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The English bass, Greg Link, studied at The Grange School, Hartford (1996-2010; Drama Scholarship: 2003-2010; Music Captain: 2009-2010). He studied Music at The University of Nottingham (2003-2010), McGill University in Montreal (Abroad Semester: August-December 2012), and at the Royal Northern College of Music, where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors (2011-2014).
Since July 2013, Greg Link has sung with the award-winning professional British a cappella quintet Apollo5 and enjoys a busy schedule of performances, recording, and education projects with the vocal ensemble around the country and internationally. He has also arranged many pieces for the group, and for its partner ensemble, Voces8 (Director: Barnaby Smith), which have been performed in concerts and workshops across the UK as well as around Europe, America and Asia.
Greg Link has both performed and directed choral music, theatre, opera, and musical theatre across the UK and abroad. Solo highlights include Raphael/Adam in Haydn's The Creation, performing in a new chamber opera premiered at Handel House, and The Ballad of Whitechapel, a music theatre production debuted at the National Portrait Gallery. He has also performed with the National Youth Music Theatre, in productions at the Nottingham New Theatre as both an actor and musical director, and has worked with a number of theatre companies as a vocal coach in both London and Auckland, New Zealand. As a Musical Director, he has enjoyed working with St Alfege Youth Choir in Greenwich and with many ensembles at Nottingham University including its chamber choir, opera company, and musical theatre society, with which he has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Greg Link has held singing positions at cathedrals, churches and chapels in Auckland, Montréal, London and Nottingham. He also works with the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain as a music tutor and consort leader (since 2011), having previously performed as a singer with the organisation for over a decade beforehand (Since August 2003), progressing to Bass Section Leader. Further music education work includes music mentoring with London Youth Choir (September 2014-December 2015), leading workshops in partnership with the BBC (since April 2017), and with many schools, universities, and music festivals in projects with Apollo5 and Voces8 around the world. He currently lives in London. |
