
Matthew Farrell
countertenorPerformer entry
Having trained as a chorister and young songman at Leicester Cathedral, Matthew is currently singing as a Layclerk at Southwell Minster. When he was studying at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, he sang with the Llandaff Cathedral Choir, as well as being a regular deputy with the Cathedral choirs of Hereford, Gloucester and Worcester.
Matthew takes any opportunity to sing with various ensembles and choirs around the country, and during his time in Wales sang solos with the Wolverhampton Symphony Orchestra in two performances of the Messiah and sung with the BBC National Chorus of Wales (both as a chorus member and soloist).
During his five-year relationship with the Hereford Cathedral Choir, starting in 2015, Matthew has taken part in two of the Three Choirs Festivals, which included notable highlights such as singing the Monteverdi Vespers with Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque. In June 2018, Matthew went to Rome with the Hereford Cathedral Choir to take part in a week of singing in the Vatican, including a concert in the Sistine Chapel with the Choir of the Sistine Chapel. He is also a member of the Genesis Sixteen 2020/21 cohort, an auditioned youth choral training scheme run by Harry Christophers, Eamonn Dougan and the Sixteen.