Mark
Ford was born in Bromley, England and educated at St Dunstan’s College, Catford,
where he studied the organ with the international recitalist David Sanger. He
continued his academic and musical studies at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he
held an Organ Scholarship and read law. Whilst at Cambridge, Mark directed the
Chapel Choir (whom he accompanied on tours to Bavaria/Germany and Ireland), as
well as the college Choir and Orchestra, and gave organ recitals at various
venues in Cambridge and London, as well as at Coventry Cathedral. He was also a
member of the University Chamber Choir, with whom he toured Spain and made a
number of recordings. He founded The Purcell Singers in
1994 and has directed them in concerts of wide-ranging music from the 15th
century to the present day. Together, they have performed over 200 works by more
than 60 composers. With the choir he has also made a number of CD recordings,
including a disc of Christmas carols for KPM, which he co-arranged and on which
he also plays the organ. By profession, Mark is a solicitor and works in the
information technology field at a leading international practice in the City of
London. He is General Editor of a major work on data protection law, Data
Protection Laws of the World, five chapters of which he also authored, and
is the author of Data Protection and Employment, published in 2001
by the Industrial Society.
1994 and has directed them in concerts of wide-ranging music from the 15th
century to the present day. Together, they have performed over 200 works by more
than 60 composers. With the choir he has also made a number of CD recordings,
including a disc of Christmas carols for KPM, which he co-arranged and on which
he also plays the organ. By profession, Mark is a solicitor and works in the
information technology field at a leading international practice in the City of
London. He is General Editor of a major work on data protection law, Data
Protection Laws of the World, five chapters of which he also authored, and
is the author of Data Protection and Employment, published in 2001
by the Industrial Society.