Andrew John Gant (born 6 August 1963)[1] is a British composer, singer, author, teacher and Liberal Democrat politician.
He subsequently studied composition with Paul Patterson at the Royal Academy of Music and completed his PhD at Goldsmiths College, University of London.
In his early career he sang tenor with most of the United Kingdom's leading choirs and vocal ensembles, including The Sixteen, the Monteverdi Choir, the Cambridge Singers, the Tallis Scholars, and the six-man vocal sextet The Light Blues, with whom he toured and performed in the US, Africa, Israel and across Europe.
In September 2000 he was appointed Organist, Choirmaster and Composer at Her Majesty's Chapels Royal and held the post until August 2013.
The annual tradition of Christmas carols performed for the royal household in the ballroom of Buckingham Palace and broadcast on Classic FM began during his tenure.
", based on the life and work of Beatrix Potter, was commissioned by Cromarty Youth Opera and premiered by them, conducted by Edward Caswell, in August 2018.
[12][13] Cllr Reeves called for Gant to resign in June 2023 after a Council report assessing the impact of the East Oxford ‘low traffic neighbourhood’ (LTN) policy, found the LTN could cause delays of up to 45 seconds to ambulances responding to Category 1 (life-threatening) emergency calls.