Neil Ferris is the Artistic Director and conductor of the professional chamber choir Sonoro and Music Director of Wimbledon Choral Society, one of London’s leading amateur choirs. In 2017 he was appointed the new Chorus Director of the BBC Symphony Chorus and guest conductor of the National Youth Choir of Wales. In demand as guest…
Joanna Tomlinson is a conductor, singer and vocal trainer who trained at the Royal College of Music. Joanna is Music Director of London-based Constanza Chorus and of the internationally award-winning Farnham Youth Choirs. She is Choral Director at Reading University and Associate Music Director of East London Chorus. She is also on the panel of tutors for…
Steve Cook is Senior Assistant Headteacher at Formby High School in Merseyside, leading on the development of the curriculum, teaching and learning, transition and community partnerships. He was Director of Performing Arts College for over ten years, leading an outstanding specialist college programme with a broad and diverse range of community outreach work. He still…
Ula is a leading conductor, teacher trainer and workshop leader, whose work has taken her around the UK and as far afield as France, Hong Kong, Uganda, Ukraine, Thailand, China and New Zealand. Ula is an expert in developing choral and classroom singing and has delivered singing strategies for Sandwell and Dudley Music Hubs. Ula…
A choral director and vocal leader, Stuart Overington is known for his energetic and engaging approach to training voices. He studied at the Royal Northern College of Music as both a singer and conductor and has become established as a versatile choral director working with everything from chamber choirs to large community choirs. He is…
With more than thirteen years experience behind her, Stephanie has provided backing vocals for some of the world’s leading artists from Celine Dion and Will Young to Pixie Lott, Tulisa, Blur, Florence and The Machine and Kasabian. Live she has toured extensively with Daniel Bedingfield and his chart-topping sister Natasha Bedingfield, Lemar, Jamelia, Westlife, Mcfly…
Richard Eteson is one of London’s most versatile and accomplished tenors. From local beginnings as a choirboy in Bingley, West Yorkshire he went on to become Head Chorister at King’s College, Cambridge, later returning there as a Choral Scholar studying Japanese and English. For over 10 years he sang high tenor with The Swingle Singers,…
Polly Bennett is a movement director, choreographer and practitioner working across the broadest applications of movement. From professional theatre to amateur performance Polly creates physical worlds for theatre, dance, live performance and film. She was Assistant Movement Director on the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony. She was Mass Choreography Assistant on the London 2012 Olympic Closing…
Pete Churchill has been working as a composer, pianist, singer and teacher for over two decades. Originally trained in Canada he has been based in England since 1985. Recently completing almost twenty years teaching at the Guildhall School of Music, Pete is now Professor of Jazz Composition at the Royal Academy of Music in London…
Mark De-Lisser is one of the most sought after choral directors and arrangers in the industry. Having studied at both Colchester Institute and Central School of Speech and Drama, where he earned a Masters in Voice Studies, Mark went on to teach at many established institutions including The Brit School, Westminster University and the Academy of…
