Christopher Churcher
Biography
Christopher Churcher (b.2004) is an emerging British composer and baritone whose music is gaining recognition for its communicative harmonic language and vivid natural imagery. Described by David Hill as “a remarkable talent” and by Iain Burnside as “prodigiously talented,” Christopher’s works are already making their mark on ensembles across Europe and America.
Christopher's music has been commissioned and performed by leading ensembles and artists including the Consone Quartet, the CBSO, Anna Lapwood, the Southbank Sinfonia and the Fourth Choir. His music has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, and released on both the Delphian and Resonus Classics labels. Recent highlights include Egress, commissioned by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for the CBSO Youth Orchestra and premiered at Birmingham Town Hall in July 2025, and Skysongs, a song cycle commissioned by Iain Burnside for Harriet Burns and Ian Tindale, released on Delphian in August 2025 as part of the disc A Short Story of Falling. In July 2025, Somerville College Choir, Oxford, recorded the first album dedicated to Christopher’s choral works with Resonus Classics, scheduled for release in mid-2026.
Christopher with VOCES8 at St. Leonard's Church, Hythe in 2022
Christopher is currently pursuing undergraduate studies in Music at the University of Oxford, where he holds a choral scholarship with Somerville College Choir. In 2025/26, he is starting as a choral scholar with Oxford Bach Soloists, and as a member of Vox Urbane Next Gen. He has additionally sung with Ex Cathedra, the National Youth Choir, and Schola Cantorum of Oxford.
