{"id":909,"date":"2025-08-09T17:06:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T15:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meltingvox.eu\/?page_id=909"},"modified":"2025-08-09T17:06:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T15:06:48","slug":"our-conductor-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.meltingvox.eu\/index.php\/en\/our-conductor-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Our conductor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meltingvox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Toby_MV_2025_3Q7A6022-826x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1024\" width=\"235\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meltingvox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Toby_MV_2025_3Q7A6022-826x1024.jpeg 826w, https:\/\/www.meltingvox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Toby_MV_2025_3Q7A6022-403x500.jpeg 403w, https:\/\/www.meltingvox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Toby_MV_2025_3Q7A6022-768x952.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meltingvox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Toby_MV_2025_3Q7A6022.jpeg 1133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Toby Wardman, conductor and tenor (since April 2024)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toby Wardman grew up in the English choral world. He has a diploma in choral conducting from the Association of British Choral Directors, and has been leading choirs since 2000. He was based in York, UK until 2016 when he moved to Belgium in the wake of Brexit, and now lives in Mechelen.<br><br>Toby has directed chamber choirs, choral societies and youth choirs, as well as the music of churches and cathedrals. His interests lie particularly in European music of the 16th and 17th centuries, English church music, and contemporary music from around the world. The ensemble he founded in York, the Clerkes of All Saints, is one of the north of England\u2019s premier liturgical choirs and has been in residence at several cathedrals. He has directed choral summer schools in Provence, Leuven, and most recently annually in Ghent focusing on early music.<br><br>As an occasional composer and arranger, Toby\u2019s works have been performed in English cathedrals and concert halls, on studio recordings and on the BBC. He is a classical guitarist. Alongside his musical activities, he has a \u201cday job\u201d in political and science communication. He joined Melting Vox in April 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meltingvox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3Q7A6100-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meltingvox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3Q7A6100-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.meltingvox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3Q7A6100-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.meltingvox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3Q7A6100-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.meltingvox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3Q7A6100-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meltingvox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3Q7A6100-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meltingvox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC03547-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meltingvox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC03547-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.meltingvox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC03547-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.meltingvox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC03547-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.meltingvox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC03547-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meltingvox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC03547-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toby Wardman, conductor and tenor (since April 2024) Toby Wardman grew up in the English choral world. He has a diploma in choral conducting from the Association of British Choral Directors, and has been leading choirs since 2000. 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