Biography
Nicholas O'Neill was born in Cheltenham in 1970, and currently lives in London, where he works as a composer and musician. He has recently been awarded the 2012 American Guild of Organists Marilyn Mason Award for Organ Composition. In 1992 he was unanimously awarded first prize in the Norwich Festival Composition Competition. He won the Gregynog Young Composers' Award in 1993, also sharing the Barbara Johnstone Composition Prize in 1995. He has been shortlisted for the William Mathias, Cornelius Cardew, Oare String Orchestra, Purcell and Vocalis composition awards.
Nick was recently appointed to Composer in Residence to the Parliament Choir in addition to his ongoing role with them as Chorus Master. In 2009 Nick became the first musician to be appointed Composer in Residence for the Academy of Saint Cecilia where he is also an Honorary Fellow and a member of the advisory panel. He is Associate Music Director of the Occam Singers, Chorus Master of the Malcolm Sargent Festival Choir, President of Cantores Salicium and Associate Director of Music at St. Mary Abbots, Kensington. He spent four years as Head of Musical Techniques at Trinity College of Music and currently lectures for Birkbeck, University of London. Nick has also held posts as Organist of Brighton College and St. George's Cathedral, Southwark.
By night he is keyboardist with rock band JEBO, who released their second album, Settle Up Or Settle Down last year. This and their critically acclaimed first album Sinking Without You are available from iTunes and Amazon. Alternatively, click the link at the top of the page to visit their website.
