Ian Chesworth initially trained as a physicist at the University of Durham and worked as an engineer and manager in the semiconductor industry before making music his full-time profession.

He has been conducting since University when he founded the choir 'AMDG' and performed works such as the Mozart Requiem, Pergolesi Stabat Mater and the Victoria Requiem. With a special interest in voice production he has studied conducting with Paul Spicer, Janet Lincé, Alan Hazeldine and David Lawrence. An accomplished organist, he holds the Associateship Diploma of the Royal College of Organists and has studied with David Sanger, Roger Fisher and Keith Wright. He has appeared on national TV and Radio as both an organist and conductor and also arranged and performed a selection of music from Sir Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Oratorio in the presence of the composer. Highlights of 2008 included a performance of Tippett’s ‘A Child of Our Time’, Nabucco for Opera-74 and acting as a judge for the inaugural ‘Manchester Amateur Choral Competition’. Ian conducts a number of choirs in the Manchester area, including the King Edward Music Society of Macclesfield (KEMS), Manchester Philharmonic Choir and Bolton Chamber Choir.

As a singer, he has had a great deal of experience both as a concert singer and on the stage. Having trained as a postgraduate at the RNCM, operatic roles have included Spoletta (Tosca), Silvio (Pagliacci), Melchior (Amahl and the Night Visitors) and Monostatos (The Magic Flute). On the concert platform, he has performed as the soloist in Mendelssohn's Elijah, Faure's Requiem and many gala nights. He has taken part in a number of masterclasses, and received coaching from Sir Thomas Allen, Adele Leigh and Seth Riggs among others. He sang as the tenor soloist in the British Premiere Howard Blake's 'The Bear' with the Northern Sinfonia and in the presence of the composer.

As a teacher, Ian is happy in both a one-to-one and group / workshop situations, and is always happy to give advice to prospective students. He is a Vocal Coach to the Manchester School of Theatre, and is able to offer tuition in vocal technique, piano, organ and also coaching for advanced students at his private teaching practice in Chorlton.