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“Eamonn Dougan conducted the Britten Sinfonia and Britten Sinfonia Voices in a radiant performance.” Richard Morrison, The Times

Eamonn Dougan is an inspirational director and renowned baritone. Eamonn read music at New College, Oxford, before continuing his vocal and conducting studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Informed by his singing, Eamonn is an engaging communicator with a particular passion for Bach, the French Baroque and Twentieth Century English repertoire including MacMillan.

Eamonn has directed many orchestras and choirs throughout the years including BBC Singers, Accentus (Paris), Opera Rara, Trondheim Barokk, Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir (Poland), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, The Hallé, and Coro de la Comunidad (Madrid). He has conducted Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms at the St. Endellion Festival, Mozart Requiem and Haydn Nelson Mass with Huddersfield Choral Society and the Royal Northern Sinfonia, Handel Coronation Anthems at the Oundle International Festival and Handel Messiah tours with Irish Baroque Orchestra and Britten Sinfonia. He has also assisted various conductors including Martyn Brabbins, Andreas Delfs, Adam Fischer and Sir Mark Elder. He also curated a weekend of excessively good taste (French Baroque) at Kings Place in 2016.

Upcoming conducting engagements include Bach St John Passion with Britten Sinfonia, Mozart La finta giardiniera (Ryedale), Cappella Caeciliana (Belfast), Bach Magnificat with The Sixteen, a return to Corinthian Chamber Orchestra, an Accentus tour (Paris), Lacock, ORCAM (Spain), BBC Singers, and performances with Thomas Tallis Society.

He is developing a close relationship with Sir James MacMillan and the Cumnock Tryst Festival. Since its inception, he has conducted the festival chorus in works including Fauré Requiem and MacDowell Stabat Mater.

Eamonn is Associate Conductor of the world-renowned vocal ensemble The Sixteen and has directed the ensemble to considerable acclaim. Engagements have included performances in France, Spain, Belgium and on The Sixteen's annual Choral Pilgrimage in the UK; he made his debut at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, in a celebration of Sir James MacMillan’s 50th birthday.

Eamonn has a highly successful five-disc Polish Baroque series with The Sixteen. The first disc, music by Bartlomiej Pekiel, was met with widespread critical acclaim and was shortlisted for a Gramophone Award (‘Richly dramatic’ – The Observer; ‘A delightful performance’ – BBC Music Magazine). Subsequent discs in the series include The Blossoming Vine, music by Gorczycki, and Helper and Protector. The fifth disc, music by Mielczewski, will be released in 2017.

Other recording projects include two discs of Margaret Rizza’s music released by Naxos and the Royal Schools of Church Music. His solo recordings include Bach St John Passion and St Matthew

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Passion, Handel Messiah and Brahms Requiem as well as the premiere recordings of Arvo Pärt’ Von Angesicht zu Angesicht and Cecilia MacDowell Stabat Mater.

Eamonn is also the founding Director of Britten Sinfonia Voices, with whom he has conducted several world premieres including Tavener Flood of Beauty, Esenvalds Aqua, Nico Muhly Looking Forward for the Britten Sinfonia’s 20th birthday and the choral premiere of Jóhann Jóhannsson Orphée at the Barbican. Other projects with the Britten Sinfonia have included Bach St John Passion, MacMillan St Luke Passion and Seven Last Words, Britten Curlew River, Birtwistle Yan Tan Tethera, and Possibly Colliding: Session Six.

In 2008 Eamonn was appointed a Visiting Professor to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London where he teaches ensemble singing and directs the Guildhall Consort. He is also the Music Director for the Thomas Tallis Society and Associate Conductor for the London Youth Choir where his passion for choral training continues to be visible. In addition, Eamonn leads workshops across the UK and Europe, including for Sir James MacMillan’s Cumnock Festival in Ayreshire, Accentus in Paris, Lacock and works alongside Harry Christophers with Genesis Sixteen, The Sixteen’s training scheme for young singers.

As a soloist, Eamonn is a member of the multi award-winning group, I Fagiolini. He has sung with ensembles including the Academy of Ancient Music, The Hanover Band, The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra de la Comunidad, Madrid, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and The Orchestra of the Sixteen in repertoire ranging from the Bach Passions to Berio and the world premiere of Joubert Wings of Faith. Eamonn Dougan is managed worldwide by Percius. www.percius.co.uk

“ … conductor Eamonn Dougan would demonstrate a remarkable knack for finding the perfect balance between allowing the emotion time to speak while keeping everything moving.” BachTrack

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