Thomas Wilson
Artistic Director, Tenor

Thomas Wilson is the Vice Chancellor of Lincoln Cathedral. He has dedicated his career to the study of the weird and wonderful margins of early music history, and has published works on William Byrd’s Lincoln years, and the history of England’s cathedral musicians. He spends far too many hours, in both his professional life and his free time, buried in dusty old books and crumbling manuscripts.

 Thomas founded ANON in 2023 after discovering an exquisite piece of music in a set of old forgotten partbooks. Clearly the work of a great genius, he was initially annoyed that there were no attributions or clues to the composer’s identity to be found anywhere. “Who would ever be interested in a random piece of anonymous music?” Eventually, the frustration gave way to a realisation that the anonymity was part of its mystery, its story, and its beauty.

 Through ANON, Thomas continues his lifelong calling to explore the hidden corners of music history, driven by a belief that anonymity is a feature – not a flaw.

Rahul Jaitly
Director of Operations, Countertenor

Rahul did not initially intend to pursue music professionally. Although he has always loved choral music and sang bass regularly in school and university choirs, his main focus was Zoology. At university Rahul directed the university chamber choir. One week when the choir was short of altos he was asked to sing countertenor for evensong and has not looked back since. An enforced break from choral music during the COVID-19 pandemic made Rahul realise that he really missed his singing and that he wanted to take it further. Rahul currently holds a choral scholarship at Lincoln Cathedral where he sings with Lincs Effect (the scholars’ a cappella quintet) in addition to singing six weekly services with the cathedral choir, and occasional freelance work.

It is through his connection with the Lincoln Cathedral Choir that Rahul was introduced to Thomas and the ANON concept. After singing in several early recitals he was entranced by the beauty and mystery of unknown and anonymous music and became determined to share the wonder of these hidden gems with as many people as possible.

 

ANON Ensemble Ltd

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Registered Office: 5A Minster Yard, Lincoln, LN2 1PJ

Contact details: music@anonensemble.org

 

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