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Alastair Thompson (Tenor)

Born: England

The English tenor, Alastair Thompson, was a member of King’s Singers from 1968 to May 1978. He was the first change in personnel since 1970. He studied Lieder in Stuttgart for a while.

Basing himself in London and Paris after his studies, Alastair Thompson developed a career as a soloist and ensemble singer. He married an Hungarian soprano in 1981; they stayed on in London for a few years working as free-lance singers. With their two children they now live in Oxford and Alastair teaches many of the Academical Clerks at Magdalen College.

Source: The King's Singers Website
Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (March 2009)

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Udo Witt

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BWV 244

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Alastair Thompson, tenor (1968-1978) (The King's Singers)

 


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