Richard Arundel | Ex-lay-clerk at Christ Church, Oxford, Guildford and Manchester; post-graduate training at RNCM. Now the bass regular at St Michael's, Cornhill. Aside from Sunday mornings, very good availability throughout the week, including short notice. |
Charles Blamire-Brown | Former bass lay clerk at Guildford Cathedral and choral scholar at Durham Cathedral. Experienced sightreader. Experience of all types of choral music - happy to sing one per part/solo. |
Ed Bonner | Baritone. Excellent sightreader and experienced choral singer (chorister at King's, Cambridge; choral scholar at St Catharine's, Cambridge). Postgrad at TCM, lives in London and often available at short notice. Sociable, enjoys travel and a new challenge. |
Michael Burke | Michael is an experienced choral singer and is on the lists of the BBC Singers and other professional choirs. He studied at the RNCM and the RAM, both as postgraduate. Keen on a wide range of choral styles from polyphonic to contemporary, he is free during the week and on Sunday evenings. |
James Davey | Available 24-7, reliable and pleasant to work with. James is an experienced freelance choral singer with a versatile voice and excellent sightreading, comfortable and proficient in all styles of choral music: early, classical, jazz, 20th-century, pop, world, etc. Any work considered. |
Will Dawes | Baritone. Former student of choral conducting and voice at the RAM; now lay clerk at Christ Church, Oxford. Currently ad-hoc with BBC Singers, as well as regular work with Stile Antico, Oxford Camerata, etc. Frequent other consort and fixing work in UK and beyond. |
Simon Desbruslais | Currently a bass lay-clerk at St George's RC Cathedral and an ex-choral scholar at King's College London. I have a useful extended lower range and I am available throughout the week, including Sunday afternoons. |
Christian Goursaud | Experienced bass-baritone with excellent sightreading. Gentleman of Her Majesty's Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace, also former choral scholar of King's College, London, and Rochester Cathedral. Available for all solo and consort work. Greatly enjoys travel. |
Julian Guidera | Versatile, reliable baritone for all occasions & available short notice. Very experienced, confident singer with wide repertoire. Studied at RSAMD, sang with National Youth Choir, Liverpool Cathedral, Garsington Opera, Paisley Abbey, European Opera Centre. Excellent sightreading/musicianship, good range & language skills. Comfortable one-per-part. Also film composer & pianist. All work considered. |
Oliver Hayes | Experienced baritone with excellent sightreading. Easily adaptable to all styles. Previously a choral scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford (2003-06) and has depped extensively around London (Marylebone PC, Lincoln's Inn, St Pancras, St James' Sussex Gardens, Hampstead PC, St Stephen's Gloucester Rd etc.). Comfortable with Solos and verse, I do not have a regular Sunday job so am often available at short notice. |
Paul Hedley | Bass/baritone. Ex Magdalen College, Oxford, choral scholar and lay clerk; now lay clerk at Gloucester Cathedral. Extensive choral and depping experience, and good sightreading. Available particularly in school holidays. |
Miles Horner | Experienced and reliable Bass/Baritone with good top and bottom. Happy singing 1st or 2nd. On many London dep lists. Excellent sight reader and availability very good during the week and on Sundays. |
Adrian Horsewood | Baritone, ex-Jesus and Trinity, Cambridge. Excellent sight-reader, perfect pitch. Currently at Royal Hospital Chelsea on Sunday mornings, but generally free during the week. Frequent dep at St Paul's, the Abbey etc. All sorts of work enjoyed! |
Chris Hunter | Experienced low bass. Has a day job so not usually available daytime on weekdays. Sings regularly at St Supulchre's, and deps at the Royal Hospital and St John's Wood. |
Edward Jones | Baritone. Academic Clerk at Christ Church, Oxford 2003-2006. Now a full-time teacher but keen to do as much singing as possible. Any work considered. No regular Sunday job. |
Tom Kennedy | Baritone with low extension, good sight-reader: ex-New College and experienced dep before taking regular Sunday job at St Magnus the Martyr. Currently post-grad at GSMD. Available anytime except Sunday mornings! |
Rod McPhee | Baritone with good top (very handy in Poulenc Mass!). Former lay clerk at St Albans and regular dep at Windsor. Very experienced soloist in recital, concert and opera. However, not "solo-ish" when singing in ensemble or choir. |
Andrew McWilliams | Baritone with low notes. Studied at King's College, Cambridge and Trinity College of Music, and has worked with ENO, WNO, Scottish Opera, the BBC Singers, the Academy of Ancient Music and on the London church scene. |
James Oldfield | Ex Trinity and John's, Cambridge. Bass-baritone. Now postgrad at the RCM. Currently no position, so free weekdays and weekends. Regular dep at Temple, Windsor and Eaton Square. Consort work with Monteverdi Choir, Polyphony, AAM, etc. |
Aidan Oliver | Ex King's College, Cambridge, choral scholar. Now Director of Music at St Margaret's, Westminster. Highly skilled sightreader with attractive baritone voice. Able to take on high baritone parts with ease as well as having a strong core range. Experienced at plainsong (ex Westminster Cathedral chorister) and has perfect pitch. Based at Westminster Abbey, so worth trying at short notice, except for Sunday mornings. |
Oliver Piper | Former bass choral scholar in Durham Cathedral Choir, Edington Festival, etc. Now based in London and available weekends and occasional weekdays. Sightreading not a problem! |
Edmund Saddington | Bass with excellent range, low notes and sightreading skills. Ex-chorister of Southwell Minster and ex-choral scholar of Portsmouth Cathedral. Currently at Royal Hospital Chelsea on Sunday mornings, but free during the week. Also singing with Philharmonia Voices; National Chamber Choir of Ireland; St. Sepulchre-without-Newgate; Rochester Cathedral, etc. |
Timothy Salisbury | Former bass choral scholar at Durham Cathedral (2003-2006). Available weekends and some weekdays. Solid sightreader with experience depping at Spanish Place, Hampstead Parish Church, Hanover Square and others. |
Jeremy de Satgé | Former principal bass lay clerk at Worcester. Member of the Guards' Chapel Choir, 1993-2002. Currently Director of Music at the Church of the Holy Ghost, Balham. Also available as conductor and directs own group called Cantamus. Also composer and music publisher. Founding partner of The Music Makers, specialising in publishing new original works of liturgical music. |
Jonathan Stainsby | Former baritone lay clerk at Christ Church, Oxford, and choral scholar at Caius, Cambridge. Experienced consort singer and soloist with very good sight-reading. |
Christopher Temmink | Ex choral scholar at Hereford Cathedral and All Saints, Northampton. Highly skilled sightreader with good bass/baritone voice. Good vocal range. Experienced at plainsong (ex Westminster Cathedral chorister). Available for weekend services, including Sunday mornings. |
Jonathan Wagstaff | Jonathan is a former lay clerk at Queen's, Oxford. He has extensive solo choral experience, including BBC radio broadcasts and recordings, and he deps at St Paul’s Cathedral; the Guards’ Chapel; All Saints, Margaret Street; St George’s Chapel, Windsor; and the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. He is currently taught voice by Nicholas Powell. Based near London and available at short notice for solo, consort and depping work. |
Alastair Wright | Baritone with excellent range and sight-reading. Ex-chorister at Winchester Cathedral and choral scholar at Bristol Cathedral. Regular dep at St Paul's Cathedral. Available weekends and most weekdays. |