Jonathan Rippon
Vocalist &Composer
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Jonathan's singing career began as a Choral Scholar at King's College, Cambridge. As a Bass in various choirs, he has sung at prestigious international venues such as Sydney Opera House, Sagrada Familia and The Royal Albert Hall; From Opera at Edinburgh Festival to Disney at Wilderness, even Early Music in Bermuda, his vocal diversity shines through. Jonathan has also sung backing with London Contemporary Voices for artists such as Sam Smith, Kim Wilde, Laura Mvula and Basement Jaxx, and recorded at Abbey Road Studios with Classic FM chart-act The Cantus Ensemble.
Following a successful partnership with international pop hit-makers Charlie Mason ('Rise Like a Phoenix'- Conchita Wurst) and John Matthews (The Cuban Boys), in August 2016 Jonathan released his debut EP 'Sunrise', a highly charged collection of synth-pop and disco club tunes on dance label Banoffesound.
In 2018, Jonathan composed his first choral piece, a setting of Walt Whitman's famous poem, 'O Captain! My Captain!' which was premiered at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre by London Contemporary Voices.
In 2020, Jonathan released two new singles, 'Feel the Fire', co-written with Olly Shelton and 'Lifetime Guarantee' co-written with John Matthews. 'Feel the Fire' also includes brilliant dance remixes. All of Jonathan's singles are available on Spotify, Apple, iTunes, Amazon, YouTube and Bandcamp. In that same year, The Cantus Ensemble premiered Jonathan's new choral piece, 'Songs of Thankfulness and Praise'.
In January 2022, Jonathan's choral composition, "O Captain! My Captain!" was published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing and the score is available for worldwide purchase here. This piece had its American premiere in Louisville, Kentucky by Schola Cantorum from Bellarmine University in October 2022 as part of their "Folk Songs, Poetry, and Sea Shanties" concert.
In 2023, "O Captain! My Captain!" received its Canadian premiere by Island Voices on Vancouver Island. Also this year, Jonathan's track "Obsession" from his Sunrise EP was remixed by Bearly Disco and released on Spotify and all good music platforms. Jonathan also started combining music with comedy and performing stand-up which led to his being a finalist in the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year competition in December. And he joined a new choir, The Fourth Choir and sang with them at the Barbican and the Royal Albert Hall.
2024 saw Jonathan's comedy career move on apace, as he was a finalist in the Comedy Bloomers LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year competition, performing a set including musical comedy at the legendary Clapham Grand. He also was a semi-finalist in the prestigious comedy competition, So You Think You're Funny, performing a set at the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time. He created a new comedy character called Mike Stand who was a finalist in a cabaret competition at Halfway to Heaven in London's glittering West End.
A lower voices' version of "O Captain! My Captain!" was published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing and Jonathan sang at The Proms with The Fourth Choir. Jonathan also performed the beautiful "Libera Me" from the Fauré Requiem at his godfather, Geoffrey Pratley's Memorial Concert.
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