orchestra of the sawn

Toyah Wilcox (narrator)

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew returned to the Orchestra of the Swan to conduct two family performance of Paul Patterson's Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood at the Stratford Festival.

The Playhouse

Stratford-upon-Avon

venetian vespers for ascension

Kingston Choral Society / English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble

Monteverdi String Band / Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew led KCS in a splendid Venetian Vespers for the Ascension including music by Monteverdi and both Gabrielis, with soloists from Stile Antico and some of England's finest players of historical instruments.

All Saints Church

Kingston

alcina

The Royal Opera

Christian Curnyn (conductor)

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Andrew returned to The Royal Opera as Assistant Conductor and continuo harpsichordist for Richard Jones' acclaimed new production of Handel's Alcina, starring Lisette Oropesa, Emily D'Angelo and Mary Bevan.

The Royal Opera House

Covent Garden

SHARED GROUND

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Londinium's season began with a programme celebrating the poet George Herbert. Alongside Alec Roth's Shared Ground, the choir sang music by Dove, MacMillan, Weir, Owain Park, Richard Lloyd, Howells, Gibbons, Playford and J.S. Bach.

St James' Church

Sussex Gardens

London

handel: Semele

Opera Collective Ireland / Sestina / Akademie für alte Musik Berlin

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Andrew worked as Head Coach and continuo harpsichordist for Handel's Semele, stepping in to lead the first three performances of the run at the Kilkenny Festival  due to the indisposition of the conductor Christian Curnyn. 

Watergate Theatre

Kilkenny

& Pavilion Theatre

Dún Laoghaire

monteverdi at Dartington

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew returned to Dartington Summer School to conduct Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 to close Week One, with soloists including James Gilchrist and members of Stile Antico

Great Hall

Dartington Hall, Totnes

kingston choral society

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew conducted Kingston Choral Society, accompanied by Gavin Roberts, in a delightful selection of English music including works by Elgar, Parry, Jonathan Dove, Cecilia McDowall and Graham Ross.

St Mark's Church

Surbiton

leighton recording

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed Londinium's second recording, featuring wonderful unrecorded works by Kenneth Leighton, alongside soloists Rebecca Lea, Nina Bennett, Ciara Hendrick and Nick Pritchard, and the Finchley Childrens' Music Group. 

All Hallows Church

Gospel Oak

before and after

National Opera Studio Young Artists

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew conducted three performances of Keith Warner's staging of works by Steven Sondheim, alongside composers he admired (Berg, Ravel and Britten), and works by younger American composers including Missy Mazzoli and Nico Muhly.

Hoxton Hall

London

Schütz: the german orpheus

Thames Valley Early Music Forum

Andrew Griffiths (workshop leader)

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Andrew led an all-day workshop on music by Schütz, including works from his Psalms of David and Symphoniae Sacrae.

Amersham Community Centre

mozart: secrets & seduction

National Opera Studio Young Artists​

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Andrew led the Young Artists of the National Opera Studio in a London staging of their Opera North residency project.

Hoxton Hall

London

bbc singers in concert

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew conducted the BBC Singers in a programme of Passiontide music, broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. Music included works by Byrd, Anerio, Cesis, Leighton, Sanders, Kerensa Briggs, Szymon Godziemba-Trytek, Aleksandra Chimielewska and Lesya Dychko. 

St Paul's Church

Knightsbridge

valiant-for-truth

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed Londinium in a concert marking 150 years since the birth of Vaughan Williams. Alongside RVW's own music, the programme included works by his teachers Parry, Stanford and Ravel, his friends Gustav Holst and Finzi, and his students Ina Boyle, Imogen Holst and Elizabeth Maconchy.

St Gabriel's Church

Pimlico

schütz: The german orpheus

Thames Valley Early Music Forum

Andrew Griffiths (workshop leader)

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Andrew led an online workshop exploring the life and works of Heinrich Schütz, to mark 350 years since the composer's death.

All Saints Kingston

RVW, dyson & rutter

Kingston Choral Society & Thames Sinfonia

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew led Kingston Choral Society in Vaughan Williams' Toward the Unknown Region, Dyson's Agincourt and Rutter's Requiem. The soprano soloist was Rhiannon Llewellyn.

All Saints Kingston

lidarti: esther

Hampstead Garden Opera & Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew conducted the first ever UK performance of Cristiano Lidarti's Hebrew-language oratorio Esther, written in the eighteenth century. The cast included Eleanor Pennell-Briggs, Alexander Aldren, James Beddoe and Peter Edge.

Free Church

Hampstead Garden Suburb

heartsong

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew led Londinium in an atmospheric sequence of sacred music including Rheinberger's Mass in Eb, and motets by Byrd, Sheppard, Comes, Schütz, Tomkins and Rutter.

St Peter's Church

Eaton Sq, London

handel: theodora

The Royal Opera

Harry Bicket (conductor)

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Andrew returned to The Royal Opera as assistant conductor/continuo for Handel's oratorio, in a new staging by Katie Mitchell. The cast included Joyce DiDonato, Jakub Józef Orlinski and Ed Lyon. Performances were on 31 Jan and 2, 4, 7, 12, 14, 16 Feb 2022.

The Royal Opera

monteverdi christmas vespers

Bampton Classical Voices and Players

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew returned to Bampton to direct the traditional concert for St Beornwald's Day: a gorgeous Christmas Vespers based around music by Monteverdi.

St Mary's Church

Bampton

a new dawn 

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Londinium's Christmas programme mixed beloved classics by Britten, Byrd, Vaughan Williams and Lassus with music by Swayne, Leighton, Praetorius and Naji Hakim. The centrepiece was Philip Moore's Salutatio Angelica.

St James's Church

Sussex Gardens, London

mass in troubled times

Kingston Choral Society / Thames Sinfonia

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed Kingston Choral Society's first concert since December 2019, featuring Haydn's Nelson Mass, Mozart's Coronation Mass, and JC Bach's Magnificat in C.

All Saint's Kingston

silence and music

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Londinium's programme affirmed the power of singing to sustain us in troubled times. Repertoire included the UK premiere of Kerensa Briggs' Hear My Prayer, and recent works by Richard Allain & Bernard Hughes.

St Gabriel's Church

Pimlico

josquin at 500

North West Early Music Forum

Andrew Griffiths (workshop leader)

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Andrew led an all-day workshop exploring some of Josquin's most remarkable music through the lens of a motet by Jacquet de Mantua, marking 500 years since the composer's death.

St Columba's RC Church

Chester

josquin remembered

Southern Early Music Forum

Andrew Griffiths (workshop leader)

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Andrew led an online workshop exploring some of Josquin's most remarkable music, to mark 500 years since the composer's death.

Zoom

songs of thanksgiving and lament 

Dartington Festival Choir​

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed the Dartington Festival Choir in Week One of the Summer School, sadly curtailed by a case of Covid-19. Repertoire included a new work by Nico Muhly, Schütz, Monteverdi, Gabrieli, Padilla, Purcell and Gibbons.  

Dartington Hall

nr Totnes

music divine 

Londinium​

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed Londinium's first performances since February 2020, including many favourites of the English choral repertoire.

St John the Divine

Kennington

music divine 

Londinium​

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed Londinium's first performances since February 2020, including many favourites of the English choral repertoire.

Old Royal Naval College

Greenwich

forbidden touch 

National Opera Studio​

​Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew conducted the singers and rèpètiteurs of the National Opera Studio in a public showing of scenes directed by Emma Jenkins.

Hoxton Hall

illuminating darkness

National Opera Studio

​Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew conducted the singers and rèpètiteurs of the National Opera Studio in a live-streamed showing of scenes directed by Olivia Fuchs.

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Blackburn Hall

National Opera Studio

venetian music for ascension 

Thames Valley Early Music Forum

Andrew Griffiths (workshop leader)

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Andrew led an online workshop for singers and instrumentalists exploring music for the Fèsta de ła Sènsa), a major public celebration of Venice’s glory. It includes music by Monteverdi, both Gabrielis, Croce and Bassano.

Zoom

josquin at 500

Benslow music

Andrew Griffiths (workshop leader)

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Andrew led an online workshop exploring some of Josquin's most remarkable music, to mark 500 years since the composer's death.

Zoom

josquin at 500

The Renaissance Singers

Andrew Griffiths (workshop leader)

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Andrew led an online workshop exploring some of Josquin's most remarkable music, to mark 500 years since the composer's death.

Zoom

In dulci jubilo! 

Thames Valley Early Music Forum

Andrew Griffiths (workshop leader)

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Andrew led an online workshop centred on Magnificats by Hieronymus and Michael Praetorius, and the origins of old-German carols.

Zoom

baroque Christmas cantatas

Bampton Classical Opera

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed pastoral Christmas cantatas by Alessandro Scarlatti and Antonio Caldara from the harpsichord.  

St Mary's Church

Witney

handel: ariodante

The Royal Opera

Christian Curnyn (conductor) 

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Andrew assisted Christian Curnyn and played harpischord continuo in concert performances of one of Handel's finest operas, with a stunning cast.

The Royal Opera

BBC Singers

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed the BBC Singers in a programme celebrating the healing power of music, recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3 to mark World Alzheimer's Day.

BBC Maida Vale Studios

town and country - CANCELLED

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19. This fascinating programme explored the age-old rivalry between city and country life. Repertoire includes music by Richard Rodney Bennett, Musgrave, Leighton, Bingham, Bliss and Britten.

St John's Church, Waterloo

London SE1

BBC Singers - cancelled

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19. Andrew was to conduct the BBC Singers in works by Stephen McNeff, Judith Bingham, Cecilia McDowall, Kerry Andrew, Siobhán Cleary and Deirdre McKay. 

St Paul's Church

Knightsbridge

BBC Singers - cancelled

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19. Andrew was to conduct the BBC Singers in music by Rolf Hind, Judith Weir and John Tavener. T

Cutty Sark

Greenwich

bach magnificat - cancelled

Kingston Choral Society / The Purcell Orchestra

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19. Andrew was to conduct Bach's Magnificat and Handel's Coronation Anthems with soloists Charlotte Bowden, Stephanie Hershaw, Emily Sierra, Matthew Keighley and Dafydd Allen.

All Saints

Kingston

love's tempest

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew conducted Londinium in a varied programme of music on the theme on the theme of Love, including works by Bednall, Elgar, Harvey, Jackson, Parry, Rorem and Watkins.

St John's Church, Waterloo

London SE1

coro casa da música

Sofi Jeannin (conductor)

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Andrew returned to work with this leading Portuguese choir ahead of Sofi Jeannin's performances. Repertoire included Poulenc's Mass in G and Phillippe Manoury's Fragments d’Héraclite.

Casa da Música

Porto

christus natus est!

Kingston Choral Society

William Vann (organ)

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Cecilia McDowall's festive cantata, plus carols for choir and audience.

St Andrew's Church, Surbiton

o magnum mysterium

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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A cappella Christmas music, including works by Francis Pott, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, John McCabe, Giles Swayne, Matthew Martin and Gabriel Jackson.

St John's Church, Waterloo

London SE1

Mendelssohn: St paul

Kingston Choral Society

Thames Sinfonia

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew conducted Mendelssohn's glorious early oratorio with Madeleine Pierard (soprano), Alex Sprague (tenor) and Thomas Faulkner (bass)

All Saints' Church

Kingston upon Thames

beyond the night sky

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Music inspired by space travel and the cosmos, including works by Barnaby Martin, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Ben Parry and Steve Martland. 

St John's Church, Waterloo

London SE1

requiem for hieronymus bosch

BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

Semyon Bychkov, Andrew Griffiths (conductors)

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Andrew conducted the BBC Singers in Franco-Flemish polyphony, and

as the offstage chorus in the UK premiere of Glanert's Requiem.

Barbican Hall

London

handel: Agrippina

The Royal Opera

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor)

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Andrew worked as Assistant Conductor on Barrie Kosky's production, with a cast including Joyce DiDonato, Lucy Crowe, Iestyn Davies and Franco Fagioli.

Royal Opera House,

Covent Garden

coro casa da música

"Mulheres Pioneiras"

Sofi Jeannin (conductor)

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Andrew led rehearsals with this leading Portuguese choir ahead of Sofi Jeannin's performances. 

Casa da Música

Porto

time and tide

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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A cappella music including Rheinberger's Mass in Eb for Double Choir

St Augustine's Church

Bexhill-on-Sea

time and tide

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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A cappella music including Rheinberger's Mass in Eb for Double Choir

Christ Church

St Leonards-on-Sea

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a venetian vespers for ascension

Soloists from Stile Antico; Dartington Big Choir; The City Musick

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew devised and conducted a mouthwatering 'fantasy' Vespers including music by Monteverdi, Croce, Bassano, and the Gabrielis.

Great Hall

Dartington

the grand tour

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed Londinium in a superbly eclectic programme of works based around the idea of the 'Grand Tour'.

St John's Church, Waterloo

London SE1

the power of music

Kingston Choral Society

James Orford (organ/piano); Clare O'Connell (cello)

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed Duruflé's Requiem, Max Bruch's The Power of Song and Tavener's Syvati, with soloists Jessica Gillingwater and Gareth Brynmor John.

St Andrew's Church, Surbiton

orchestra of the swan

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Following an acclaimed debut in 2018, Andrew returned to the Orchestra of the Swan to conduct a programme of Mozart, Beethoven and Thea Musgrave.

Bradshaw Hall

Birmingham Royal Conservatoire

purcell for the royal ballet 

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew made his debut for the Royal Ballet, conducting Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's new work Medusa. Performances were on 8, 9, 15, 16, 18, 21 May.

The Royal Opera House

Covent Garden

bach: b minor mass 

Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus; Royal Northern Sinfonia

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew made his debut with the Royal Northern Sinfonia, with soloists Fflyr Wyn, Madeleine Shaw, Nick Pritchard and Ed Grint.

Sheffield City Hall

a mass of masses

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew conducted Londinium's debut for Eaton Square Concerts, performing masses by Vaughan Williams, Rheinberger, Albright and Rodney Bennett.

St Peter's Church,

Eaton Square, SW1

handel: messiah

Kingston Choral Society; The Purcell Orchestra

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed Handel's masterpiece to mark KCS' 250th concert.

All Saints' Church

Kingston upon Thames

total immersion: ligeti

BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Sakari Oramo (conductor)

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Andrew acted as chorus master to the BBC Singers for Ligeti's Clocks and Clouds.

Barbican Hall

London

the hour glass

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed a programme on the theme of Time, including Irving Fine's The Hour Glass and the premiere of Barnaby Martin's I saw eternity.

St James' Church

Sussex Gardens, W2

bbc singers in concert

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew conducted the world premiere of John Pickard's new work Mass in Troubled Times alongside Vaughan Williams' Mass in G Minor.

St Peter's Church

Eaton Square, W1