Benjamin Irvine-Capel is a Lay Clerk at Westminster Cathedral and London-based countertenor.

Prior to this, he was an Alto in Portsmouth and Exeter Cathedral Choirs, having begun his musical education as a Chorister of St Paul’s Cathedral in London.

Through association with these Cathedrals, he has toured the USA, Germany, France, and Sweden, and continues to tour across Europe and further afield to destinations such as South Korea with ensembles including Collegium Vocale Gent, Bachkoor Holland, Concerto Copenhagen and Ensemble Alia Mens.

Closer to home, he continues to sing as a founder-member with eight-part consort Contrepoint and with renowned groups such as The Sixteen.

As a soloist, he has performed in Bach’s St Matthew and St John Passions, the Mass in B minor, Handel’s Messiah, and gave a lute songs recital at the 2026 Shakespeare-in-Music Festival.

Upcoming soloist engagements include St Matthew Passions in Delft, Göteborg, and Skövde, and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and Handel’s Messiah in Copenhagen.