Ian Boughton

Ian Boughton

Ian Boughton (Baritone) was born in Bedfordshire.He began singing at an early age and received his first prize-winning rôle at the age of 15 as Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady.He went on to become a leading church chorister and, whilst studying singing with Malcolm Singer, became a founder member of Bedford Youth Opera.He later studied acting at Morley Opera School, attended Canford School of Music, has been coached by Piero Mattei, has participated in master classes with Benjamin Luxon and Paolo Silveri and has gained a bachelor degree with honours in humanities and music.He now lives in Hitchin.

Over the past two decades, Ian has developed very wide experience in both opera and oratorio and features as soloist in world première recordings for Hyperion and Cala Records, working with the City of London Sinfonia and Philharmonia orchestras.
...
Ian is equally experienced on the concert platform and has appeared as a soloist with several choirs in the Home Counties, notably North Herts Guild of Singers, Stevenage Choral Society, Luton Choral Society, the Hardynge Choir, Biggleswade & District Choral Society and Letchworth Chorale.During a visit to Egypt in 2000, he was given the opportunity to conduct the Cairo Choral Society in a rehearsal of Bach's Christmas Oratorio.

In addition to singing, Ian has devoted much of his time to The Rutland Boughton Music Trust, initially as Librarian and now as Administrator.He is particularly pleased to be singing in tonight's performance with Hitchin Symphony Orchestra of his grandfather's Oliver Cromwell Symphony (a work that has been of considerable fascination to him for some while) and looks forward to his rôle with the orchestra as its new Publicity Officer.

Ian Boughton , Baritone soloist at our November 2005 concert

Ian was born in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, in 1961 and now lives in Hitchin.His interest in music began at school when he appeared in a number of stage productions including, at the age of 15, a prize-winning role as Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady.At the same time, he became a leading chorister at his Parish Church.
...
From 1985 until 1992, Ian was a member of the BBC Symphony Chorus and received further vocal coaching from Piero Mattei of the Royal Opera House.
...
Ian has been a guest soloist on one or more occasions for many choral societies including:
...
As well as singing, Ian is also Administrator for The Rutland Boughton Music Trust (see website for details www.rutlandboughtonmusictrust.org. uk)

He is also Publicity Officer for the Hitchin Symphony Orchestra (www.hitchinsymphony.co.uk; a member of The British Music Society and is on the speakers' panel of the Federation of Recorded Music Societies.

One of the pleasures of the day was meeting Ian Boughton, grandson of Rutland and secretary of the Rutland Boughton Music Trust (see link 2).
...
Ian told me that there are exciting developments on the way for those who admire this composer.
...
Boughton wrote three symphonies in all and I meant to ask Ian about the second but the day flew past all too quickly.