Benedict Collins Rice

As a singer and an instrumentalist from a young age, Benedict is at home on the concert platform, the theatre pit and the choir stalls. Known for his 'passionate, insightful, and inspiring conducting', he has performed throughout Europe and America (from The Royal Albert Hall to Carnegie Hall); recorded for several record labels and the BFI, and broadcast live on Radio 3. He read music at Cambridge University, holding two conducting scholarships and working with all the university’s top ensembles. It was whilst at university that he founded The Facade Ensemble - a group specialising in 20th century chamber music which has since developed into a dynamic collective of young professionals whose performances are noted for their 'liberal seasoning of vivacity and wit'. Benedict holds the post of Chief Conductor of the Cambridge University Graduate Orchestra and is in demand as a guest conductor throughout Europe - most recently working with the Berlin Sinfonietta on part of a Beethoven Symphony Cycle. He is also committed to community music-making and music education and is Lecturer & Choir Tutor at Morley College, a Musical Director with the John Lewis Partenship and a Music Tutor at HMDT Music.