Christopher J. Monckton
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Christopher John Monckton (born 23 March 1954 at Ipswich, England), is a conductor, singer, and organ recitalist[1] and accompanist.
The son of an eye surgeon, Monckton was educated at Gresham's School (where he learnt to play the organ), and Magdalen College, Oxford (where he held a choral scholarship and read English). Graduating from Oxford in 1976 he attended a Law School in Guildford, Surrey. A further scholarship in literature and the fine arts took him to a cultural foundation at Vence in France. He became organist of the Basilica of Notre Dame de Nice, taught music at a choir school for boys in Grasse, and studied music at the Nice Conservatoire.
He has performed (as a solo singer, organist, and conductor) in almost every western and central European country. His performances in the British Isles include a song recital at St John's, Smith Square, and St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin. He is based mainly in France.
Monckton also lectures around the world. In 2005, he formed a travel company, Thomas Martlet Ltd, to organize cultural tours to places of artistic, architectural and musical interest.
References
- ^ 2006 concert programme, All Saints Church, Evesham.
- Christopher Monckton – official site
- thomasmartlet.com – official site
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- 1954 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Ipswich
- Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford
- People educated at Gresham's School
- English classical organists
- 21st-century organists
- 21st-century British male musicians
- British male classical organists