Welcome to the homepage for the musical director, choral clinician and composer, Edward-Rhys Harry. Edward-Rhys Harry comes from the village of Penclawdd, on the Gower Coast, South Wales. He studied music from an early age, taking lessons on the organ, piano and voice. At 15, 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.

This fuelled his desire to further pursue his studies in composition. At 18 his first major work was performed in Swansea (a children's musical), and shortly after this he left his beloved South Wales to study music at University of Wales, Bangor. During his time at Bangor, Edward studied composition under the eminent composers William Matthias (Queen's Composer) and John Harper (RSCM). He also studied voice, under prolific performer Kenneth Reynolds (RAM). As a student, he won the department composition prize for his orchestral work 'Re:Becca' which was subsequently performed by the department symphony orchestra. After graduating and completing a post-graduate diploma in Music Technology and Sound Recording, Edward was appointed as Director of Music at a local college.

 Over the next five years, Edward was responsible for the formation of a new 120 strong church choir who regularly toured the North and North West and produced two recorded albums, as well forming a smaller close harmony group who toured, performing his own works, all of the UK and as far afield as India, Hungary, New Zealand. As well as training to be a qualified teacher! He became responsible for the birth and development of the now busy music department, but moved to the Hampshire/Surrey border, and a new college, after five years, to continue his studies, reading composition at the London College of Music (and graduating with a masters degree along the way), this time under prolific professional musicians such as Laurence Roman (orchestrator for Andrew Lloyd-Webber) and the sacred music composer Francis Pott. Edward was responsible for forming two new choirs in Hampshire, who performed and recorded his own, as well as published, works.

 During his time in Hampshire, Edward worked for the Hampshire County Music Service as a private composition tutor for gifted young student composers awarded a scholarship to study in this area. He was also appointed as lecturer at the University of Winchester, leading the composition modules. 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 move back to South Wales, where he is now based. He graduated from the RWCMD with a second masters degree.

 In 2006 Edward was crowned a national Bard of Wales in the famous National Eisteddfod festival, raising his profile as a Welsh composer and performer. As well as teaching singing and composition as a private tutor, Edward currently holds a lectureship at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. He also works with the Welsh National Opera company from time to time.

Previous appointments include Musical Director of Bristol Chamber Choir. More recently, Edward was the recipient of a major scholarship enabling him to study Conducting under Simon Halsey (Berlin and Netherlands Radio Choirs, Birmingham Symphony Chorus) and Adrian Partington at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. In 2009, Edward was appointed as Musical Director and Principal Conductor of the internationally recognised London Welsh Male Voice Choir.

 He is the current recipient of the RWCMD Glynne Jones Choral Conducting Scholarship. Alongside this, his choral works are published by Chichester Music Press.