnificat 3
Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge, George Herbert, Andrew Nethsingha
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 17 Mar 2023
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
New Millenium
Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 25 Aug 2023
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Advent Live, Vol. 3 (Live)
Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 24 Nov 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Advent Live, Vol. 2 (Live)
Andrew Nethsingha, The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 27 Nov 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Locus Iste
Andrew Nethsingha, Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 26 Apr 2019
Gramophone Editor's Choice24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Tree
Andrew Nethsingha, The Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 19 Nov 2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis
Andrew Nethsingha, The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 25 Oct 2019
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Psalms
Choir Of St. John's College, Andrew Nethsingha
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 16 Sep 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Coronation Mass, Ave Verum Corpus, Missa Brevis & Exsultate, Jubilate
Masses, Passions, Requiems - Released by Chandos on 1 Mar 2012
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Eastertide Evensong
Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 14 Apr 2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Pious Anthems & Voluntaries
Andrew Nethsingha, The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 14 Aug 2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
On Christmas Night
Choir of St. Johns College, Andrew Nethsingha, John Challenger
Choral Music (Choirs) - Released by Chandos on 1 Oct 2011
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Christmas with St John's
Andrew Nethsingha, Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge, Joseph Wicks
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 12 Aug 2016
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
O Give Thanks Unto the Lord
Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 12 Jul 2023
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Lamb
Andrew Nethsingha, Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 28 Feb 2019
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Magnificat 2
Andrew Nethsingha, Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge, Glen Dempsey
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 16 Apr 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Vertue: I. Vertue
Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 26 Jul 2023
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
My Beloved Spake
Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge
Sacred Vocal Music - Released by Chandos on 1 Nov 2012
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Lord is King (Psalm 99)
Choir Of St. John's College, Andrew Nethsingha, George Herbert
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 1 Sep 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Magnificat I
Andrew Nethsingha, Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge, Glen Dempsey
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 17 Mar 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
John Sheppard: Gaude, Gaude, Gaude Maria - Sacred Choral Works
Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Chandos on 1 Nov 2013
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo