Gulliver Ralston
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Gulliver Ralston is a British
musician living in Oxford, UK.
. After completing his secondary education at Eton College
he read music at New College, Oxford
, where he held an alto choral scholarship. After graduating he won a graduate award to write a D.Phil on Richard Wagner
at St Peter's College, Oxford
where he was Director of Musical Performance from 2003 to 2005.
He has worked as a singer, conductor and pianist with many ensembles in Oxford, including New Chamber Opera (Dido and Aeneas and The Marriage of Figaro), The Band of Instruments (Bach B Minor Mass), Musica Humana, The Brabant Ensemble, The Orchestra of Mary Magdalen, The Oxford Handel Orchestra (Messiah), and as Director of Music at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
.
He has worked for two seasons with the Berkshire Choral Festival, and has taught on courses for singers in Umbria and Puglia. Recent work includes The Marriage of Figaro for Opera in the Orchard (Essex), Eight Songs for a Mad King for the Sounds New Festival in Canterbury, and Gianni Schicchi for Hand Made Opera in Italy. He studies with Nicoletta Conti in Bologna.
Ralston also performs as a cabaret artist and has worked extensively with the baritone Colin Baldy. He has appeared at London's West End, the Aldeburgh Festival
, Canterbury Festival, Howden Festival, Theatre Royal Margate, the Mananan Festival and Government House (Isle of Man), Ipswich Festival, High Barn, Opera in the Orchard, for The National Trust at Clivedon, venues in Petersfield and Clacton, and at Westminster Abbey. The two have appeared on tours for P & O Cruises (Mediterranean and Middle East), and been featured on Gulf Radio, BBC Radio Berkshire and BBC Radio Yorkshire.
He is currently director/conductor of The Hildegard Choirs for girls up to sixth form age.
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musician living in Oxford, UK.
Education
Ralston was born in 1978 and was a chorister in the choir of Christ Church Cathedral, OxfordChrist Church Cathedral, Oxford
Christ Church Cathedral is the cathedral of the diocese of Oxford, which consists of the counties of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. It is also, uniquely, the chapel of Christ Church, a college of the University of Oxford.-History:...
. After completing his secondary education at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
he read music at New College, Oxford
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
, where he held an alto choral scholarship. After graduating he won a graduate award to write a D.Phil on Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas...
at St Peter's College, Oxford
St Peter's College, Oxford
St Peter's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, located in New Inn Hall Street. It occupies the site of two of the University's oldest Inns, or medieval hostels - Bishop Trellick's, later New Inn Hall, and Rose Hall - both of which were...
where he was Director of Musical Performance from 2003 to 2005.
Musical career
In 2000, Ralston co-founded Hand Made Opera, and has toured extensively with them, conducting Cosi fan Tutte, Die Entfuhrung, The Barber of Seville, La Bohème and Eight Songs for a Mad King. He was Musical Director of the Howden Arts Festival in 2002, co-edited Wagner in 2003 and in 2004 appeared on television conducting The National Orchestra of Malta.He has worked as a singer, conductor and pianist with many ensembles in Oxford, including New Chamber Opera (Dido and Aeneas and The Marriage of Figaro), The Band of Instruments (Bach B Minor Mass), Musica Humana, The Brabant Ensemble, The Orchestra of Mary Magdalen, The Oxford Handel Orchestra (Messiah), and as Director of Music at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
University Church of St Mary the Virgin
The University Church of St Mary the Virgin is the largest of Oxford's parish churches and the centre from which the University of Oxford grew...
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He has worked for two seasons with the Berkshire Choral Festival, and has taught on courses for singers in Umbria and Puglia. Recent work includes The Marriage of Figaro for Opera in the Orchard (Essex), Eight Songs for a Mad King for the Sounds New Festival in Canterbury, and Gianni Schicchi for Hand Made Opera in Italy. He studies with Nicoletta Conti in Bologna.
Ralston also performs as a cabaret artist and has worked extensively with the baritone Colin Baldy. He has appeared at London's West End, the Aldeburgh Festival
Aldeburgh Festival
The Aldeburgh Festival is an English arts festival devoted mainly to classical music. It takes place each June in the Aldeburgh area of Suffolk, centred on the main concert hall at Snape Maltings...
, Canterbury Festival, Howden Festival, Theatre Royal Margate, the Mananan Festival and Government House (Isle of Man), Ipswich Festival, High Barn, Opera in the Orchard, for The National Trust at Clivedon, venues in Petersfield and Clacton, and at Westminster Abbey. The two have appeared on tours for P & O Cruises (Mediterranean and Middle East), and been featured on Gulf Radio, BBC Radio Berkshire and BBC Radio Yorkshire.
He is currently director/conductor of The Hildegard Choirs for girls up to sixth form age.