Music Director ~ Duncan Saunderson

Duncan graduated from The Guildhall School of Music, as a countertenor, in 1985. He regularly deputised in the Choirs of Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's Cathedral under some of the finest choral conductors in the world including John Scott, Simon Preston and Barry Rose.

On an ad hoc basis, Duncan has also sung for distinguished choral conductors such as Sir David Willcocks, George Guest, David Hill, Stephen Darlington, Bill Ives, Robert King and Christopher Hogwood.

In 1990, Duncan was appointed Alto Layclerk in The Choir of New College, Oxford before retraining as a bass. During term, he sings six evenings a week under Dr. Edward Higginbottom, Oxford University's first, and newly appointed, Professor of Choral Music. With this distinguished and busy touring Choir, he has recorded over 50 discs including Best Selling Classical disc and Best Early Music disc (International Gramophone awards 1998/2008).

Duncan's own ensemble, Liedertafel, has given regular concerts with the countertenor James Bowman and the author/reader Colin Dexter in Oxford and as far afield as Cambridge.

Duncan has conducted SCS since 1996. He combines singing and conducting with singing teaching, mostly in London, and Oxfordshire where he presently teaches "Oliver" in the latest West End production.