Edward comes from the village of Penclawdd, on the Gower Peninsula, South Wales. He studied music from an early age, taking lessons on the organ, piano and voice. At 14, he was appointed in his first Church Organist position, and, at 16 he received his first professional commission, to write music for the play 'No Birds Sing' by Denise Deegan (Daisy Pulls It Off) for the National Youth Theatre of Wales. Further compositions for theatre followed, incuding two further childrens' musicals, and, writing for the West Glamorgan Youth Theatre Company.

His career so far has taken him to Colwyn Bay for five years as Director of Music of a further and higher education college, a similar position in another college, in Hampshire where he also worked for the county music service tutoring gifted young composers, a stint as a lecturer in the University of Winchester, studying for is masters' degree (MMus) in composition at the University of West London's London College of Music. Alongside this, Edward was appointed as an examiner for both the Edexcel and Oxford/Cambridge examination boards in further and higher education awards. After a successful four years in Hampshire and London, Edward left his teaching positions (albeit temporarily) to study Choral Conducting at the RWCMD. Seizing his new found freedom, he took the opportunity to work between South Wales and London.

Edward's current conducting appointments are with Cor Bro Ogwr (South Wales' largest mixed choir), Reading Festival Chorus, The London Welsh Chorale, and the internationally recognized London Welsh Male Voice Choir.

This season he has conducted performances for BBC Radio and television and worked with World Number One brass band The Cory Band, 'Go Compare' tenor Wynne Evans, soprano Rebecca Evans and internationally acclaimed baritone Bryn Terfel, as well as Jack Dee, Jo Brand and the legendary rocker Alice Cooper. He is also currently working with composer Karl Jenkins on a new commission and recording for 2012. This seasons' performances have taken him outside of the UK to Cyprus and on to the television screen with S4C's version of 'Songs of Praise',Dechrau Canu, Dechrau Canmol. He has regularly conducted the National Chamber Orchestra of Wales and the recently formed Welsh Session Orchestra.

He has recently completed a brand new recording of miscellaneous works by the London Welsh Male Voice Choir, and is due to begin a second recording with them in January. He is editing a new collection of arrangements for male voice chorus as well editing, revising and reorchestrating a new collection of oratorios by Joseph Parry.

In 2010 Edward chorus mastered the London Welsh Male Voice Choir for the famous '1000 voices' concert series at the Royal Albert Hall and will conduct this in 2012, leading the voices, accompanied by the Cory Band, including the Albert Hall premiere of 'A Hero's Journey' by Karl Jenkins - commissioned by the London Welsh Male Voice Choir. His choral arrangements are included in the program for the 2012 Olympics Choir concert taking place in July of that year at Alexandra Palace.

His mass in aid of the charity Help for Heroes entitled 'Missa Eroica' will be premiered in December 2012 in the garrison town of Warminster and his latest oratorio will be premiered in Reading in early 2012.

As composer, Edward's works are published, by Chichester Music Press and Alto Publications. His arrangements are published exclusively by Banks Music Publications,.

 He was the first ever recipient of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama's Glynne Jones Choral Conducting Scholarship and was awarded this two years running. His doctoral studies, in choral training, are generously supported by a Laura Ashley Music Scholarship.

Community singing and the choral art are his passion, to which he is absolutely dedicated to providing fun, pleasure and above all a real sense of achievement for all who sing with him.

 

 

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