Oliver Tarney read music at Manchester University, where he completed a master’s degree in composition. He has worked with the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, The Rodolphus Foundation, The Royal School of Church Music, and Gabrieli ROAR, among other groups, to enthuse young people about singing. He also composes widely and is also published by Oxford University Press. He has been commissioned and performed by groups such as Ora Singers, Sonoro, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, The Marian Consort, and The Sixteen among others.

His 2014 Magnificat has been recorded by Serafine Chamber Choir & Sinfonia to wide critical acclaim. Three Christmas pieces have also recently been recorded for SANSARA’s acclaimed album, The Waiting Sky. The St Mark Passion was commissioned by the St Endellion Easter Festival and first performed in 2019. Recent releases include Prayer to the Mother of God recorded by the Marian Consort and In Homeward Flight recorded by ORA Singers, which the Financial Times called ‘ineffable’ and ‘radiant’. He is Head of Academic Music and Composition at Winchester College in Hampshire, where he directs a number of the vocal groups, and sings regularly with the College’s Chapel Choir.