Oxford Spezzati | Nicholas Mumby

Jonathan Bridcut | Alexander Campkin | Claire Eadington
Rhydian Griffiths | Julia Hailstone | Rachael Parsons
Gaelyn Pilmoor | Robin Whitehouse | Jonathan Wikeley



Jonathan Bridcut began his musical career as a Quirister at Winchester College, where he was a treble from 1993 to 1998. During his following five years at Radley College, Jonathan played an active role in the music department, gaining grade eight piano with distinction and leading the school orchestra.

When he moved on to Oxford University, as a choral scholar at Exeter College, he developed his interest in composition. Supported by his college choir, his first set of canticles for evensong was premiered in May 2004. A year later, his second set was performed in St Paul's Cathedral. After the horrific events of 7 July 2005 in London, Jonathan wrote a commemorative setting of Psalm 10, entitled Why, O Lord, do you stand far off?, which has since been sung in Oxford, London and Rome, by Schola Cantorum of Oxford and the Bosnian National Youth Choir. This anthem has now been recorded by the Exeter College choir, and is available on its most recent CD.

This November also sees the premiere of Jonathan's latest commission, a setting for unaccompanied 8-part choir of John Donne's A Hymn to God the Father, in Tewkesbury Abbey. Further performances of his works will be given by the Oxford Spezzati and Commotio in early 2008.

After graduating from Oxford in 2006 with a BA degree in Modern History, Jonathan is now in the process of completing his law conversion course, and will join Allen & Overy next September.