English conductor Benjamin Goodson has been the principal conductor of the Great Broadcasting Choir since Sept. 1, 2020.

About Benjamin Goodson

Benjamin Goodson conducts a broad repertoire with a particular focus on 20th and 21st century a cappella music. The liveliness, warmth and precision of his performances are internationally recognised. His performances have taken him all over Europe, to the USA, China, Japan and Australia.

Benjamin is chief conductor of the Groot Omroepkoor. He serves as regular guest conductor with SWR Vokalensemble, BBC Singers, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Chamber Choir Ireland, Chorwerk Ruhr, the Flemish Radio Choir, the Hungarian National Choir, and more.

Benjamin is committed to exploring new formats for choral performance. He staged Bach's St Matthew Passion with Tom Guthrie, collaborated on Rundfunkchor Berlin's Human Requiem and assisted in the development of Robert Wilson's groundbreaking staging of the Bach motets. For the Groot Omroepkoor he created the multidisciplinary format The Living Room. In the first edition (2021), he staged and ritualised the choral works of Igor Stravinsky, garnering rave reviews.

Benjamin Goodson, born in Hertfordshire, UK, studied music at Hertford College, Oxford. He studied conducting with Sir Colin Davis, Paul Spicer, Peter Stark and Ulrich Windfuhr. Three years after graduating, Benjamin was appointed Artistic Director of Somerville College, becoming the youngest Artistic Director at Oxford University. Benjamin is guest teacher in conducting at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.