About William

William is a very experienced bass-baritone available for choral and solo work across the Midlands and the UK.

Singer (bass)

Nottingham

William Burn is an accomplished classical bass-baritone who has performed with some of the UK's leading professional ensembles as a consort singer and soloist. His solo repertoire includes all the major oratorio works, including Messiah, the Bach Passions and requiems by Verdi, Dvorak, Fauré and Duruflé. He has also performed a wide range of Lieder and Song, including Winterreise and Schumann's opus 24 & 39 cycles. As a consort singer he has sung with cathedral choirs across the UK and in London's top professional church choirs, including those of St Peter's Eaton Square and St Bartholomew the Great. He is an excellent sight-reader, with rich experience of stylistic performances of genres from medieval to modern choral music. His range extends from low D to F above middle C.

William's Reviews

William Burn, the bass-baritone, is a conductor in his own right, and his refreshing, easy assurance showed: “Thou art the King of Glory” was of Messiah quality

the bass William Burn, who also translated the spoken dialogue into English, provided comic humour as the magician who finally reunites the lovers.

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William's Song list

Bach: St Matthew Passion

Bach: St John Passion

Bach: Ich habe genug (BWV 88)

Brahms: Requiem

Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad

Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri

Duruflé: Requiem

Dvorak: Stabat Mater

Dvorak: Requiem

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius

Fauré: Requiem

Handel: Acis and Galatea

Handel: Messiah

Haydn: Creation

Haydn: Nelson Mass

Haydn: Paukenmesse (Mass in Time of War)

Mendelssohn: Elijah

Mozart: Requiem

Rossini: Petite messe solennelle

Rossini: Stabat mater

Schubert: Winterreise

Telemann: St Luke Passion

Verdi: Requiem

Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs

Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel

William's Prices

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£35
Up to 1 hour	£160
Up to 2 hours	£180
Up to 3 hours	£220

Musicianship

Genres:

Christmas, Traditional church music, Classical, Baroque, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Early music, Fanfare, Film / TV music, Medieval music, Renaissance, Opera

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Instruments:

Singer (bass)

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Event types:

Concert, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Recording session, Burns night, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Fluent sight-reader

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