Chris Maxim

Chris Maxim was Organ Scholar and a prize winner at the University of Bristol, and afterwards held a Research Studentship at Cardiff University, completing his PhD in music in 1996. Following several years lecturing at Cardiff and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, he moved to London and into the secondary education sector. An active conductor and organist, Chris has been Organist and Director of Music at St Matthew’s Bethnal Green since 2003 and conducts the Giltspur Singers, a chamber choir based in the City of London. Reflecting his specialisms, Chris has composed extensively for voices and keyboard. His music is performed as far afield as Australia, Canada, France, Germany and the USA, and has been broadcast on American radio and the BBC. Chris’s compositions have been featured in music festivals, recorded on several CDs, and are in the catalogues of a number of eminent publishing houses. A full list of works is available on his website.
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