Vincent Wallace was launched on the musical world aged 9 as a chorister in St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral, Edinburgh. Following 6 years studying trombone at school, he studied singing with Eric von Ibler and piano and organ with the late Alan Tate. Early singing experiences with the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Schola Cantorum of Edinburgh, Scottish Philharmonic Singers, Perth Opera and Pocket Opera ultimately gave way to his interest in choral directing. He was appointed Director of Music at St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral in 1992, a post that he held for 5 years, during which time the Cathedral Choir enjoyed tours and concerts, with the choir repertoire vastly enhanced. He conducted a highly successful run of Pirates of Penzance for Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group (EUSOG) in 2004 and returned in following years as Musical Director for Gondoliers (2005), Princess Ida (2006) and Mikado (2008). In 2011 Vincent was invited to conduct a highly-successful sing-through performance of Mikado in celebration of EUSOG’s 50th anniversary. In addition to his work with EUSOG and St Andrew Camerata, Vincent was until recently choirmaster of the Vespers choir at St Patrick’s Parish Church.
St Andrew Camerata was founded by Vincent Wallace in 1992 whilst he was director of Music at St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral, Edinburgh. The initial focus was to explore and perform the repertoire contained in the Cathedral Music Library. Since then the group has evolved and diversified, in the early years primarily broadcasting regularly for BBC Radio. In 2003 the St Andrew Camerata gave the premier performance of Psalm by Paul Rooney for ArtLink. Since first performing the Fauré Requiem as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2006, the choir has achieved sell-out performances of this much-loved choral classic every year, a trend which continued in 2011. The choir continues to grow and attract young singers with an interesting and varied repertoire, and an enjoyable social scene. |
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