Helen Ashby | Regular at St Bart's. Has also depped at the Oratory, the Tower, etc. Experienced choral singer with good sightreading. Available any day except Sunday. |
Kate Ashby | Ex Trinity College, Cambridge, choral scholar, who graduated summer 2003. Lots of choral experience. Straight tone, good for early music etc. Excellent sightreading. |
Emily Beahan | High Soprano with v good sight reading & flexible voice. Completed The Knack (ENO) and has sung with Philharmonia Voices, Hanover Band Choir and New London Chamber Choir etc. Currently studying with Julie Kennard. Regular dep, available for solo and ensemble work any time. |
Sarah Blood |  |
Eleanor Briggs | Very high soprano available for all Sunday services and specials. Deputy at Royal Hospital Chelsea, St Mark’s Regent’s Park, All Saints Margaret St, St Michael's Cornhill, Choral Scholar at St Martin in the Fields 2005-2006, and regular soprano at St Michael's Cornhill 2006-2007. Excellent sightreader, very musical. |
Luci Briginshaw | An experienced soloist and choral singer, familiar with both Anglican and Catholic repertoire, Luci is a confident sightreader with a wide vocal range. She sings with London Voices and deps for the Tower of London; St Mary's, Bourne Street; All Saints, Margaret Street; and the Guards' Chapel. She has studied with Janet Price and Beatrice Unsworth at RAM. Luci has recently appeared in Britten's 'Parables'with Imperial Opera. |
Gwendolen Burton | Strong, confident, high soprano/lyric coloratura with good range. Blends well. Experienced soloist, available for concerts and services, week days as well as weekends. |
Emily Calderwood | Was a choral scholar at Kings College, London, and graduated in 2007 along with Glenville Hargreaves at RAM. Very good sightreading with strong, clear tone suited to early music; however, flexible to suit a range of styles. Have sung with The Philharmonia Voices as well as being a regular dep. Available for both solo and ensemble work including Sundays. |
Isobel Collyer | Actress/singer/voice coach. Runs the Voice Studio in Reading, specialising in physical techniques and movement. Extensive solo and choral experience in UK and abroad. Ex regular chorister at All Saints, Margaret Street; St Paul's, Knightsbridge; and St Mary Abbots, Kensington. |
Katy Cooper | Extensive choral experience with Polyphony, Cambridge Singers, etc. Sings regularly Sunday mornings at Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair, but all evensongs/weddings/concerts would be most welcome. Also likely to be free for weekday engagements. |
Sarah Dacey | Regular soprano at Grosvenor Chapel and recent graduate of Royal Academy of Music and York University. Available for solo and ensemble work, weekdays and weekends (except Sunday mornings). Experience includes BBC Singers, Exaudi, Philharmonia Voices, Juice Vocal Trio. |
Amy Daldorph | High-soprano. London-based freelance choral singer / soloist available for church services and functions. Experienced in both choral and solo work, and a regular at St Columba's, Knightsbridge. Ex-choral scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge. Awarded Williamson Prize for Musical Performance and the Edith Ray Vocal Award in 2007. Can be available at short notice throughout the week. |
Dora Daldorph | Former choral scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge, with wide choral experience. Good sightreader; voice blends well. Available at short notice, particularly for evenings and weekends. |
Leoma Dyke | Experienced choral and solo singer available any time. Confident sight singing. Has sung with Old Royal Naval College Chapel Choir, Our Lady of Victories Kensington, Buxtehude Consort, the Choir of Newman College, and the Choir of London. Post-graduate in Early Music at Trinity College of Music. |
Yvonne Eddy | Freelance choral/solo singer specialising in early music; studied at Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Switzerland with teachers including Evelyn Tubb. No regular Sunday job; deps frequently at St Bride’s Fleet Street, Grosvenor Chapel and Hampstead Parish Church. Excellent sightreader with wide knowledge of Anglican and Catholic repertoires. Available throughout the week. |
Jocelyn Freeman | |
Bimbi Frowde | Available for weddings, funerals and other functions, as well as for oratorio, choral and solo work. Having trained on 'The Knack', English National Opera's opera course under the expert guidance of Mary King, Bimbi now deps regularly for many churches and at other functions. She was a choral scholar, so is an experienced sightreader. |
Jenny Griffiths | Very experienced choral singer and soloist. Former member of professional choir at St. Michael's, Cornhill and choral exhibitioner at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (1998-2002). Currently member of New London Chamber Choir and occasional dep at St Marylebone, All Saints, St. Alban's, St. James Spanish Place among others. Excellent reader with wide knowledge of both sacred and secular repertoire, early and contemporary. |
Catherine Groom | Lightish soprano, ex Keble and Lincoln Oxford, now Historical Performance postgrad at RAM and depping around London. Plainchant and square notes no problem. No regular Sunday job. |
Hidemi Hatada | Postgraduate on the Early Music Course at the GSMD, studying singing and harpsichord. Very good sightreader with wide ranged voice and extensive solo and choral experience in UK and abroad Available for solo and ensemble work, concerts, weddings and funerals both midweek and at weekends. Regularly deps for various central London churches. |
Susanna Hogan | Excellent sightreader (perfect pitch) with extensive small choir and church experience including Ex Cathedra. Experienced soloist, with wide range including high notes. Regular at St George's, Hanover Square. Based in central London. Available any time except Sunday mornings, short notice no problem. |
Madeleine Holmes | Former choral scholar at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Has sung with the Sixteen, Spiritus and the Britten Sinfonia. Deps at the Tower and St Paul's, Knightsbridge. Works part-time with flexible hours so available for work mid-week as well as weekends (no regular Sunday job at the moment). Excellent sightreader with a versatile voice. |
Sophie Jones | Graduate of the University of York, now based in London. Experienced choral and solo singer. Specialism in early music but flexible voice with wide repetoire. Excellent sight-reading, and available for work any time. |
Christine Kinsella | Graduate of Trinity College of Music, now freelancing in London. Excellent sightreading. On the dep lists of many London churches. No regular Sunday job so available for all services. |
Helen McDonough | Ex choral scholar at Christ’s College, Cambridge (1995-2001). Experienced choral and solo singer with excellent sightreading skills and a versatile voice. London-based, and deps at various churches including St Bride’s and All Saints. Flexible working hours mean she is available for mid-week services and concerts as well as weddings and Sunday services. |
Olivia Maffett | Low sop or high alto. Ten years at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. Sings with London Voices, London Sinfonietta Voices, Serenata Voices, English Concert. Regular Extra Chorus at Covent Garden. Not available on Sunday mornings. |
Alice Murray | Choral Scholar Trinity College, Cambridge (2001-2004). Available for solo, large choral and small group work, often at short notice. Good sightreader. Also performs soprano-piano duo recitals with Peter Foggitt and has light opera experience. |
Caryll Newnham | High soprano, ex staff BBC Singers, London Voices, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, etc. Confident sightreader and experienced in all church music. Ex Tower of London, Lincoln’s Inn. Dep at Farm Street, St Clement Danes, West London Synagogue, Liberal Jewish Synagogue. |
Kirsten Offer | Experienced choral singer currently on the pro list for BBC National Chorus of Wales, Swansea Bach Choir and Welsh Chamber Singers. |
Corinne Orde | Co-founder and director of DepList. Administers the membership list and maintains the DepList website. Sings low soprano or high alto in choral contexts. |
Melanie Sanders | TCM graduate, high mezzo / low soprano. Sings at St James's, West Hampstead, also regular dep at St Columba's, Pont St, Holy Trinity, Brook Green. Good sightreader confident with small ensembles and larger groups. Strong clear voice which blends well, also experienced soloist. Available most weekends and some weekdays. |
Debra Skeen | London-based freelance professional soloist and session singer. Regular Sunday mornings at the Carmelite Priory, Kensington. Regularly sings for Bar/Bat Mitzvahs. Has performed and recorded with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, London Voices, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Hanover Band Choir and Coro Cervantes for whom she is also administrator. Blends well and is very reliable. Available seven days a week. |
Jennifer Snapes | Light, high soprano; experienced soloist and ensemble singer. Ad-hoc with BBC Singers and regular at All Saints, Margaret Street. Training includes Trinity College of Music (PG Dip Distinction), ENO "The Knack" course, and choral scholarship at Clare College, Cambridge. Excellent sightreading, available seven days a week. |
Lisa Swayne | Recently graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy with diploma in opera studies. Now London-based freelance soloist/ensemble singer. An excellent musician and sightreader with a strong, confident voice and a good range. She blends well with others and is very reliable. Available for solo, small group or ensemble work. |
Abbi Temple | |
Katie Thomas | Graduate of Royal Academy of Music (choral conducting). sings with the Monteverdi Choir. Dep work at the Oratory, St Barts, St Pancras and others. Confident reader, happy to be called at short notice for engagements on weekends/weekdays. |
Katherine Walker | Katherine is a freelance singer available for solo and choral work. She has recently completed a postgraduate diploma at the Royal Academy of Music. Very good sightreader, deputising at St Peter's, Eaton Square; Our Lady of Victories, Kensington, and other London churches. Available during the week and at weekends. |
Madeline Wilson | Experienced, excellent sightreader with good blending voice and perfect pitch. Wide knowledge of both Anglican and Catholic repertoire (including plainchant); good musicianship. London-based; available for evening and weekend work. |
Suzanne Wilson | Strong, confident high soprano/treble. Excellent reader. Experienced soloist and general church singer. Ad hoc with BBC Singers. Available any time. |
