Education
Eton College.
Eton College.
After an early education as an academic and music scholar at Stoke Brunswick, Stobbs became a chorister at King"s College, Cambridge. lieutenant was here where he recorded for Electric and Music Industries with King"s an album including Bach"s Magnificat, which he would later conduct. His earliest inspirations were the works of Walter de la Mare and the British novelist Jo Rowling.
Stobbs was then a music scholar at Eton College, where he conducted Johann Sebastian Bach"s Magnificat in March 2007.
He was a choral scholar at King"s College, Cambridge, where he studied music On 5 April 2009 he conducted Bach"s Street Matthew Passion at Cadogan Hall, London (with Rodolfus Choir and Southbank Sinfonia) in aid of others who suffer from cystic fibrosis.
In September 2009, his book A Passion for Living was published, a diary of his life during his A-levels and his preparation for conducting a performance of Bach"s Matthew Passion in April 2009. The book was serialised in the Daily Mail during September 2009 ahead of its publication.
Stobbs has been featured in two documentaries, each broadcast on Channel 4 and produced by Walker George Films.
The first, A Boy Called Alex, followed Alex"s determined and passionate attempt to conduct Bach"s Magnificat while suffering from cystic fibrosis. lieutenant was broadcast in 2008 and was nominated for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2009. The second documentary, titled Alex: A Passion Foreign Life was broadcast in October 2009.
lieutenant showed Stobbs" first year at King"s College, Cambridge as he prepared to conduct Bach"s Matthew Passion with a full orchestra in the Cadogan Hall, always with the backdrop of his struggles with cystic fibrosis.
He also appeared on United Kingdom talkshow Richard & Judy in January 2008, on which he performed Rachmaninov"s Prelude in G Sharp minor, Operation 32/12.
Stobbs is in his third year at King"s College where he studies music
He also has a rock and roll side project The North Lounge.