Philip Stopford

[1] Stopford began his musical career as a chorister at Westminster Abbey from 1986 to 1990, during which time he also took up the piano, organ and violin.

[3] Later he studied for a Bachelor of Arts in music at the University of Oxford, where from 1996 to 1999 he also served as organ scholar at Keble College.

In 2003 he moved to Northern Ireland, where he served as Director of Music at St Anne's Cathedral in Belfast until the post was closed in 2010.

[5] Stopford is known for his contemporary a cappella and accompanied settings of traditional Latin and English prayers and hymns, including "Ave Verum Corpus", titled "Ave Verum"; "Lullay, My Liking"; the Coventry Carol, titled "Lully, Lulla, Lullay"; and "In My Father's House".

[8] Stopford also serves as director of the professional choir Ecclesium, which has released many CDs of his works.