Jeremy Jackman
Jeremy Jackman is a UK choral director, composer and arranger, and formerly a counter-tenor of the King's Singers.
Biography
Jackman was a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral. He trained at the Royal College of Music and Hull University.
He joined The King's Singers in 1980,[1] later returning to work as a choral conductor and director. He was chorus master to the Belfast Philharmonic Choir (1991–97), the London Philharmonic Choir (1992–94), and is currently the musical director of the English Baroque Choir. He also conducts on a freelance basis as well as providing masterclasses for choral groups.
Family
His brothers are Andrew Pryce Jackman (keyboardist and arranger with The Syn and Chris Squire) and Gregg Jackman (sound engineer and producer who has worked with Yes and Barclay James Harvest). His father, Bill Jackman, played clarinet on "When I'm Sixty-Four" on The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Performances
Black Adder II
While a member of the a capella vocal group The Kings' Singers, Jeremy Jackman sang the counter-tenor at the end of each episode of Series 2 of Blackadder.[2]
External links
References
- ↑ New York Times 1988 Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ↑ Comment from Howard Goodall on H2G2 Sep 6, 2002 Retrieved 8 October 2015.
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