Christopher Bell, Conductor
Performances by Christopher Bell
| Composer | Title | Date | Action |
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| Cole Porter | Let’s Do It | 05/05/2018 |
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| Joseph Kosma | Autumn Leaves | 05/05/2018 |
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| Louis Sauter | Laissez-moi mes rêves | 05/05/2018 |
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| Mátyás Seiber | Three Nonsense Songs | 05/05/2018 |
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| Libby Larsen | Alaska Spring | 05/04/2018 |
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| Thomas Morley | Now is the Month of Maying | 05/04/2018 |
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| John Bennet | All Creatures Now | 05/04/2018 |
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| Ola Gjeilo | Ubi Caritas | 05/04/2018 |
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| Steven Sametz | I Have Had Singing | 02/09/2017 |
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| Aaron Copland | Ching-a-Ring-Chaw, from Old American Songs | 02/09/2017 |
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| Aaron Copland | Simple Gifts, from Old American Songs | 02/09/2017 |
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| Aaron Copland | Long Time Ago, from Old American Songs | 02/09/2017 |
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| Vytautas Miškinis | Dum Medium Silentium | 02/09/2017 |
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| Franz Biebl | Ave Maria | 02/09/2017 |
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| Eric Whitacre | Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine | 02/09/2017 |
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| Jussi Chydenius | I am the Great Sun | 02/09/2017 |
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| James MacMillan | Data est Mihi Omnis Potestas | 02/09/2017 |
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| Hubert Parry | My Soul, There is a Country | 11/13/2014 |
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| Vytautas Miškinis | O Sacrum Convivium | 11/13/2014 |
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| Sergei Rachmaninov | Bogoroditse Devo, from The Vespers | 01/15/2009 |
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| Thea Musgrave | On the Underground, Set No. 2 – The Strange and the Exotic | 01/11/2009 |
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| James MacMillan | The Gallant Weaver | 01/27/2009 |
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| Traditional | Westering Home, Traditional Scottish song | 01/20/2009 |
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| Traditional | Air Falalalo, Traditional Scottish song | 01/08/2009 |
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| Randall Thompson | Alleluia | 01/21/2009 |
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| Traditional | Island Spinning Song, Traditional Scottish song | 01/16/2009 |
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| John Corigliano | L’Invitation au Voyage | 01/19/2009 |
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| Morten Lauridsen | O Magnum Mysterium | 01/21/2009 |
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Christopher Bell, Conductor
Biography
Christopher Bell is the Artistic Director of the National Collegiate Chorale of
Scotland. In addition, he is Chorus Director of the Grant Park Chorus, Chorus Master of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Junior Chorus and Artistic Director of Children's Classic Concerts.
Born in Belfast, Mr. Bell was educated at Edinburgh University and held his first orchestral post as Associate Conductor of the BBC Scottish
Symphony Orchestra between 1989 and 1991. Since then he has worked with many of the major orchestras in the UK, Eire, Australia and New
Zealand. Between 1997 and 1999, he was Principal Guest Conductor of the State Orchestra of Victoria, Australia, and Chorus Master of the
Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chorus between 1989 and 2002.
Plans for 2004 include debut concerts in Oslo, Macau and return performances with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra and the Royal
Scottish National Orchestra, including the 25th anniversary concert of the RSNO Junior Chorus.
For his work with singers, and particularly his encouragement of young singers in Scotland, Christopher Bell was awarded a Scotsman of the Year 2001
award for Creative Talent. In 2003, he was awarded the Charles Groves Prize for his contribution to cultural life in Scotland and the rest of the UK.