Paul Drayton, after graduating from Oxford University, taught music at New College School, Oxford, then at Stowe School, Buckingham, and Truro College, as well as running many adult education classes. As a pianist his performances have ranged from concertos to jazz, while his composing has centred largely around vocal and choral music. A recent major work, The Passion of Christ as told by Mark the Evangelist, was performed in Truro Cathedral by the Three Spires Singers and again as a Good Friday broadcast by the BBC Singers on Radio 3. His third opera The Three Ruffians, based on Chaucer, is due for production in 2020. Among his many arrangements is a choral version of Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending, recently recorded by the Swedish Chamber Choir with the violinist Jennifer Pike (Chandos CHSA5255).