Alastair Taylor

Alastair started his musical career at the early ago of six. From then until he went away to College at the age of 20 he gained vast experience as a pianist, organist, vocalist, choral director and an accompanist, working with virtually every male, ladies and mixed choir in Cornwall. On top of this he participated successfully at all the music festivals in the county winning close on 100 trophies for piano, organ and singing. He still holds the record for being the youngest ever male singer to win the vocal championship at the Cornwall County Music Festival in its approximate 100 year old history.

In 1995 he gained a place at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama furthering his experience and studies. To list everything he did at College would be an enormous task, suffice to say he performed in over 100 concerts and recitals each year culminating in him being awarded the Simon Clarkson Memorial Award for the best all round musician and the Gemma Sharp Memorial Award for outstanding contribution to the college when he graduated in 1998.

Performing in over 900 concerts across the country, Alastair has had the privilege to work with such people as Willard White, Ben Luxon, Alan Opie, Rebecca Evans, Carlo Rizzi, John Trelevan, Sergi Oszidchuk, Martino Tirimo, Robert Tear, Brian Davies and Phillip Martin to name but a few. Notable appearances have included performing Grieg’s Piano Concerto in Cardiff, at the Goldsmiths Hall in London in the presence of H R H Duke of Kent and the Chopin Academy of Music, Poland. As well as this his music has taken him to France, Spain, Corsica, Portugal, Greece and its islands, Gibraltar and Italy, also a tour of the principal cities of Australia culminating in a concert at the Sydney Opera House. For the past five years he has also been heavily involved musically in the Hall for Cornwall's professional pantomimes working with Rick Wakeman, Jimmy Cricket, Carol Cleveland, Peter Duncan, Colin Baker, Fascinating Aida, Butler and Brown, Tweedy and Alexis, David Beer and Hiss and Boo Company, Ian Liston and Roy Hudd.

Alastair is currently the Musical Director for 4 choirs; the Four Lanes Male Choir and the junior, youth and adult choirs of the Redruth Amateur Operatic Society Trust for which he has also musically directed several shows. He continues to be in great demand as a soloist and musical director locally, nationally and internationally having been invited back to Australia for the third time to appear as a VIP guest of the Kernewek Lowender.  As Cathay Pacific airlines are sponsoring him he also has to perform in Hong Kong on the outgoing and return journeys.