Owain Park was born in Bristol in 1993. As well as directing The Gesualdo Six, he is Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Singers and works with ensembles including Southbank Sinfonia, Chamber Choir Ireland, Ensemble la Sportelle and Capella Cracoviensis. In 2024, he conducted the BBC Singers in a selection of Bruckner motets at the BBC Proms, which served as a prelude to the Berlin Philharmonic’s performance of Bruckner’s Symphony No 5. He also conducted the BBC Symphony Orchestra in works by Anne Dudley and Iain Farrington as part of the ‘BBC Singers at 100’ celebrations at the Barbican.

Owain’s compositions, published by Novello, have been performed internationally by renowned ensembles including The Tallis Scholars and Aurora Orchestra. He studied orchestration with John Rutter at Cambridge University before undertaking a Master’s degree in composition. Currently Composer-in-Residence with the London Choral Sinfonia, Owain was named one of BBC Radio 3’s ‘31 under 31 Young Stars’. The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge recorded an album of his compositions, which was nominated for the BBC Music Magazine Awards. In 2023, his piece Battle Cry featured on a collaborative album by mezzo Helen Charlston and theorbist Toby Carr which won the Gramophone Award for Best Concept Album.

Owain is President of Cathedral Commissions at Wells Cathedral, supporting new works by contemporary composers. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists and was awarded the Dixon Prize for improvisation, having been Senior Organ Scholar at Wells Cathedral and Trinity College Cambridge. Owain is also a keen gardener, and when he’s not on stage he can be found raking leaves, pruning shrubs, or picking cherry tomatoes.