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Classical and Pop
Christopher Alan Gabbitas, baritone with the King's Singers was born on 15 May 1979 in Plymouth, the son of Dr. Brian and Mrs Evelyn Gabbitas. The family moved to Kent after his father ended a career as a Royal Naval Officer and switched to the world of academia. He attended The King's School, Rochester before winning a music scholarship to Uppingham School. He went to St John's College, Cambridge as a choral scholar where he read law; he was part of, and occasionally directed, "The Gentlemen of St John's." He also sang with "Collegium Regale," the modern-day equivalent of The King's Singers at King's College, and Cibus Amoris. After graduating in 2000 with a degree in law, he attended the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice. In 2001, he began training to be a lawyer with the London firm, S