Musical Director
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Stephen Moore is Director of Music at Llandaff Cathedral where he has oversight for all musical provision of a busy department which, pre-COVID, provided eight sung services a week. At Llandaff he directs the Cathedral Choir in the weekly round of choral services, concerts, broadcasts and tours, recently including broadcasts live on BBC1 and S4C television, BBC Radio and a CD recording with Regent Records. In addition, and in an historic change which will take effect from September 2021, Stephen will take responsibility for the Girl Choristers of the Cathedral School, Llandaff, working towards parity of opportunity for girls and boys.
In addition to his post at Llandaff Cathedral, from September 2021 Stephen has taken up the baton as Musical Director of Cardiff Bach Choir. |
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Prior to moving to Cardiff in 2016, Stephen spent six years as Director of Music at St Matthew’s Church, Northampton where he continued the church’s famous tradition of commissioning new music that began with Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb over 75 years ago. Under his direction St Matthew’s choir gave the premieres of new works by Paul Mealor, David Halls and Philip Stopford. In addition to his work at St Matthew’s, he was Musical Director of the Northampton Chamber Choir and worked with the choirs of the Northampton Music and Performing Arts Trust. Stephen previously held appointments at various places, including Salisbury Cathedral and Southwell Minster, The Royal Hospital Chelsea and The Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich.
Stephen completed his undergraduate studies at Trinity College of Music, with organ as principal study, graduating in 2008 with a first class honours degree in performance. He won the college medal for the highest keyboard studies mark in his year along with the college prize for conducting. Whilst at Trinity he studied with William Whitehead and Colm Carey and twice won the Cardnell Organ Prize for outstanding performance. He is an Associate of the Royal College of Organists and a Fellow of Trinity College London. From 2015-16 Stephen undertook some Postgraduate study with Henry Fairs at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and in 2018 released his debut CD with Priory Records recorded on the Cathedral Organ at Llandaff.
As a soloist he has given recitals in numerous venues throughout the country. Recent and upcoming venues include Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral, Malvern Priory, Cardiff Museum, St John’s College Cambridge and Salem Minster, Germany as well as liturgical performances in Llandaff of Messiaen La Nativité du Seigneur and Hosking 14 Stations of the Cross. Stephen can be heard on numerous CD recordings as an accompanist and has regularly broadcast on radio and television.
Stephen completed his undergraduate studies at Trinity College of Music, with organ as principal study, graduating in 2008 with a first class honours degree in performance. He won the college medal for the highest keyboard studies mark in his year along with the college prize for conducting. Whilst at Trinity he studied with William Whitehead and Colm Carey and twice won the Cardnell Organ Prize for outstanding performance. He is an Associate of the Royal College of Organists and a Fellow of Trinity College London. From 2015-16 Stephen undertook some Postgraduate study with Henry Fairs at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and in 2018 released his debut CD with Priory Records recorded on the Cathedral Organ at Llandaff.
As a soloist he has given recitals in numerous venues throughout the country. Recent and upcoming venues include Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral, Malvern Priory, Cardiff Museum, St John’s College Cambridge and Salem Minster, Germany as well as liturgical performances in Llandaff of Messiaen La Nativité du Seigneur and Hosking 14 Stations of the Cross. Stephen can be heard on numerous CD recordings as an accompanist and has regularly broadcast on radio and television.