Jonathan Darbourne

Jonathan Darbourne (conductor) is a former chorister in the choir of Southwark Cathedral. 

He read Music and sang as a choral scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford, continuing with further study as a countertenor at the Schola Cantorum, Basel, and the Barock Vokal programme in Mainz. As a consort singer he performs with leading European baroque ensembles such as the Dunedin Consort, Concerto Copenhagen, the Marian Consort, and the Freiburger Barockorchester.

In 2020, Jonathan co-founded Vache Baroque, with whom he has directed a number of operas and projects from the harpsichord. Also in demand as a choral arranger, his commissions have been broadcast live on BBC Radio 3, and have been heard in concert at London venues including the Cadogan Hall and St John’s, Smith Square.