Marcus Creed

What strikes me about Marcus Creed is the quiet courage of his career arc. Cambridge and Oxford could have handed him a comfortable English path, yet at twenty-five he uprooted to Germany and rebuilt from the rehearsal room of the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Choral conducting is the least glamorous corner of classical music, all patience and unglamorous precision, and that is exactly why I respect it. He spent decades shaping collective sound rather than chasing a soloist's spotlight. To me he represents a kind of artist who measures success in craft and continuity, not applause, and I find that deeply admirable.

Name (English)

Marcus Creed

Name (Japanese)

マーカス・クリード

Reading

まーかす・くりーど

Born

April 19, 1951 (age 75)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rabbit

Origin

Eastbourne, United Kingdom

Occupation

conductor / university teacher / composer / choir director / singer

University

King's College

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89

Tags

• conductor
• university teacher
• composer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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