Hugo Williams, Emma Troman, Shawn Li, The Choir of Peterhouse, Cambridge & Simon Jackson
Biographie Hugo Williams, Emma Troman, Shawn Li, The Choir of Peterhouse, Cambridge & Simon Jackson
Simon Jackson
has been director of music at Peterhouse since 2017. He previously served as organist and director of music at the neighbouring Church of Little St Mary’s. He began his musical training as a chorister at York Minster, and continued his education at Jesus College, Cambridge where he sang as a choral scholar. In addition to his musical activities, he is an award-winning academic. His research focuses on the connections between poetry and music in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Peterhouse Choir
Founded in 1284, Peterhouse is the oldest college of the University of Cambridge. In 1635, the college master, John Cosin, established the Peterhouse Choir to sing in the college’s newly consecrated chapel. The college continues to nurture its rich and historic musical tradition to this day, with music associated with Peterhouse Chapel in the 1630s forming a core part of the choir’s repertoire. The choir tours internationally each year, recently in Sweden, France, Lithuania, Latvia, Italy and the Faroe Islands.
