Mark Dobell - Tenor

Originally from Tunbridge Wells in Kent, Mark was a choral scholar at Clare College, Cambridge, where he read Classics. He later studied singing as a postgraduate at the Royal Academy of Music, and was awarded the Clifton Prize for the best final recital.

Mark has worked as a soloist all over the world with renowned conductors including Harry Christophers, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Sir Roger Norrington and Sir James MacMillan. He is known for his intelligent and stylistic interpretation, as well as his versatility, with a repertoire stretching from Machaut to Howard Goodall, and encompassing the many centuries in between.

Career highlights include performances of Monteverdi’s Vespers in Boston and New York for the Handel and Haydn Society; Handel’s Israel In Egypt in Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Sinfonietta; Mozart’s Requiem in Santiago de Compostela and Granada; and Handel’s Messiah at the Palace of Versailles. Recent standout performances include MacMillan’s Stabat Mater in the Sistine Chapel and New York’s Lincoln Center; and the world premiere of MacMillan’s Symphony no.5 – Le Grand Inconnu at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh and the Barbican in London.

2024 featured performances of Janáček’s Otčenaš, Bach’s Lutheran Masses, Haydn’s Creation, Purcell’s The Fairy Queen and Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, while in 2025 Mark is looking forward to performances of Bach’s Johannes-Passion, Monteverdi’s Vespers, Handel’s Israel In Egypt and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.

When not performing as a soloist, Mark enjoys a busy schedule with many leading British choirs and consorts, such as The Cardinall’s Musick, I Fagiolini, Gallicantus and The Binchois Consort. He is proud to be a long-standing member of The Sixteen, and was a member of the Orlando Consort for over twenty years. He has also been a member of the choir of Westminster Abbey since 2006, where he has taken part in numerous high profile state occasions, most recently the Coronation of Their Majesties the King and Queen.