DAVID MCGREGOR
David McGregor (b. 1995) is an award-winning arranger and composer. His music has been performed internationally and in the UK to critical acclaim.
​He read music at Girton College, University of Cambridge. During his time there, he was awarded the Margaret Anderson Academic Prize and the Violet Jenkinson prize for academic achievement, graduating with a first-class degree in 2017. Following this, he studied an MA in Composition at the University of York, graduating with Distinction.
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David has won a number of competitions, including the Robin Johnson Choral Composition Prize (2021), the Harlow Chorus Composition Competition (2022) and most recently the Charles Wood Composers' Competition (2024). His music has been performed widely, including at Ely Cathedral; Chichester Cathedral; Guildford Cathedral; Wells Cathedral; New College, Oxford; and Magdalen College, Oxford.
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David is the Founding Director of Nova Consort, a group dedicated to championing new choral music.
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His work O Oriens (2021) is due for commercial in October 2024 with Delphian Records.
FEATURED WORKS
Past Event:
Talk at the Festival of Ideas
Panel discussion with Joseph Bates (left), David McGregor (centre-left), Frederick Viner (centre-right), the three composers of A Quaker Trilogy, and Nicola LeFanu (right), composer and chair of the afternoon's discussions. These works have now been published by the University of York Music Press.
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Held at The Mount School, York, on Sunday 2nd June.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES AND PROJECTS
Current commissions in the pipeline include a new work for the Tower of London for Christmas 2024, a work for Arculo Consort of Viols and a new choral work for The Micklegate Singers.
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Upcoming performances:
27 September 2024​
Southwark Cathedral Choir perform the Chichester Service
Southwark Cathedral at 5.30pm
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28 September 2024
Winchester Cathedral Choir perform the Chichester Service
Winchester Cathedral at 5.30pm
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October 2024 (date tbc)
Release of O Oriens on Ensemble Pro Victoria's new disc, Advent Calendar
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9 October 2024
Manchester Cathedral Choir perform O For A Closer Walk With God at the Cathedral Organist Association ​
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17 November 2024
Chapel Royal, Hampton Court perform O For A Closer Walk With God
Hampton Court at 3.00pm
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December 2024 (date tbc)
Tower of London perform new Christmas commission
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Summer 2025 (date tbc)
The Micklegate Singers perform new choral commission​​
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View score previews and short recordings by clicking on the links below. PDFs are available for purchase. You can view a list of works here.
Get in touch
For commissioning or other information, please contact
d.h.mcgregor@cantab.net