Hilary Davan Wetton has enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a conductor of both choral and orchestral ensembles. Principal Conductor of City of London Choir since 1989 and Artistic Director of the Military Wives Choirs since 2019, he was also conductor of Guildford Choral Society 1968–2008, Artistic Director of the Leicester Philharmonic Choir from 2009–2018, and Founder/Conductor of the Holst Singers 1979–1993. Currently Associate Conductor of the London Mozart Players, he was Principal Conductor of the Wren Orchestra of London for ten years, and Artistic Director of Milton Keynes Orchestra 1975–2008. He has worked with most of the major London orchestras as well as orchestras in Europe, Australia and the USA, and has an extensive and highly acclaimed discography. He has been awarded honorary degrees by the Open University and De Monfort University, and is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.