May 2006

Born in 1980, Graham Neal was educated at St. Olave’s School, Orpington. He studied music at the University of Surrey where he was awarded the Robert Naylor prize for the most meritorious degree recital. Graham went on to study on the Knack opera course at the English National Opera. He is currently studying with John Wakefield and Mary Hill at Trinity College of Music.

Recent solo concert engagements include Mozart Requiem, Bach Christmas Oratorio and St. John Passion, Handel Messiah, Britten Rejoice in the Lamb, Mendelssohn Hymn of Praise Draghi Ode to St. Cecilia and Orff Carmina Burana in venues throughout the country including St John’s Smith Square, Bath Abbey, and the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban.

Graham recently made his solo operatic debut, creating the role of Agitator in Tunde Jegede’s Cry of Innocence at Greenwich Theatre.

Graham is adept at choral singing, frequently appearing with the choirs of St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral and the early music group Cappella Nova.

In his spare time Graham enjoys red-hot salsa dancing. Olé.