Person Open DS/UK/12767 Chance; Michael (1955-); CBE; English countertenor Chance Michael 1955- English countertenor Male

Michael Chance CBE (born 7 March 1955 in Penn, Buckinghamshire, England) is an English countertenor. Chance was born in Penn, Buckinghamshire, into a musical family. After growing up as a chorister at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, attending the St George's School, he went on to Eton and later King's College, Cambridge. He took part in the project of Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir to record the complete vocal works of Johann Sebastian Bach. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 2/18/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 48b0a41a-c4a9-4f95-8920-0d32ea26040a