Conductors
Bjorn Bantock – Conductor, Bedfordshire Symphony Orchestra
Bjorn has over 30 years professional conducting experience and has enjoyed an extensive performance schedule conducting numerous ensembles and orchestras internationally. He has performed in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, China, South Africa, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Russia, Malta, Ireland, Norway and the UK. Bjorn is currently the principal conductor of the Irish Memory Orchestra which has toured throughout Europe, Ireland and South Korea. He has made numerous television and festival appearances to great critical acclaim and is the principal conductor for the Peterborough Philharmonic Orchestra.
Ian Smith – Conductor, Bedford Sinfonia
Ian is one of the leading conductors in the Bedford and Milton Keynes area. Educated at York University and Queens’ College Cambridge, he moved to Milton Keynes in 1975 and to Bedford in 1981. Ian is musical director and principal conductor of Bedford Choral Society and the Danesborough Chorus.
