Steven Grahl was appointed Principal Conductor of the Guildford Chamber Choir in March 2006. Under his leadership the choir has performed a wide-ranging repertory including Haydn’s Missa Sancti Nicolai and Mozart’s Dominican Vespers in a concert marking the inauguration of the Guildford Chamber Orchestra, a programme of works by Brahms, Britten, Holst and Finzi, as well as on a successful tour to Italy. Recently the choir has performed a programme of twentieth-century works inspired by ‘America’ and given a concert featuring the music of Bach, Buxtehude and Schütz.
 
Steven combines this post with that of Organist and Director of Music at St Marylebone Parish Church in London and Assistant Organist at New College, Oxford.
  
Appointed in 2001, Steven has made significant development in the vibrant musical life of St Marylebone, including the establishment of the ‘Music after Mass’ concert series as well and the monthly programme of evening concerts. He conducts the professional choir in a wide-ranging repertoire (including the first performances of a number of new works) and takes responsibility for the care of the four-manual Rieger organ, the product of a unique collaboration between the Church and the Royal Academy of Music.

Steven took up the new position of Assistant Organist at New College, Oxford in September 2007. He combines playing for the daily chapel services with undergraduate teaching and the establishment of a ‘Choral Outreach’ scheme, designed to bring high-quality singing to children in local primary schools. Recent projects with the choir include performances of Haydn’s Creation in Estonia and future engagements this year include the York Early Music festival, and concerts in France, Germany and Hungary.

Prior to his appointment at New College, Steven was Director of the London Oratory School Schola from 2003-2006, conducting the choir of boys and men in a wide range of liturgical and concert commitments at the London Oratory Church and elsewhere. He prepared the boys for concerts in the Royal Festival and Royal Albert Halls and made numerous recordings for film and television, most notably contributions to The Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter film soundtracks. He has also held teaching posts at the Royal Academy of Music Junior Department and King’s College School, Wimbledon. Steven takes an active interest in the work of the RSCM, and also undertakes a variety of engagements as a soloist, accompanist and conductor.