Judith Bingham
OBE
Born (1952-06-21) 21 June 1952 (age 71)
Nottingham, England
Occupation(s)Composer, singer

Judith Bingham OBE (born 21 June 1952) is an English composer and mezzo-soprano singer.

Life

Bingham was born on 21 June 1952, in Nottingham.[1] Her parents are Jack Bingham and Peggy Bingham (née McGowan).[2] She was educated at High Storrs Grammar School for Girls in Sheffield,[3] and attended the Royal Academy of Music from 1970 to 1973, where she received the Principal’s Prize for Music in 1972 and was elected as an associate in 1997.[2] Her teachers included Malcolm MacDonald, Eric Fenby, Alan Bush and John Hall (composition) and Jean Austin-Dobson (singing).

After graduation, she continued her composition studies privately with Hans Keller (1974–80). She is a Fellow of the Royal Northern College of Music.[4] She was a member of the BBC Singers from 1983 to 1995.[2]

Bingham was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to music.[5]

In 1985, she married Andrew Petrow but the marriage dissolved in 2011.[2]

List of works

References

Notes

  1. ^ Judith Bingham (1952-) - Four Minute Mile, www.musicweb-international.com, accessed 9 April
  2. ^ a b c d "Bingham, Judith Caroline, (born 21 June 1952), composer". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U7547. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  3. ^ Debrett's People Of Today 2011
  4. ^ "Fellows and Honorary Members". Royal Northern College of Music.
  5. ^ "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N11.
  6. ^ 'Judith Bingham in Interview', Tempo, No.58 (2004), pp. 20–36
  7. ^ BBC – Music – Judith Bingham, Archived 22 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine www.bbc.co.uk