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Sam Meredith (b.2002) is a composer, singer and instrumentalist from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. He studied composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Paul Whitmarsh, graduating with First-Class Honours before pursuing an MA in Opera-Making, also at the Guildhall, which he is currently studying for with Julian Philips. His undergraduate studies at the Guildhall were generously supported by the Guildhall School Trust and he received a scholarship for further postgraduate study. His harmonically rich work is often inspired by literature and poetry. In 2022, Sam was awarded joint First Prize in the annual AESS English Song Competition where his setting of a poem by Emily Dickinson was performed by the soprano Sarah Leonard in the London Song Festival. Sam’s music has also been featured by the BBC, in John Harle’s Bauhaus Festivals, and at the National Centre for Early Music. Recent projects include writing a piece on the theme of ‘Utopia’ which was commissioned by John Harle for the Bauhaus Festival in association with Ercol Furniture and Vidal Sassoon. In April 2024, Sam composed and produced a new opera - An Image of Stars - in collabration with the librettist, Olivia Bell. With the help of conductor Antoine Veillerette, he coordinated a team of 25 people who brought this production to life in Milton Court (Barbican).
After finishing A-levels in English Literature, History and Music, Sam started studying composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Here he studied with Paul Whitmarsh as well as Julian Philips and Julian Anderson. Since moving to London, he has joined many ensembles, including the Idrisi Ensemble, Silk Street Sinfonietta, The Bauhaus Group, the choir of Christ Church, Kensington, YMSO and more. A couple of recent highlights include singing with Idrisi at Magpie’s Nest Festival (June 2023) and at Durham Cathedral (January 2024).
Sam conducting a recording session with the Bauhaus Band