Paul Hillier

Paul Hillier 's career has embraced singing, conducting, and writing about music. He was founding director of the Hilliard Ensemble and subsequently founded Theatre of Voices. He was Principal Conductor of the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (2001-2007) and has been Chief Conductor of Ars Nova Copenhagen since 2003. His recordings, consisting of over a hundred CDs, including seven solo recitals, have earned worldwide acclaim. Arvo Pärt has dedicated two of his compositions to Hillier, who...See more

Paul Hillier 's career has embraced singing, conducting, and writing about music. He was founding director of the Hilliard Ensemble and subsequently founded Theatre of Voices. He was Principal Conductor of the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (2001-2007) and has been Chief Conductor of Ars Nova Copenhagen since 2003. His recordings, consisting of over a hundred CDs, including seven solo recitals, have earned worldwide acclaim. Arvo Pärt has dedicated two of his compositions to Hillier, who in turn has made premiere recordings of several Pärt works. His books about Arvo Pärt and Steve Reich, together with numerous anthologies of choral music, are published by Oxford University Press. In 2006 he was awarded an OBE for services to choral music. See less