Editing Michael Berkeley (section)

==Early life==
Berkeley is the eldest of the three sons of Elizabeth Freda (née Bernstein) (1923–2016) and the composer Sir [[Lennox Berkeley]].<ref>{{Cite ODNB|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-39902|title=Berkeley, Sir Lennox Randal Francis (1903–1989), composer|date=2004-09-23|volume=1|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/39902}}</ref> He was educated at [[The Oratory School]], in [[Woodcote]], and [[Westminster Cathedral Choir School]].<ref name="Moss">{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2000/jun/24/classicalmusicandopera | title=Public man, private passions | work=The Guardian | author=Stephen Moss | date=23 June 2000 | access-date=28 July 2016}}</ref> He was a chorister at [[Westminster Cathedral]], and he frequently sang in works composed or conducted by his [[Godparent|godfather]], [[Benjamin Britten]]. He studied composition, singing and piano at the [[Royal Academy of Music]]. He also played in a rock band, Seeds of Discord.<ref name="Moss"/> In his twenties, when he went to study with [[Richard Rodney Bennett]], he concentrated on composition.