John Rutter
@johnmrutter
Composer and conductor. Tweets by the team unless signed JR.
The latest blog post, Recordings in My Life, sees John revisit a lifetime of sound — beginning with a recording made at the age of six, and moving through key moments, right up to hints of what's still to come. bit.ly/44IAhUx
🎶 We were honoured that Sir John Rutter opened the 2025 Southern Cathedrals Festival here @SalisburyCath yesterday! The full Festival programme can be viewed here: salisburycathedral.org.uk/scf/ 📸 @finnbarrw
Some beautiful (seated!) recording sessions this week with @ClareChoir who were on great form. Such a joy to be working with them again. @johnmrutter the most wonderful, calm producer throughout. I worked out that I think this was the 22nd album John & I have worked on together!
💿 Sneak preview of a wonderful few (hot…!) days recording our new album this week. We welcomed back our Director @mrgrahamross after surgery, and worked once again with our wonderful producer & friend Sir @johnmrutter. To be released in 2026, @ClareCollege’s 700th anniversary!
Congratulations to our former @ClareCollege Director of Music Sir @johnmrutter who received a Doctorate in Music at the @Cambridge_Uni Honorary Degrees today. @ClareChoir and @CaiusCollegeCho performed his ‘I my best beloved’s am’ from the gallery of the Senate House.
This evening we're performing Fauré's Requiem with @CityLondonChoir under the baton of @JohnmRutter at St Giles Cripplegate, part of this year's Summer City in Music Churches festival. Also in the programme will be more music by Fauré, Debussy and Rutter. See you soon!
An impromptu serenade to one of our swan friends by the wonderful Cambridge University Schola Cantorum
A thrill to have Sir John Rutter with us for the #SalfordSongbook Launch at The Lowry, Salford Quays last Friday, where he conducted members of our Cathedral Choirs in singing his 'Look at the World'. @johnmrutter
A chance to workshop a new unpublished work, 'I’ll make me a world', at the lovely concert hall @KingsPlace in London: kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/class…
If you missed out on tickets to our sold out @johnmrutter Come and Sing in June, this is for you - our wonderful President is also running a Come and Sing event in July in @KingsPlace. Find out more about it and book your tickets here now - kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/class…
Shades of purple in the garden today! #gardening #springflowers #nature #newlife #sunnyday spoti.fi/4kb4mAQ
Advice for aspiring composers: part 3. Disappointment is part of every composer’s life...
One of my favourite musical evocations of the coming of spring, from a composer who loved nature . . . JR youtube.com/watch?v=gozZUT…
🎓 Stormzy, actor Simon Russell Beale and political activist Angela Davis are among 8 distinguished individuals who have been nominated to receive honorary degrees at Cambridge. Read the full story 👇 cam.ac.uk/news/stormzy-a… Or explore all the nominations in our thread 🧵
🔬 Professor Maria Leptin @mleptin, President of the European Research Council, will receive a Doctorate in Medical Science. 🎼 @johnmrutter, composer, arranger and conductor of choral music, will receive a Doctorate in Music.
Advice for aspiring composers: work hard. tiktok.com/@johnrutter.co…
A beautiful day in Worcester on Saturday, with more tenors than basses signed up!
The annual Christmas Celebration at the @RoyalAlbertHall is now on sale! buff.ly/9eESHuI
Choral singers: if you have difficulty with pitching your line and finding your notes, you may find @ChoirGuides helpful. The online tool helps you highlight your voice part while learning music at home, so that your line stands out. choirguides.com
Back by popular demand, John Rutter’s Christmas Celebration returns this December with even more festive fun and cheer 🎄 Priority booking for Friends & Patrons open at 10am on Thu 6 Mar. General sale starts at 10am on Fri 7 Mar: bit.ly/41B7K1z