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Stephen Layton

English [b]organist[/b] and [b]conductor[/b], born 1966 in Derby. As a boy he was a chorister in the Choir of Winchester Cathedral. He founded the [a=Polyphony] choir in 1986, whilst organ scholar of King’s College Cambridge. He served as organist and subsequently director of music at [l414417] from 1997 to 2006. His former posts also include chief conductor of the Nederlands Kamerkoor, chief choirmaster of [a=DR VokalEnsemblet]. He is currently musical director of the Holst Singers (since 1993), director of music at Trinity College, Cambridge (since 2006) and artistic director / principal conductor of the City of London Sinfonia (since the 2010-2011 season).