{"id":30803,"date":"2026-09-18T09:52:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T07:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hearandnow.nl\/?post_type=musici&#038;p=30803"},"modified":"2026-09-18T09:52:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T07:52:48","slug":"william-knight","status":"publish","type":"musici","link":"https:\/\/hearandnow.nl\/en\/musici\/william-knight\/","title":{"rendered":"William Knight"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"text\" data-placeholder=\"Vertaling\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi635Dy0veWAxVg1gIHHQMiCmIQ3ewLegQIDxAV\" aria-label=\"Translated text: William Knight began his musical career as a choir singer at St. Paul\u2019s Cathedral in London. He studied music at the University of York, where he sang tenor in the York Minster choir; he currently lives and works in the Netherlands as a soloist and ensemble singer.As a soloist, William has collaborated with ensembles such as Les Talens Lyriques (C.P.E. Bach\u2019s *Magnificat* \u2014conducted by Christophe Rousset), the Netherlands Bach Society (works by Sch\u00fctz, Schein, and Hammerschmidt\u2014conducted by Jos van Veldhoven), Collegium Vocale Gent (Monteverdi\u2019s *Mariavespers* \u2014conducted by Philippe Herreweghe), Amsterdam Baroque (Bach cantatas\u2014conducted by Ton Koopman), the Netherlands Chamber Choir (Handel\u2019s *Israel in Egypt* \u2014conducted by Richard Egarr), the Brabant Choir (Carl Orff\u2019s *Carmina Burana*), Gli Angeli (sacred and secular madrigals by Monteverdi\u2014conducted by Stephan Macleod), and Capilla Cayrasco (a CD of sacred music by Ockeghem and Josquin\u2014conducted by Eligio Luis Quinteiro). During Passiontide, he performs frequently each year as the Evangelist with various Dutch ensembles. In addition, William is a co-founder of The Windsor Consort, a Netherlands-based early music vocal ensemble specializing in music from the 17th and 18th centuries. In this role, he draws on his extensive experience as an ensemble singer in both the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, where he has collaborated with renowned ensembles such as The Sixteen, The Gabrieli Consort, The Marian Consort, Cappella Amsterdam, and the Netherlands Chamber Choir.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"nl\">William Knight began his musical career as a choir singer at St. Paul\u2019s Cathedral in London. He studied music at the University of York, where he sang tenor in the York Minster choir; he currently lives and works in the Netherlands as a soloist and ensemble singer.\r\n\r\nAs a soloist, William has collaborated with ensembles such as Les Talens Lyriques (C.P.E. Bach\u2019s *Magnificat* \u2014conducted by Christophe Rousset), the Netherlands Bach Society (works by Sch\u00fctz, Schein, and Hammerschmidt\u2014conducted by Jos van Veldhoven), Collegium Vocale Gent (Monteverdi\u2019s *Mariavespers* \u2014conducted by Philippe Herreweghe), Amsterdam Baroque (Bach cantatas\u2014conducted by Ton Koopman), the Netherlands Chamber Choir (Handel\u2019s *Israel in Egypt* \u2014conducted by Richard Egarr), the Brabant Choir (Carl Orff\u2019s *Carmina Burana*), Gli Angeli (sacred and secular madrigals by Monteverdi\u2014conducted by Stephan Macleod), and Capilla Cayrasco (a CD of sacred music by Ockeghem and Josquin\u2014conducted by Eligio Luis Quinteiro). During Passiontide, he performs frequently each year as the Evangelist with various Dutch ensembles.\n\nIn addition, William is a co-founder of The Windsor Consort, a Netherlands-based early music vocal ensemble specializing in music from the 17th and 18th centuries. In this role, he draws on his extensive experience as an ensemble singer in both the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, where he has collaborated with renowned ensembles such as The Sixteen, The Gabrieli Consort, The Marian Consort, Cappella Amsterdam, and the Netherlands Chamber Choir.<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Photo by @M\u00f3nica Monteiro<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":30804,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"festivaleditie":[362],"instrument":[374],"class_list":["post-30803","musici","type-musici","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","festivaleditie-362","instrument-tenor"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>William Knight - HearAndNow<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hearandnow.nl\/en\/musicians\/william-knight\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"William Knight - HearAndNow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"William Knight begon zijn muzikale loopbaan als koorzanger in St Paul\u2019s Cathedral in Londen. 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