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{{short description|English choral conductor and composer}}
'''Bob Chilcott''' (born ], ]) is a ] ] ], ], and ], based in ], ].
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Born in Plymouth, he sang in the ], both as a boy and as a university student, notable achievements including singing "]" on the renowned ] King's recording of ]'s '']''. In ] he joined the ], singing ] for 12 years until his departure in 1997 to focus on composing.
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'''Robert Chilcott''' (born 9 April 1955) is a British ] ], ], and ], based in ], England. He was a member of the ] from 1985 to 1997, singing ].<ref name=Beeson/> He has been a composer since 1997.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.choralconnections.com/bob_chilcott.html|title=Bob Chilcott|website=www.choralconnections.com|access-date=2018-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705090634/http://www.choralconnections.com/bob_chilcott.html|archive-date=5 July 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Early life and early career==
⚫ He is well-known for his compositions for children’s choirs, including his piece "]," which he has conducted in the ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and the ]. He is also associated with the ] and the ] in ], for which he has written six pieces including "]," "]," "This Day," and "]."
Chilcott was born in ], ], in 1955. While still young, he relocated with his family to a new home near ], ]. Although his family was not musical, he joined the local church choir, where the assistant organist was ].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thebridgeburford.co.uk/BridgeInterviews/2021-07 | title=2021-07 }}</ref> Chilcott sang in the ], both as a boy and as a university student, when he conducted the voluntary Choral Society, which included many singers from other colleges. He performed the ''Pie Jesu'' of Fauré's '']'' on the 1967 ] recording.<ref name="Beeson">{{Cite book |title=In Tuneful Accord: The Church Musicians |last=Beeson |first=Trevor |publisher=Hymns Ancient and Modern |year=2009 |isbn=9780334041931 |page=205}}</ref>


==Composer==
Since 2005, his arrangements of three traditional songs from the ] ("]," "]," and "]") have been incorporated into the ] as part of '']'', originally orchestrated by Sir ].
⚫ Chilcott is well known for his compositions for children's choirs, including ''Can You Hear Me?'', which he has conducted in the ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and the ].<ref name="Beeson"/> He is associated with the New Orleans Children's Chorus and the Crescent City Festival in ], for which he wrote ''A Little Jazz Mass'', ''Happy Land'', ''This Day'', ''Be Simple Little Children'', and for the 2009 festival, ''I Lift My Eyes''.<ref name=":0" />


In the Choral Festival after ] in June 2007, Mr. Chilcott wrote the piece "This Day", a song that combined 5 poems into an 11-minute, 21-page song. The world premiere was on June 25, 2007, at the ] in ]. Two-hundred ten singers from around the country sang the piece. Chilcott wrote ''This Day'', a setting of five poems, for a 2006 choral festival in ]; however, that festival was cancelled after ]. The work eventually premiered on 25 June 2007 at ] in New Orleans, by 210 singers from around the United States.


Of his larger works, '']'', a ] for ] and ], has been extensively performed by choirs including the ], the ], the ], and the ]. In ] the Finnish Choir ], conducted by ], released '']'', an album of music for mixed choir by Mr. Chilcott. His two larger sacred works, '']'' and '']'', have also been performed extensively. His ] for ] and ] ''The Making of the Drum'' has been performed by the ], the ], the World Youth Choir (under his direction), the Chamber Choir of Europe, and the Taipei Chamber Singers. Chilcott wrote two larger sacred works, ''Canticles of Light'' and ''Jubilate''. The Addison singers performed ''Canticles of Light'' in London in 2004 and ''Jubilate'' in 2005, both in London and in ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.addison-singers.org.uk/chilcott.htm|title=Addison Singers|website=www.addison-singers.org.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-06-19}}</ref> In 2008, Oxford University Press published his ''Aesop's Fables'' for ] and piano ("The Hare and the Tortoise"; "The Mountain in Labour"; "The Fox and the Grapes"; "North Wind and the Sun"; "The Goose and the Swan").


Chilcott's ''Requiem'' was premiered on 13 March 2010 at the ] in Oxford by the Oxford Bach Choir and the ], conducted by ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://global.oup.com/academic/category/arts-and-humanities/sheet-music/composers/chilcottb/?cc=hk&lang=en&|title=Composers > Bob Chilcott - Oxford University Press|website=global.oup.com|language=en|access-date=2018-06-19}}</ref><ref name="Oxford"> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324203715/http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/leisure/5040966.A_new_Requiem_by_Bob_Chilcott/ |date=24 March 2012 }} Nicola Lisle, ] 4 March 2010</ref> Chilcott conducted the premiere of his ''On Christmas Night'' on 12 December 2010 at the University ] of ].<ref> Oxford University press</ref><ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728140842/http://www.ucc-austin.org/temporary%20pps/Chilcott%20for%20UCC%20website%2011-1-10.pdf |date=28 July 2011 }} University Christian Church, Austin 2010</ref> The UK premiere of ''On Christmas Night'' was given on 28 November 2011 in Rugby School by the Arnold Singers conducted by Richard Dunster-Sigtermans. ''Christmas Night'' received its Scottish premiere on 14 December 2011 at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh performed by the Dollar Academy Combined School Choirs.<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426052641/http://dollaracademy.org/senior-music-xmas-concert11.asp |date=26 April 2012 }} Dollar Academy 14 December 2011</ref>
As a ] Bob has worked extensively with choirs and festivals throughout the world. For seven years he was conductor of the chorus at the ] in ]. He is ] of the BBC Singers, with whom he works regularly in studio recordings and concerts. He has also guest conducted the ] in ] and the ] in ]. He has twice been featured conductor for the youth project at ] in ] and has conducted at festivals throughout Canada and the United States, including ] in ] and the ] and ]. In ] Bob was the first non-American conductor to conduct a ] for the ], which he did in ]. He has been a featured conductor for ] in ], ] and ], and in ] he conducted for the first time at the renowned ] in ]. He has also been a featured conductor for the ], and in ] he was the first foreign conductor to conduct at the Song Festival in ], ]. In the winter of 2006, Bob conducted the World Youth Choir in a tour of Western Europe. Bob also conducted the ninth annual ] , the last remaining annual boychoir festival in America, in May 2008.

His setting of the ''St John Passion'' is an hour-long work premiered by Wells Cathedral Choir in 2013. It follows the format established by Bach, with the story narrated in recitative by a tenor evangelist interspersed with interjections from the chorus (as the crowd) and from Pilate and Jesus, the whole being interleaved with chorales and meditations sung by the choir. Many of the chorales are new settings of popular ]s.

In 2016, his piece "Ophelia, Caliban, and Miranda" premiered at picfest in ]. Chilcott conducted the festival choir and the accompanying instrumentalists the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://picfest.org/?page_id=1482|title=picfest.org {{!}} The Yellowjackets Are Coming!|website=picfest.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-19|archive-date=8 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808163128/http://picfest.org/?page_id=1482|url-status=dead}}</ref> His ''Christmas Oratorio'' was commissioned by the Three Choirs Festival and first performed in Gloucester Cathedral on 1 August 2019.<ref></ref> In 2021 he composed a motet, '']'', for the vocal ensemble ].

In 2023, Chilcott created a new interpretation of the carol ''The First Noel'' for the ]'s 'Follow The Star' campaign.<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Chilcott writes Christmas carol for Church of England’s 2023 campaign |url=https://premierchristian.news/en/news/article/robert-chilcott-writes-christmas-carol-for-church-of-england-s-2023-campaign |website=Premier Christian News |access-date=20 December 2024 |date=18 September 2023}}</ref>

==Conductor and music administrator==
Chilcott was the conductor of the chorus at the ] in ] for seven years, and is Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Singers. He is also President of Southend Boys' Choir, a choir from ] which regularly performs at London venues such as the ].

Chilcott currently conducts the Birmingham University Singers, one of three auditioned choirs at the University of Birmingham.

==Personal life==
Chilcott is a Christian. Much of his work has been for church choirs as a result of his faith.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Bridge Interviews - Bob Chilcott |url=https://www.thebridgeburford.co.uk/BridgeInterviews/2021-07 |website=The Bridge Burford |access-date=20 December 2024 |date=July 2021}}</ref>

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Bob Chilcott
Bob Chilcott in January 2009Chilcott in 2009
Background information
Born (1955-04-09) 9 April 1955 (age 69)
Plymouth, England
GenresChoral
Occupations
Years active1967–present
Musical artist

Robert Chilcott (born 9 April 1955) is a British choral composer, conductor, and singer, based in Oxfordshire, England. He was a member of the King's Singers from 1985 to 1997, singing tenor. He has been a composer since 1997.

Early life and early career

Chilcott was born in Plymouth, Devon, in 1955. While still young, he relocated with his family to a new home near Watford, Hertfordshire. Although his family was not musical, he joined the local church choir, where the assistant organist was Andrew Davis. Chilcott sang in the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, both as a boy and as a university student, when he conducted the voluntary Choral Society, which included many singers from other colleges. He performed the Pie Jesu of Fauré's Requiem on the 1967 King's College recording.

Composer

Chilcott is well known for his compositions for children's choirs, including Can You Hear Me?, which he has conducted in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, Estonia, Latvia, Germany, and the Czech Republic. He is associated with the New Orleans Children's Chorus and the Crescent City Festival in New Orleans, for which he wrote A Little Jazz Mass, Happy Land, This Day, Be Simple Little Children, and for the 2009 festival, I Lift My Eyes.

Chilcott wrote This Day, a setting of five poems, for a 2006 choral festival in New Orleans; however, that festival was cancelled after Hurricane Katrina. The work eventually premiered on 25 June 2007 at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, by 210 singers from around the United States.

His cantata for choir and percussion The Making of the Drum has been performed by the BBC Singers, the New Zealand Youth Choir, the World Youth Choir (under his direction), the Chamber Choir of Europe, and the Taipei Chamber Singers. Chilcott wrote two larger sacred works, Canticles of Light and Jubilate. The Addison singers performed Canticles of Light in London in 2004 and Jubilate in 2005, both in London and in Carnegie Hall. In 2008, Oxford University Press published his Aesop's Fables for SATB and piano ("The Hare and the Tortoise"; "The Mountain in Labour"; "The Fox and the Grapes"; "North Wind and the Sun"; "The Goose and the Swan").

Chilcott's Requiem was premiered on 13 March 2010 at the Sheldonian in Oxford by the Oxford Bach Choir and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Cleobury. Chilcott conducted the premiere of his On Christmas Night on 12 December 2010 at the University Christian Church of Austin, Texas. The UK premiere of On Christmas Night was given on 28 November 2011 in Rugby School by the Arnold Singers conducted by Richard Dunster-Sigtermans. Christmas Night received its Scottish premiere on 14 December 2011 at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh performed by the Dollar Academy Combined School Choirs.

His setting of the St John Passion is an hour-long work premiered by Wells Cathedral Choir in 2013. It follows the format established by Bach, with the story narrated in recitative by a tenor evangelist interspersed with interjections from the chorus (as the crowd) and from Pilate and Jesus, the whole being interleaved with chorales and meditations sung by the choir. Many of the chorales are new settings of popular hymns.

In 2016, his piece "Ophelia, Caliban, and Miranda" premiered at picfest in Eugene, Oregon. Chilcott conducted the festival choir and the accompanying instrumentalists the Yellowjackets. His Christmas Oratorio was commissioned by the Three Choirs Festival and first performed in Gloucester Cathedral on 1 August 2019. In 2021 he composed a motet, The Sleeping Child, for the vocal ensemble Voces8.

In 2023, Chilcott created a new interpretation of the carol The First Noel for the Church of England's 'Follow The Star' campaign.

Conductor and music administrator

Chilcott was the conductor of the chorus at the Royal College of Music in London for seven years, and is Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Singers. He is also President of Southend Boys' Choir, a choir from Southend-on-Sea which regularly performs at London venues such as the Royal Albert Hall.

Chilcott currently conducts the Birmingham University Singers, one of three auditioned choirs at the University of Birmingham.

Personal life

Chilcott is a Christian. Much of his work has been for church choirs as a result of his faith.

References

  1. ^ Beeson, Trevor (2009). In Tuneful Accord: The Church Musicians. Hymns Ancient and Modern. p. 205. ISBN 9780334041931.
  2. ^ "Bob Chilcott". www.choralconnections.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. "2021-07".
  4. "Addison Singers". www.addison-singers.org.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  5. "Composers > Bob Chilcott - Oxford University Press". global.oup.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  6. A new Requiem by Bob Chilcott Archived 24 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Nicola Lisle, The Oxford Times 4 March 2010
  7. Bob Chilcott / On Christmas Night Oxford University press
  8. World Premiere ~ On Christmas Night ~ Composed and Conducted by Bob Chilcott Archived 28 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine University Christian Church, Austin 2010
  9. Dollar Academy Christmas Concert Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Dollar Academy 14 December 2011
  10. "picfest.org | The Yellowjackets Are Coming!". picfest.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  11. Reviewed by Seen & Heard International, 3/8/2019
  12. "Robert Chilcott writes Christmas carol for Church of England's 2023 campaign". Premier Christian News. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  13. "The Bridge Interviews - Bob Chilcott". The Bridge Burford. July 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

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