Jeremy Jackman (born 22 April 1952) is a British choral director, composer and arranger, and a former counter-tenor of the King's Singers.

Biography

Jackman was a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral. He trained at the Royal College of Music and Hull University.[1]

In 1973 he began a short-lived teaching career at Morley Grammar School in Leeds.

He joined The King's Singers in 1980,[2] later returning to work as a choral conductor and director. He was chorus master to the Belfast Philharmonic Choir (1991–97), the London Philharmonic Choir (1992–94), and is currently the musical director of the English Baroque Choir[3] and the Cecilian Singers,[4] and the chorusmaster of OSJ Voices.[5] He also conducts on a freelance basis as well as providing masterclasses for choral groups.

Family

His brother is Andrew Pryce Jackman (keyboardist and arranger with The Syn and Chris Squire).

Performances

Blackadder II

While a member of the a cappella vocal group The King's Singers, Jeremy Jackman sang the counter-tenor part at the end of each episode of the second series of Blackadder.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Jeremy Jackman biography Retrieved 16 February 2017
  2. ↑ New York Times 1988 Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  3. ↑ English Baroque Choir Retrieved 16 February 2017
  4. ↑ Cecilian Singers Archived 2009-02-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16 February 2017
  5. ↑ Orchestra of St John's Retrieved 16 February 2017
  6. ↑ Comment from Howard Goodall on H2G2 Sep 6, 2002 Retrieved 8 October 2015.


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