

Accompanist - Chris Ebbern

Christopher is Director of Music at St. Mary’s Church, East
Leake, where he plays for Sunday services, Weddings,
Funerals and also conducts the church and community
choir.
He has a wealth of performance experience; featuring as a
soloist, accompanist and singing in choirs in such venues
as Nottingham University, Djanology Arts Centre, Nottingham
Albert Hall, Southwell Minster, Derby Cathedral and The
VoiceBox, Derby.
An accomplished accompanist, Christopher has accompanied a
number of choirs in the East Midlands including: Charnwood
Choral Society’s Christmas concert (2013), a combined
choir of Southwell Choral Society and Newstead Abbey
singers, performing Stainer’s Crucifixion (2014)
(featuring Stainer’s Great Grandson himself), and at
present is the accompanist for the Nottingham
Hospitals’ Choir and Ruddington Choral Society. Each
Easter he accompanies a collaborative performance organised
by Leicestershire Arts which consists of approximately 200
Primary school Children. Christopher accompanies lots of
other events for Leicestershire Arts and also students
taking graded music exams and has accompanied for
Nottingham University’s end of year Music
Recitals.
In 2012 he was invited to accompany during a masterclass at
the Voice Box in Derby, led by Christopher Underwood,
Professor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and was
praised for his playing.
He has been on many conducting and singing courses with
leading figures in those fields, including: John Rutter,
Julian Wilkins, Paul Spicer, Gaynor Keeble and Neil Ferris
and in 2012 attended the Association of British Choral
Directors Course.
In March 2013 Christopher attended a Jazz singing workshop
led by Nia Lynn who is a Voice teacher at the Royal Academy
of Music; London. He learned a lot from this and found it
an invaluable experience.
As an Organist Christopher has played all over Britain and
has been very privileged to play some of the finest
instruments in the country. He has played the organ in
Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, which is the largest in the
U.K; he has also played Coventry, Derby, Lichfield, Truro
and Southwell Minster Cathedral Organs and the Organ in
Nottingham Albert Hall.
At Orchard Primary School, Castle Donington and West Park
School, Spondon, Christopher teaches Piano and Singing; he
also has a very busy private teaching practice.