Our Musical Director

Benjamin Kirk (b.1992) was born in Beverley, East Yorkshire, to missionary parents. After leaving Christ’s Hospital School in 2011, Benjamin moved to Tallinn, Estonia to begin studying Choral Conducting under Tõnu Kaljuste, at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Benjamin won 3rd Prize in the 2019 World Choral Conducting Competition in Hong Kong, and is now also Musical Director of the Leeds Guild of Singers, the Lea Singers in Harpenden, Sine Nomine International Touring Choir, and is Conductor with The Purcell Singers in London.

Since 2021 Benjamin has been Guest Conductor with the National Forum of Music (NFM) Choir in Wrocław, Poland, in a budding international career: Benjamin has also worked with the Carice Singers, the Estonian National Male Choir (2014/2016), Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (2016/2018), Swedish Radio Choir (2018), and the French Radio Choir (2019).

Benjamin was head chorister at Ripon Cathedral, and has sung professionally with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Estonian National Male Choir, English Touring Opera (chorus), and was Bass Lay Clerk at Peterborough cathedral from 2019-2022. Benjamin has sung solo roles in Sir James MacMillan's opera Clemency (2019, 2023), and now deps regularly at Southwark Cathedral.