Jeremy Avis

Jeremy Avis is a singer, composer, musical director and vocal coach whose career spans early music, contemporary classical music, world music, theatre and large-scale community projects.

A former Choral Scholar at New College, Oxford, Jeremy has performed internationally with ensembles including The Shout, Joglaresa, the Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments and the Voice Project Quintet. He has appeared as a soloist at Wigmore Hall with Fretwork and worked extensively with Shakespeare’s Globe, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.

As a composer and arranger, Jeremy has created hundreds of works for professional ensembles, theatrical productions and community performers. His collaborations include projects with Orlando Gough, the celebrated Bulgarian vocal ensemble Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, and poet Simon Armitage and composer John Harle. He has directed ambitious participatory performances internationally, including projects involving thousands of singers and musicians, and conducted the Commonwealth Choir for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee River Pageant.

Alongside his performing and composing career, Jeremy has taught singing for over 25 years, working with professional performers and enthusiastic amateurs alike. Qualified in the Estill Voice Training method, he brings a practical, imaginative and accessible approach to vocal development, helping singers explore technique, expression and the possibilities of their own voices.

At MSSF, Jeremy brings this breadth of experience to The Whispering Dome, combining his interests in diverse musical traditions, creative collaboration and the expressive power of collective singing.