Alistair succeeded David King as conductor of the University Choir in May 2009.
His passion is making music and enabling people of all abilities to make music. As a teenager, he led music ensembles and was rewarded with a scholarship to study conducting to learn how to do it properly!
He has Bachelors and Masters degrees in music, specialising in conducting and in 16th-century Scottish music. Alistair is a co-author of the RSCM’s Voice for Life programme, helping singers of all ages to use their voices well and enjoy their love of learning.
Alistair was Organist at Worth Abbey (home of “The Monastery” as shown on BBC television) and, for ten years, Director of Music at Arundel Cathedral, where he started the flourishing junior choir. He has produced and directed many CD recordings, including the choirs of Dunblane, Ely and Winchester Cathedrals. Television appearances include live broadcasts from Arundel and Southwark RC Cathedrals, BBC Songs of Praise, and BBC Morning Worship with Stirling University Choir during lockdown in 2020.
He is Director of Music at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Stirling and a Tutor for the RSCM.
In 2015, Alistair was awarded an ARSCM for services of national significance for music and liturgy in England and Scotland.
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In 2018, he gained his CRCO diploma, winning two prizes for the highest scoring written paper and highest aggregate score.
Alistair is grateful for support from the Brereton Memorial Fund (2018) and Scotland’s Churches Trust (2022).
