In 2007 David decided to further his historical performances studies at Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Switzerland, where he worked with Andreas Scholl and Gerd Turk, although initial study started whilst still at school, where David was a choral scholar at Salisbury Cathedral. In 1998 he moved to London to take up a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music. Whilst there, he was given many opportunities to explore the concert repertoire with Choral Societies across the country. Highlights included Bach B Minor Mass in the London Handel Festival, directed by Lawrence Cummings and Handel's Theodora in the Spitalfields Festival, under the direction of Nicholas McGeegan. In his last year at the Academy, he was awarded the McAslan bursary to study on the opera course. There, he performed the role of Ottone in Monteverdi's L’Incoronazione di Poppea.

Since leaving the Academy, David has worked for English National Opera covering the countertenor role in Purcell's King Arthur, Narciso in Handel's Agrippina, and the Voice of Appollo in Britten's Death in Venice. For Glyndebourne Festival/Touring Opera he has understudied Nireno in Gulio Cesare, Didymus in Theodora Nutrice in Poppea. He has recently sung on the concert platform with Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque soloists as a soloist in St John Passion performing in Spain, Hungary, Germany and the Concertgebougw in Amsterdam.

He is currently working on a production of Monteverdi L’Orfeo at Theater Basel with Andrea Marcon and Jan Bosse and looks forward to singing the role of Trasemede in Handel's Admeto at the International Goettingen Handel Festival in May 2008. Much of David’s time is now taken up as Artistic Director of La Nuova Musica. Please visit www.lanuovamusica.co.uk for further details on this early music ensemble.

January 2007

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