Like his contemporaries Nigel Osborne and John Casken, Geoffrey Poole (born 1949) is among the most promising voices of his generation. Yet he is not so well known as either of them—despite commissions from the BBC, Hallé, and Kings' Singers, the recording of a major work, many broadcasts, and his winning the Clements Prize and a Radcliffe Award. Possibly this situation arose because Poole didn't gain a publishing contract early in his career, but that has had its advantages since it allowed him the opportunity to develop his personal style away from the limelight.