Bernard Hughes is one of Britain's foremost composers of choral music, having received commissions from the BBC Singers and other top choral groups. He has also written orchestral music and several large choral-orchestral works.
Hughes was born in London in 1974. He began composing at eight, with no external stimulus, making up his own key signature that included both sharps and flats. Hughes studied music at St. Catherine's College, Oxford, and graduated with a first-class degree. Resolving to become a composer, he entered Goldsmiths College, London, where he studied under P...