Paul Mealor

Paul Mealor CLJ FLSW (born 25 November 1975) is a Welsh composer. A large proportion of his output is for chorus, both a cappella and accompanied. He came to wider notice when his motet Ubi Caritas et Amor was performed at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in 2011. He later composed the song “Wherever You Are”, which became the 2011 Christmas number one in the UK Singles Chart. He has also composed two operas, four symphonies, concerti and chamber music. Biography Born in St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales, Mealor studied composition privately with William Mathias and John Pickard and then read music at the University of York (1994–2002). He studied composition at York with Nicola LeFanu, and in Copenhagen at the Royal Danish Academy of Music with Hans Abrahamsen (1998–99). From 2003 to 2024 he was Professor of Composition at the University of Aberdeen. In 2003 he founded the University of Aberdeen Music Prize for composition. He took early retirement in October 2024 and the university honoured him with a lifetime Emeritus Professorship. Since October 2023 he has been the Artistic Director of the North Wales International Music Festival. He has held visiting professo