George Herbert was a chorister at Manchester Cathedral and studied at Chetham’s School of Music between 2010 and 2019, where he studied the trumpet after leaving the cathedral choir. He spent four years at St John’s College, Cambridge, first as an organ scholar studying Music and German and latterly as Assistant Organist. In these roles, he accompanied St John’s College Choir in its daily sung liturgy, as well as its broadcasts, recordings and tours. He also regularly directed the choir, including live on BBC Radio 3 in its Advent Carol Service in 2021. As Assistant Organist, he was musical director of Aquila, the college’s all-female a cappella group.

George then became the Assistant Director of Music at the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace. As an undergraduate, he was a pianist in Pembroke College’s Lieder Scheme, taking regular classes with Joseph Middleton. In 2021 he won first prize and the accompanist’s prize in Clare College’s biennial song competition, and in 2023 he won the Northern Ireland International Organ Competition. He is a passionate environmentalist, and wrote his final year dissertation on 1980s East German environmental policy and foreign relations. He works regularly as an accompanist with the Royal Academy of Music, Kantos Chamber Choir and Tenebrae, and has enjoyed recent collaborations with the Gabrieli Consort & Players, the Royal Northern College of Music, and English National Opera. George joined New College in September 2024.