Vaughan Bennett Accompaniest |
Vaughan
Bennett (Accompanist & Webmaster) |
Vaughan Bennett was brought up in London, qualifying as a Chartered Certified Accountant before moving to South Wales, where he is now in practice. Whilst living in Chepstow, he accompanied the Kingsmark Singers. He moved to Crickhowell where he has held the post of organist at the Parish Church for the last 18 years. He has always had a great interest in music and has accompanied various choirs including a tenure as Musical Director of Abergavenny Operatic & Dramatic Society and has been associated with Crickhowell Choral Society for many years, both as a tenor and later an accompanist Vaughan succeeded James Joseph as accompanist for GBS (where he had also sung with the tenors!) and also currently accompanies Monmouth Choral Society, where he recently took a leading role in a 2 piano version of Orff's Carmina Burana. For the GBS he has also played a 2 piano 'London' version of Brahm's German Requiem (2005) partnered by James Joseph, a fine pianist and organist and proprietor of Abergavenny Music, a leading classical music shop in South Wales. |