Cooper, Andrew Leslie

Andrew Leslie Cooper

Andrew Leslie Cooper is a British-American conductor and countertenor. 2021–22 marks his first year as Director of Music at St Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Wilton, CT, where he directs four choirs and serves as organist for the parish. Before this appointment, Andrew was in demand as a freelance countertenor and music educator in his native UK, having been a permanent member of The Gesualdo Six and the Choir of Her Majesty’s Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace, and a deputy singer with Tenebrae, Magnificat, Ensemble Odhecaton, Voces8 Foundation Choir and others. In the States, he has sung for Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity, TENET, Academy of Sacred Drama and BWV: Cleveland’s Bach Ensemble, to name a few. A passionate music educator, Andrew has taught music at the King’s School Rochester—the world’s second oldest school—and The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls in East London.