Biographical Details

Antony Pitts is a visionary creator and transformative leader – formerly a Chapel Royal Chorister, New College Oxford Scholar, BBC Senior Producer, Royal Academy of Music Senior Lecturer, Artistic Director of Australia's The Song Company, and the Founder-Director of a highly innovative ensemble in each hemisphere, TONUS PEREGRINUS & TONUS AUSTRALIS. In 2023 he was appointed as the first William Byrd Fellow & Ambassador at Excelsia University College in Sydney. As a composer and performer, Antony is known for his radical musical programming and cathartic performance style, working with Indigenous creative artists and emerging musicians, with a unique approach to historically informed performance from original notation, and extensive performance and recording experience in and across diverse genres and media.

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Two sides. One music.
in particular, ‘murmuration’ technique & composition in real time
an extension of figured bass
TONUS PEREGRINUS
TONUS AUSTRALIS

Honors

DMus
Central School of Religion, 2026
HonFFCM
Central School of Religion, 2008

Organizational Affiliations

School of Creative and Performing Arts, Excelsia University College

Past Affiliations

Senior Lecturer in Creative Technology, Royal Academy of Music (United Kingdom, London)

Senior Producer, British Broadcasting Corporation (United Kingdom) (United Kingdom, London) - BBC

Artistic Director, The Song Company

Education

Music
2010, Master of Arts (MA, MA, AM, or AM), University of Oxford (United Kingdom, Oxford)
Music
10/1987–30/06/1990, Bachelor of Art in Music (BA in Music), University of Oxford (United Kingdom, Oxford)

First Class Honours