BIOGRAPHY

Highly regarded for her insightful, dynamic teaching and depth of choral and pedagogical expertise, Amy Bebbington is an internationally respected choral clinician, educator, and mentor. A committed advocate for choral singing and the professional development of conductors, she brings a rare combination of artistic excellence, academic rigour, and practical leadership to her work.

Amy holds degrees in Piano Performance (UK) and a Doctorate in Choral Conducting (USA). She recently served as Director of Training for the Association of British Choral Directors, an organisation that sits at the forefront of choral conductor training, where she established its notable webinar series and was a contributing Artistic Director for its annual conventions. She is Co-Founder of the London International Choral Conducting Competition (LICCC), reflecting her longstanding commitment to nurturing the next generation of choral leaders.

Amy is regularly invited to lead choral conducting masterclasses and teach at international summer schools and professional development programmes. During the pandemic, Amy founded the highly successful Choral Leadership and Pedagogy (CLP) online course, which has since engaged conductors worldwide and is recognised for its emphasis on reflective practice, inclusive leadership, and high artistic standards.

A trained dancer, Amy integrates Kodály, Dalcroze, and Laban principles into her work with choirs and conductors, with particular expertise in kinaesthetic gesture, embodiment, and expressive conducting technique. She has been a guest clinician at leading international events including Leading Voices (Utrecht), chor.com (Hannover), and Symposium Junge Stimmen (Berlin), where she has presented on gesture, pedagogy, and the work of female composers.

Amy is widely recognised for her advocacy for women conductors and composers, and for championing marginalised voices through innovative choral programming, professional Discovery Days, and sustained one-to-one mentoring. Her choral compositions and arrangements are published by Banks Music Publications, Multitude of Voyces, and Choral Music Publishing and have been performed by high profile choirs on both radio and television.

Amy is Musical Director of Corra Sound, Harlequin Chamber Choir, Nota Bene, and Sempre Fidelis Singers, and is in demand internationally as a choral clinician, adjudicator, mentor, and educator.