The work of composer Edward Nesbit has been performed by groups such as London Sinfonietta, London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Britten Sinfonia in venues including Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Purcell Room and Barbican Hall. His work has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, and has been featured in the Aldeburgh, Tanglewood and Verbier Festivals. His song cycle A Pretence of Wit was shortlisted for the vocal category of the British Composer Awards.

Nesbit’s first portrait CD, entitled Sacred Choral Music and performed by The Choir of King’s College London and their director Joseph Fort, was released on Delphian Records in 2022. The CD was met with critical acclaim, including being selected as Editor’s Choice in Gramophone magazine and Recording of the Month in Choir and Organ Magazine. His second portrait CD, Nativity, was released in 2024.

Born in 1986, Edward Nesbit studied at Cambridge University, Guildhall School of Music and Drama and King’s College London with composers including Julian Anderson and George Benjamin. He is Senior Lecturer in Composition at King’s College London. For more information, see edwardnesbit.com.