Person Open DS/UK/4703 Monks; Christopher (fl 2013); British conductor, founder of Armonico Consort Monks Christopher fl 2013 British conductor, founder of Armonico Consort Male DS/UK/4704

Christopher Monks - founder and Artistic Director of Armonico Consort, Christopher is a dynamic and innovative conductor and keyboard player. Christopher Monks is the founder and Artistic Director of Armonico Consort, a critically acclaimed choir, baroque orchestra and opera company performing over 40 concerts every year. In addition to this, he has conducted other groups including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonia and European Union Chamber Orchestra. He has conducted at many of the major concert halls in the UK including the Barbican, Wigmore Hall and Cadogan Hall in London, the Bridgwater Hall in Manchester, St David’s Hall in Cardiff, the RSC in Stratford and venues abroad in Tel Aviv, Naples, Paris, Dublin and Sardinia. He has also worked regularly with most of the major UK festivals including Hampton Court Palace, The Henley Festival, Brighton, Bath, Chelsea, Cambridge, Oxford and Canterbury. His recordings, which have earned him worldwide critical acclaim, are played every week on Classic Fm and BBC Radio 3, in addition to radio stations across the globe. Prior to his work with Armonico Consort, Christopher studied music at the University of Cambridge, and then with David Hill at Winchester Cathedral, before collaborating with many of the world’s greatest conductors as a keyboard player with the CBSO. 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 3/11/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 c5a4536c-bbce-48fa-abeb-092a0a7e89cc