Vocal Section Adjudicator
Sandy Chenery
After completing degrees in music at the University of Durham, Sandy Chenery sang daily services for over 12 years in Wells Cathedral, St Mary’s
Cathedral, Edinburgh and St George’s Chapel Windsor Castle. During this time, he was also
Director of Music at Hurst Lodge School and worked as a member of the singing panel for Berkshire Young Musicians Trust, teaching singing throughout the county and coaching the Berkshire Boys’ Choir and the East Berkshire Chamber Choir. He combined this teaching with a busy performing career as a counter-tenor which encompassed ensemble singing, oratorio, solo recitals, and opera. He travelled extensively in the USA and
Europe performing as a soloist and with the Scottish vocal ensemble Cappella Nova with whom he made many recordings and broadcasts.
Until 2016 Sandy was Director of Music at Brighton College where he worked for 14 years. He was also Director of Music at St John’s Church, Brighton and Musical Director of the Lewes-based Esterhazy Chamber Choir.
He is in demand as an adjudicator for choral and vocal festivals and he is the Honorary Secretary of the MMA – the country’s longest running professional body for music teachers.
In July 2016 Sandy relocated back to Scotland to take on the role of Director of Music at The Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools in Edinburgh, the largest independent school in Europe.