James Davey
​​Musical Director

James Davey is one of the UK's most distinguished and respected choral directors, in demand for his work as conductor, choral education practitioner, arranger and adjudicator.

Formerly the chief choral advisor for the BBC’s sheet music archives, James regularly conducts and prepares choirs for broadcasts on TV and Radio, and he is Director of ChoirFixer Limited, fixing professional ensembles for the entertainment and advertising industries.

James is Musical Director for Chantage (winners of the Malta International Choral Competition 2015 and the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year Competition 2006), the Chandos Chamber Choir, Amici Cantate, Ipswich School Chapel Choir and, of course, Halstead Choral. He is also a conductor for the Dart Festival
Chorus and the Sherborne Summer School of Music.

He is also a conducting tutor for the Association of British Choral Directors (ABCD) on the ABCD's Council of Practitioners, and is a co-founder of the London International Choral Conducting Competition. 

Find out more about James on his website: www.jamesdavey.org