Robert Macdonald was a chorister at Hereford Cathedral under Roy Massey and later an Academical Clerk at Christ Church, Oxford under Stephen Darlington where he read Biochemistry and Music.
After a brief period of postgraduate study at The Royal Academy of Music, he went on to develop a diverse career, primarily as a consort singer, but also as a soloist. He has sung for numerous conductors, including Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Raymond Leppard, Sir David Willcocks, Nicolas Kramer, David Hill and Christopher Robinson.
He is a regular member of The Tallis Scholars, The Sixteen, The Cardinall’s Musick and Alamire, as well as being a regular guest of The Orlando Consort and (formerly) of The Hilliard Ensemble.
He holds the rare distinction of having been a member of all three of London’s premier choral foundations – St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Cathedral, and Westminster Abbey. He is currently a Lay Vicar at the Abbey.