British baritone and choral conductor
Gabriel Crouch started studying music at age eight, when he became a member of the
Westminster Abbey Choir; as head chorister, he was a soloist at the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson in 1986. After receiving a scholarship, he earned his Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees at Trinity College, Cambridge, and a Master of Music at Butler University.
Crouch joined the
King's Singers in 1996 as a second baritone, and performed with the group on tour and recordings until 2004. He was named the music director of
Gallicantus, an early music group, and was signed to the Signum label.
Crouch has also performed with the
Winchester Cathedral Choir,
Polyphony,
Tenebrae, the
Cambridge Singers, and the
Gabrieli Consort, and given recitals with lutenists
Daniel Swenberg and
Nigel North.
Crouch was the director of DePauw University Choral Ensembles, and also directed the Princeton Glee Club.