Musical Director
David Barclay was born in Nottingham in 1971 and sang as a Treble in the Parish Church Choir. He went on to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, under the Scottish Tenor William McAlpine.
His first appointment was in Liverpool as a Lay Clerk at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King where he began teaching singing at St Edward's College.
Later as Director of the Metropolitan Cathedral Cantata Choir he conducted many acclaimed concerts, including several with the Cathedral Orchestra. He retains his close links with the Cathedral often returning as guest conductor or tenor soloist.
Early in 2005 he was appointed Director of Music at Pershore Abbey in Worcestershire and during his two year tenure at the Abbey he established a Junior Choir. Later the same year he was appointed Musical Director of Kidderminster Male Choir followed by Pershore Town Choir in January 2007. His most recent appointment is that of Principal Cantoris Tenor Lay Clerk at Worcester Cathedral which commenced in September 2008. He also teaches singing at Chipping Campden School in Gloucestershire and continues to enjoy a varied career singing, directing, composing and arranging.
As a professional Lyric Tenor, he sings an eclectic repertoire from French Melodié, German Leider, Opera and Oratorio to Neopolitan Song, English and German Operetta, Songs from the Shows and Popular Classics. His most recent engagements include Handel's Messiah, Bach's Magnificat and St Johannes Passion (Evangelist), Mozart's Requiem, Schumann's epic song-cycle Dichterliebe and a recital of French Melodie by Reynaldo Hahn.
He also participates in a three day recital festival at St Martin de Fenouilledes in the French Pyrenees and returned by invitation in August 2008 for the fifth consecutive year.
David is an officer in the Military and Hospitaller Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem in recognition of his work for charity and has recently attained promotion to the rank of Serving Brother(SBLJ). The Order has its origins in twelfth century Jerusalem where crusading knights founded a hospital.
In his spare time, David enjoys driving classic cars, eating good food and walking it all off in the countryside!
