Callum Thompson
Associate Lecturer - Singing & Musical Director
Callum is a Musical Director, Pianist and Vocal Coach based in Birmingham.
He studied Music at the University of Birmingham, and continued onto an MA in Global Popular Musics. Whilst there, he accompanied choirs including the Birmingham University Singers and the University Chorus, led by world-renowned choral conductors including Simon Carrington and Julian Wilkins. As a professional chorister, he has worked with CBSO Chorus and St Chad's Cathedral. His training included jazz and classical piano, choral conducting and sound recording.
Since graduating, he has worked with top amateur groups in and around Birmingham, including Dynamik Theatre and BMOS Musicals. Dynamik staged Spring Awakening at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023, in which Callum played and conducted the show onstage from memory, whilst performing the role of Georg/Dieter. For BMOS, he is resident rehearsal pianist and Assistant MD, as well as stepping up to MD their award-winning Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 2024.
In 2024-25, Callum was resident Musical Director of the Old Joint Stock, a pioneering fringe theatre in the heart of Birmingham. He musically directed several in-house musicals in that time, including Be More Chill, First Date and The Mad Ones. The latter transferred to The Other Palace in London for a critically acclaimed Off-West End production in May 2025. He specialises in electronic music design, contemporary piano-conductor scores and ensemble vocal discipline.
