Judith Bingham OBE (born 21 June 1952) is an English composer and mezzo-soprano singer.
Judith Bingham
OBE | |
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| Born | (1952-06-21) 21 June 1952 (age 72) Nottingham, England |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, singer |
Bingham was born on 21 June 1952, in Nottingham.[1] Her parents are Jack Bingham and Peggy Bingham (née McGowan).[2] She was educated at High Storrs Grammar School for Girls in Sheffield,[3] and attended the Royal Academy of Music from 1970 to 1973, where she received the Principal’s Prize for Music in 1972 and was elected as an associate in 1997.[2] Her teachers included Malcolm MacDonald, Eric Fenby, Alan Bush and John Hall (composition) and Jean Austin-Dobson (singing).
After graduation, she continued her composition studies privately with Hans Keller (1974–80). She is a Fellow of the Royal Northern College of Music.[4] She was a member of the BBC Singers from 1983 to 1995.[2]
Bingham was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to music.[5]
In 1985, she married Andrew Petrow but the marriage dissolved in 2011.[2]