Benjamin Costello MA PGDip BMus FRSA
Ben is a London-based musician working throughout the U.K. and overseas as a musical director, choral director, singing coach, accompanist and arranger. A highly versatile performer, he performs and teaches in very diverse genres ranging from the Renaissance period to contemporary music, but principally musical theatre, and he has worked on numerous productions across the U.K.
Ben has worked extensively throughout the Further and Higher Education sectors and all of the major London performing arts colleges as a musical director and vocal coach. He maintains a busy private practice, with current and former students pursuing successful careers in the West End and beyond. He often works as an external examiner and as a vocal adjudicator for the British and International Federation of Festivals, and since 2005 has been a singing tutor at Shrewsbury House Boys’ School. In addition to frequent collaborations with many choral groups, he is Music Director of Kingston Chamber Singers.
He accompanies a variety of singers and instrumentalists, including since 1998 the distinguished international soprano soloist Alison Pearce, and together they give recitals and masterclasses across the U.K. and in Europe. In 2006 he was elected Chairman of Kingston Arts Council; the umbrella group for artistic organisations and individuals within the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames, and is currently Director of the biennial Kingston Festival of the Voice.
Born in London in 1976, Ben read Music to postgraduate level at both Kingston University and the London College of Music. He is currently undertaking doctoral research in music at the University of Surrey.
January 2010
Ben can be contacted on +44 (0)7889 659324.
