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Eliot Alderman

Trained at GSMD and Downing College, Cambridge. Lyric tenor, excellent sight-reader. Veteran choral singer - regular at all professional London Synagogue choirs, plus everything from Church music to opera (Holland Park etc.), to ad-hoc choirs for every occasion. Also experienced opera and oratorio soloist, and choral director. Good availability, mobile.

Harry Bagnall

Experienced choral/consort singer and soloist. Former gentleman of St Mary's, Warwick, now moved to London and studying at the RAM. Regular dep at churches around London. Good light top, with more weight where needed. Available most Sundays and often during the week.

Rhys Bowden

Currently studying on the postgraduate course at the Royal Academy of Music. Former Cambridge choral scholar. Deps regularly at London churches but no Sunday morning job so usually available. Good sight-reading.

Mark Bushby

High tenor. Sings regularly at All Saints, Margaret Street. On the books for The Sixteen, London Voices, Chapelle du Roi Westminster Cathedral, St Paul’s Cathedral, etc. Fixer of Chapelle du Roi and St George's RC Cathedral, Southwark.

Alastair Carey

Regular at St Margaret's, Westminster, on Sunday mornings. Deps at all the principal London venues including St Paul's, Westminster Cathedral, etc. Flexible during weeks. Particular interest in concert work and early music. Strong sight-reading, good range, good team player!

Andrew Downer

Strong reader with a good blend up to B flat. Versatile tone for classical or modern work. Available weekdays, evenings and weekends.

Andrew Griffiths

Regular at St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield, frequent dep at St Peter's, Eaton Square, and a member of Stile Antico. Outstanding sightreading and perfect pitch. Also works professionally as a conductor and repetiteur (Royal Opera House) and as a choral director.

Edward Hughes

Current RCM post-grad student. Heavy lyric tenor with large range. Good sightreader and large knowledge of repertoire. Happy to sing solos. Available Sunday mornings as well as the rest of Sunday and Saturday. Free most weeknight evenings and occasionally during the day.

Matthew Ibbotson

Matthew is a freelance tenor, based in Essex, with easy access to London. Matthew currently deps for the BBC National Chorus of Wales and is on the dep list for All Saints, Margaret Street. Matthew is not tied down to any churches. He specializes in sightsinging, cantoring and choral.

Andrew McAnerney

Excellent sightreader. Very experienced soloist and chamber musician. Struggles to sing Welsh. Experience: Tallis Scholars, BBC Singers ad hoc panel, Brabant Ensemble, Euterpe Baroque Consort (Antwerp, Belgium), Carmina (Reykjavik, Iceland), Cantores, Capella Portuguesa and many others.

William Molesworth

Former music graduate and choral scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge (under Richard Marlowe), where he was also a member of Cambridge University Chamber Choir. Is currently a regular at St. John's Wood Church and a deputy for the National Chamber of Ireland under Paul Hillier, as well as at St. George's Cathedral, Southwark; St. Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield; Royal Hospital, Chelsea; St. George's, Hanover Square; Hampstead Parish Church; and Holy Trinity, Kensington Gore.

Gareth Morris

Former Lay Clerk at Llandaff Cathedral, trained at the  RWCMD and RAM. Extensive Opera, Oratorio and concert experience across Europe. Regular at St. John's Wood, deputy at Chelsea Old Church, Farm Street, St. George's Hanover Square. Excellent reader.

Panos Ntourntoufis

Experienced tenor, currently pursuing post-graduate vocal studies at Trinity College of Music, London. Also experienced choral, opera and oratorio singer. Available weekdays, evenings and weekends.

Alex Pidgen

Graduate of Trinity College, London. Holder of the undergraduate vocal prize 2007. Lyric Tenor with wide range and good sightreading ability. Dame Morden Choral Scholar to the Royal Naval Chapel, Greenwich 2003-2007. Regular performer of sacred works especially oratorio. Regular soloist for Opera de Bauge.

Gerald Place

Ex Cambridge choral scholar, lay clerk at Christ Church, Oxford, and former staff BBC Singer. Regular dep at Westminster Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral. Freelance and available anytime including Sunday mornings.Also choral conductor.

Greg Tassell

Freelance tenor. Sings with St George's Hanover Sq on sunday mornings only. High tenor with good bottom.

Ben Thapa

Recent RCM postgraduate. Strong-voiced tenor, principally full lyric in weight. Happy in opera, consort and chorus scenarios. Has perfect pitch so reading/one to a part no problem. Equally at home in early, Romantic and contemporary rep. Currently at St. Pauls' Knightsbridge Sunday morning; no other regular commitment.

Oliver Winstone

Former Academical Clerk at Christ Church, Oxford, and former Lay Clerk at Peterborough Cathedral and Christ Church. Now a freelance singer in London - freely available. Good sightreading. Regularly deps at St Bride's, St Margaret's Westminster and St Pancras Euston.

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