Music Team 2023-24
Inspirational leadership is one of the most important things we can offer our young singers. Led by Artistic Director, Rachel Staunton, our Senior Music Team are all choral conductors with many years experience of drawing the very best from young people. Our conductors encourage, nurture and challenge the members of their choirs, giving them a fantastically engaging and enlightening musical experience.
NAVEEN ARLES
Conductor (LYC Cambiata Boys)
Naveen Arles BCA FRSA, has established himself as an energetic, inspirational vocal leader and animateur. Founder of MDBrunch, his 36 years in music incorporates 26 years of creating singing groups of all ages and skills. Nav's ability to motivate people to try music and train any group of people means he equally delivers workshops in senior management training courses, with wellbeing support groups and in prisons.
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His choirs have toured with Hugh Jackman, Take That, Lulu; performed with George Ezra, Alexandra Burke, Freya Ridings, on all TV channels, for HRH Prince Charles and welcomed the guests for Michelle Obama's exclusive UK book launch. Nav's experience and social justice work has led him to both be invited onto the council of the Association of British Choral Directors (ABCD) and to join a 10 person consultancy panel to advise Hal Leonard Europe on their Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policies.
HARRY BAKER
Pianist (LYC West, LYC Junior Boys, LYC Chamber Choir)
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Harry Baker is an award-winning British pianist and composer active at the highest levels of both jazz and classical performance. As a jazz musician, he has worked with top jazz performers at London’s Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, King’s Place and the Jazz Cafe. As a classical pianist, collaborations with artists including singers Fatma Said (Warner Classics), Danielle de Niese (Metropolitan Opera) and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason have led to performances at Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, the Verbier Festival and the Konzerthaus Dortmund, in addition to media performances on BBC1&2, BBC Radio 2 and Radio 3.
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His arrangements have been recorded on Decca Classics and performed at the Royal Albert Hall. Upcoming international touring highlights include the Konzerthaus Berlin in 2024.
AMALIA BEEKO
Assistant Leader (LYC Junior Girls)
Amalia is a first year, first study clarinettist studying at the Royal College of Music and was previously a member of the Junior Department there, for 8 years. When she's not playing the clarinet or piano, she can be found singing as part of the German Choir of London and is a pianist and assistant for a local primary school choir.
Charlotte Brosnan
Conductor (LYC South West)
Charlotte enjoys delivering workshops, CPD and facilitating education projects throughout the UK and Europe for various national organisations including the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain, The Voices Foundation, The Bach Choir, and the VOCES8 Foundation, and she is an ambassador for Britten-Pears Arts and a trustee for St Paul’s Opera. Charlotte is musical director for the East Herts Primary Singing Festival and Monumental Choir, Balham, a community choir that she founded in 2019. She also teaches singing at Kingston Grammar School. Charlotte is in demand as a workshop leader, presenter, and adjudicator. She has recently presented for the PTI, Music and Drama Education Expo, ABCD, Buckingham University, Music Mark and the National Singing Symposium.
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Charlotte has been a soloist in many of the world’s prestigious concert venues including the Royal Albert Hall, St Paul’s Cathedral, St Marks (Venice), Disney Hall (LA), National Concert Hall (Taipei) and sung at the FA Cup final and Six Nations rugby games. Charlotte recorded the Grammy Award winning Album, ‘Light and Gold,’ with the world-renowned composer Eric Whitacre. Until recently, Charlotte was a full-time member of Apollo5, an international award-winning vocal quintet that perform all around the world each year, mixing classical music with jazz, pop and contemporary composition. Charlotte recently sang the roles of Lady Billows in Albert Herring and Mother in Hansel and Gretel with St Paul’s Opera.
Charlotte is currently studying with Ben Johnson and future engagements include Unconditional Love by Howard Goodall.
GABRIELLE CHUDI
Conductor (LYC Junior Girls)
Gabrielle is a singer/songwriter and vocal leader. Since completing music leadership training with Ark Schools, Gabrielle has worked with young singers in various contexts including, Ark Schools (Mentor and Artist), Newham Music (Vocal Leader), Spitalfields Music (Vocal Workshop Leader), Pegasus Opera (School Workshop Assistant), and Living Song (Young Artist). Gabrielle also joined the team at National Youth Choirs as a trainee to arrange and conduct a piece for the Training Choir. After working as an Assistant Leader for LYC Junior Girls, Gabrielle is delighted to be the choir’s Conductor.
LUCAS CUNHA
Pianist (LYC North East)
Lucas Cunha is a pianist based in London. He studied at the Royal College of Music Junior Department for three years under the tutelage of Yekaterina Lebedeva, and is currently studying piano at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, where he is the recipient of the Alfred and Therese Kitchin Scholarship and is continuing his studies with Prof. Lebedeva.
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Lucas has won various competitions in the UK, including first prizes at the North London Music Festival for Romantic, 20th Century and Jazz U18 categories, and the Enfield U18 Piano Competition in 2017. He has made a solo piano appearance with Haringey Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra (of which he is a former member) - playing both piano and orchestral percussion.
His successes have recently expanded from the UK to the international scene: he was invited to play in a gala concert in Shunde, China, and was one of the prize winners at the 2022 Musical Odyssey Masterclasses in Nafplio, Greece.
MARCELLA DI GARBO
Assistant Leader (LYC West)
Marcella is an Italian soprano and vocal teacher. She graduated from the Conservatory in Genoa and furthered her studies in England, earning a Master of Performance from the Royal College of Music in London. In addition to her performances as a soloist and chorister in Italy and the UK, Marcella is passionate about teaching and using music for social impact. She is involved with the Nucleo Project (Sistema England) where she teaches Musicianship and Aural, and she conducts her own junior choir at St. George's Church in Holland Park.
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She also teaches singing for various agencies, preparing students for ABRSM exams. Marcella holds also a degree in Psychology from the Catholic University of Milan.
MARTHA DOWLAND
Assistant Leader (LYC North East)
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Martha is a soprano singer in choirs across London and is a choral scholar in a church in North London. With these choirs, she has gained some amazing musical experiences such as singing a solo at the Royal Albert Hall, singing in professional recordings, and at many BBC Proms. Since recently graduating from Royal Holloway University with a degree in Music, she has been doing lots of singing alongside working in a music shop, doing some teaching, and also has a website from which she draws people’s pets!
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Martha was in the London Youth Chamber Choir for two years where she loved the organisation so much that she felt that she wanted to join the staff team!
GWENLLIAN HUNTING-MORRIS
Assistant Leader (LYC North East)
Gwenllian comes from West Wales where she was a member of a number of different choirs. It was here that she enjoyed her first taste of choral conducting which included a chance to conduct Ysgol Gerdd Ceredigion in the final of the Côr Cymru choral competition. She is also a harpist and was a member of NYOGB. She graduated from King’s College London with a degree in Music and during this time studied the harp with Professor Emerita Skaila Kanga at the Royal Academy of Music.
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Gwenllian is a former conductor of the King’s College Chorus which she found extremely rewarding and lots of fun. She greatly enjoys working with young people and helping them realize their potential.
SHARON JOHNSON
Assistant Leader (LYC Cambiata Girls)
Following work as a pastry chef, Sharon was looking to transition into a career in music in therapeutic settings when she received a job ad for a schools-based opportunity. She now works with children of a variety of ages as a school learning support assistant, using music to engage with and transition children through the school day. She has been a member of a Gospel Choir for 10 years, and is also a singer-songwriter.
NOGA LEVY-RAPOPORT
Assistant Leader (LYC North East, LYC Cambiata Girls)
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Noga is a recent graduate from the University of Warwick, where they were a section leader for the Chamber Choir and manager of the Warwick Symphony Chorus, and is a former member of the London Youth Choir. They are passionate about enfranchising young people through music and community and their work has led them to collaborations with Arts Council England, the Barbican, the British Academy, and the English Touring Opera amongst others. They have directed and performed in numerous operas and chamber concerts as an aspiring professional soprano and soloist, including West Green Opera House, the Berliner Dom, and the Duomo di Milano.
JONATHAN LIEBECK
Pianist (LYC South East, LYC Cambiata Boys)
Jonny is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music where he studied the organ, and has a Master's Degree in Jazz Piano from Trinity Laban. Exposed to classical music during his youth, Jonny was playing the Church Organ at Mass every Sunday from the age of 13. He has performed at many venues giving solo recitals as well as being the Church organist of several churches throughout London over the years.
He performed at The National Concert Hall, Dublin at the age of 15, and has given organ recitals at St Paul’s Church, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Westminster Central Hall, Fairfield Halls, Croydon, The Duke’s Hall at the Royal Academy of Music, and St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh.
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While studying the organ at the Academy, Jonny became deeply immersed in the jazz genre, and started teaching himself jazz piano in his spare time. It was also during this time that he started composing his own music. As a jazz pianist Jonny has performed at The Vortex Jazz Club, Toulouse Lautrec, Oliver's Jazz Bar, Bush Hall, Ninety One Living Room, Boisdale of Canary Wharf, Boisdale of Mayfair, and Blackheath Concert Halls in London.
Following the release of his 2019 EP 'New Days & Past Times', Jonny released his debut album Mellow Mind in 2020, which features 9 of his new original compositions, and a solo piano EP A Message Through Sound featuring 3 original solo compositions.
As well as performing as a keyboardist, Jonny is also an active producer making Deep House and Jungle music, with 4 EPs (Deep House Dubs Project EP, Diary Of A Keys Man EP, London Past & Present
EP & Wise Eyes EP) under his belt so far. He is also a Jungle DJ and record collector with several mixes recorded on SoundCloud.
SAFIA McKINNEY-ASKEUR
Assistant Leader (LYC Junior Boys)
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Safia is a classical coloratura soprano, currently in her fourth year of her undergraduate degree studying vocal studies at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Equally at home in solo or choral repertoire she has done recording work with the renowned pianist Brad Mehldau, and has performed in various roles as a Choir Dep/Bumper.
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Safia is a versatile performer who enjoys music as a collaborative endeavour; as a former member of the LYC Chamber Choir, she is keen to share her knowledge and experience to encourage young people to pursue their interest in singing. She plans to continue her study with a master’s in music performance and develop her career as a singer along with continuing her journey teaching as she enjoys supporting others and will always offer support and to share her knowledge.
DAN MORIYAMA
Pianist (LYC South West, LYC Junior Girls, LYC Cambiata Girls, London Youth Choir)
Dan Moriyama is a pianist, arranger, producer and genre-hopping multi-instrumentalist. An accomplished classical pianist, he specialises in playing with singers and choirs including London Youth Choirs where he is an arranger and resident pianist, singer Laura Wright, Military Wives Choirs, and renowned British composer Harvey Brough.
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In the popular music world he’s played keyboards, Hammond organ, and sung backing vocals with various artists including Dr Hook, the late Donna Summer, Tennessee blues singer Earl Thomas, and members of Madness, as well as leading his own band as writer, bassist and front man for over 10 years.
LAUREL NEIGHBOUR
Conductor (LYC North East)
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Laurel is a musical director and singer with a passion for sharing music-making with others. She currently leads the staff choir for King's College London, conducts Note-orious Community Choir and is leading the new choir London Youth Choir North East. Laurel completed an apprenticeship with the Royal Opera House Thurrock Community Chorus in 2018, led the London Humanist Choir for ten years, worked for many years for Music in Offices. Laurel made her conducting debut at the BBC Proms in 2019 in John Luther Adams' In the Name of the Earth, and conducted Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem in November 2022 with Wokingham Choral Society.
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Laurel studied music at the University of Nottingham and sang as a choral scholar at St Mary's. Growing up in Kent, she sang with Kent Youth Choir, played in Ashford Youth Jazz Orchestra, and learnt to play several instruments in her Mum's folk band. Upon moving to London she was a member of London Youth Choir itself in its founding year, singing with the chamber choir in their performance with The Rolling Stones at the O2 Arena in 2012.
Laurel has performed with many professional choirs, including St Martin-in-the-Field's Voices, London Contemporary Orchestra, Echo Vocal Ensemble, London Choral Sinfonia, National Portrait Gallery Choir, and St Paul’s Cathedral Consort. She is an alumna of Genesis Sixteen, the choral training programme of internationally renowned chamber choir, The Sixteen. She has toured the UK and made several TV and radio appearances with Gareth Malone's Voices, including UK tour “Singalong-a-Gareth” as a lead vocalist, and penny whistle and ukulele player in Autumn 2022.
Laurel is also passionate about getting younger voices singing. For several years she was project director for Dartford Choral Outreach and currently leads Hampton Court Palace’s Songstars project, providing singing support to state primary school children in South West London who have limited access to music. Laurel also currently teaches curriculum music for Southwark Music Service, and works as a choral leader with Voces8 Foundation and Voices Foundation.
In her spare time, Laurel can be seen pedalling around London on her purple Peugeot racing bike, Polly.
JESS NYANTAKYI
Assistant Leader (LYC South East, LYC South West)
Jessica is a passionate youth educator, with a drive to bring out the oftentimes hidden confidence in young people. She uses laughter and fun to encourage them to embrace their unique abilities and talents. One of her primary tools in this process, is her other deep passion - music.
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When not joyfully immersed at LYC, Jess is a library development officer, where she loves to engage with local communities and schools in the borough she services. Here she once again brings this passion for music forward, combining it with the magic of spoken and written words, to deliver fun filled events both in person, and in this new era, via zoom.
You will often find Jess, even with a book in hand, singing a song. Better still, you will find her dancing while singing with the under-fives, or teaching both parents and children calypso and pop tunes.
SJ OBADINA
Assistant Leader (LYC South East)
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SJ is an actress, singer/songwriter, and creative practitioner. Leading workshops for community groups, using drama and music to inspire confidence and facilitate learning! She is a graduate of East 15 Acting School’s MA Acting programme and enjoys using music to inform her practice, often incorporating songs she’s written in self-devised work. Post drama school, she has performed at Southwark Playhouse and The Lion and Unicorn Theatre.
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As well as performing in singing competitions, SJ has become an Honourable Mentions winner and a semi-finalist for notable songwriting competitions. She aims to break industry barriers through her work and inspire!
ANTONIO OLIVEIRA
Assistant Leader (LYC Junior Boys, LYC Cambiata Boys)
Antonio is a singer, choral leader and teacher from London. He was a founding member of the youth choir Inner Voices in 2011, and went on to study music at the University of Hull. Having been in the London Youth Choir in 2015, he is delighted to now be part of the LYC Staff Team.
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Antonio is passionate about providing opportunities for quality music making and singing to young people, and does this through his work with the London Youth Choirs, Ark Academies and Southwark Music Service. Currently, Antonio is completing a year-long Fellowship Programme with the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain.
FREYA PARRY
Assistant Leader (LYC Junior Boys, LYC South West)
Freya is a soprano and freelance project manager based in South London. Having grown up surrounded by a family of musicians, she has always valued the importance of music-making and the changes it can and has made to so many lives. During her time studying Music and Drama at the University of Manchester, she developed a passion for community and education work, delivering workshops to people from all backgrounds and in settings ranging from primary schools to prisons. She is now very lucky to work for music organisations who are striving to make a difference through the creative arts, including Gabrieli Roar, National Youth Choirs, and London Youth Choirs.
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As a performer, Freya sings with the professional session choir London Voices and has recorded music for many films, TV shows and video games. Freya is particularly interested in musical theatre and jazz, and is currently studying the Estill voice training method. She also deputises regularly for services at various churches around London.
MATTHEW QUINN
Conductor (LYC Chamber Choir), Musicianship Tutor (London Youth Choir)
Matthew is a versatile conductor/musical director from Belfast, Northern Ireland who is developing a reputation for his exciting and dynamic approach to his music making. Working primarily across the UK and Ireland, Matthew has conducted ensembles such as Chamber Choir Ireland, the Ulster Orchestra, Opera Collective Ireland/Academy für Alte Musik Berlin, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble, and Northern Ireland Opera. He is currently Chorus Director at English National Opera, Musical Director of London Youth Chamber Choir, and of Cappella Caeciliana.
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He has worked as assistant conductor with ensembles such as the BBC Concert Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus, and London Mozart Players.
He is a passionate advocate for music education, having previously conducted the National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain, Ulster Youth Orchestra (National Youth Orchestra of Northern Ireland), and London Youth Chamber Choir. He has collaborated on music education projects with the Ulster Orchestra, Northern Ireland Opera, and the Halle Orchestra. Matthew enjoys collaborations across many musical styles and genres; past collaborations include with Andrea Boccelli, Jamie Cullum, and Stephen Schwartz.
MERLIE ANNE SEBASTIAN
Assistant Leader (LYC South West)
Merlie Anne was part of the LYC Junior Girls' Choir over five years ago and is excited to return as an Assistant Leader for LYC South West. She graduated from The BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology with a diploma in Music Performance and Production in 2020. She is currently a freelance vocalist and digital artist based in Sutton, as well as a member of the London International Gospel Choir.
OLIVIA SHOTTON
Conductor (LYC West)
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Olivia graduated with distinction from the Choral Conducting MA at the Royal Academy of Music (2021), and was a 2021-22 Fellow. She is the conductor of the University of London Chamber Choir and University of Greenwich Choir, Assistant Conductor of Ealing Symphony Orchestra, and she was the 2022-23 Genesis Sixteen Conducting Scholar. Olivia founded the professional early music ensemble The CONVENTional Project, performing music from the Italian convents.
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Her previous engagements include Assistant Chorus Master to Simon Halsey in preparing the Academy Chorus for a performance of Mahler Symphony 3 under Semyon Bychkov, Fellowship with The National Youth Choirs of Great Britain (2022), participating in the Dartington International Summer School Advanced Conductor programme (2022), Assistant Musical Director with the British Youth Opera production of Hansel and Gretel (2021), and semi-finalist in the DIMA International Choral Conducting Competition (2021).
Alongside her conducting, Olivia is in high demand as both a workshop leader, leading workshops on behalf of VOCES8 and The Sixteen, and as a singer, performing with several professional ensembles, including London Voices.
ELLIE SPERLING
Assistant Leader (Junior Girls)
Ellie is a soprano and arts manager originally from Devon and is now based in North-West London. Ellie studied music at Royal Holloway, University of London before joining the freelance choral sphere, taking part in schemes such as Genesis Sixteen, Ex Cathedra Scholarship and the National Youth Choir Fellowship. Alongside her performing, Ellie enjoys regularly working with the National Youth Choir as a Course Manager for the 9-15s, and also works with the BBC Singers Management team.
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With her professional singing, Ellie has had the pleasure of performing with some of the UKs top choirs, most notably The Tallis Scholars and The Sixteen. Ellie has also performed with a number of recording choirs such as London Voices, and can be heard on numerous Marvel and Disney/Pixar soundtracks such as Barbie and The Marvels.
RACHEL STAUNTON
Artistic Director, Conductor (LYC South East, LYC Cambiata Girls, London Youth Choir)
Rachel Staunton co-founded LYC in 2012 with Suzi Digby. Having gained a first-class honours degree in music at Royal Holloway, University of London, Rachel continued her studies at the Royal Academy of Music, graduating with numerous awards and an LRAM in Choral Conducting.
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She held the post of Vocal Director for In Harmony Opera North (Classic FM’s Music Education Project of the Year 2014) and spent several years establishing the Opera North Children’s Chorus. Rachel has also worked as a conductor with the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain for over a decade.
In 2014, Rachel was made Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, in recognition of her contribution to choral music and work with young people. She is passionate about using choral music to inspire young people from all backgrounds and dedicates her career to this mission. Rachel was proud to be a finalist for the Francesca Hanley Inspiration Award at the Music and Drama Education Awards in 2023.
MEG STORER
Assistant Leader (LYC Junior Girls)
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Meg is a conductor, flautist and private music tutor based in South-East London. Outside of LYC, Meg works with the London Symphony Orchestra as an Event Coordinator. Alongside her full-time work, she is a current Creative Learning Ambassador with the Benedetti Foundation; conducted the Portobello Orchestra for their Summer 2024 Season; along with being the secretary and permanent third flute/piccolo player for the Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra, having previously been the Assistant Manager at the London City Orchestra.
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Meg also has a loyal cohort of private music pupils, ranging in age from 6-adult, and covering a multitude of studies from flute, piano and music theory, to GCSE and A-Level Music preparation.
Meg studied at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance for six years, achieving a master’s degree in a personally tailored course in Conducting and Flute. Alongside her master's studies, Meg studied with Denise Ham at her London Conducting Academy, preparing her for the busy life of full-time and freelance work.
CHLOE TODD
Assistant Leader (LYC West)
Chloe is a singer, conductor and educator with a passion for creating music with others and outreach work. She is a graduate from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where she studied her Masters and Undergraduate in Voice, graduating with Distinction in both and winning several awards. She regularly performs as a soloist in opera and oratorio, and loves curating interesting recitals. Chloe works with the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and is a Musical Director for Liberty Choir, a charity who run community choirs within prisons.
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Chloe holds a Choral Scholarship at Holy Trinity Church in her hometown, Dartford. She is an outreach project leader with the church and the local primary school to inspire the next generation of young singers! She is really excited and grateful to be joining the LYC team!
EMILY VARNEY
Assistant Leader (LYC West)
Emily is a singer, music educator and actor based in London.
She is a Fellow for the National Youth Choirs, Music Specialist for the Artis Foundation, Course Tutor for the Hallé Youth Choirs, Workshop Leader for The Sixteen, Foundation Tutor for the Lambeth Music Service and Singing Teacher at Esher College.
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A first-class Vocal Studies and Opera graduate from the Royal Northern College of Music, Emily held scholarships at the Manchester Oratory and Salford Cathedral, was a young artist for The Sixteen's Genesis Sixteen scheme and continues her studies as a masters student at the Royal Academy of Music.
As an alum of the Orange Tree Theatre’s Young Company and soprano for KANTOS chamber choir, Emily is passionate about theatrically reimagining choral repertoire and showcasing new writing through immersive and collaborative multi-media performances.
BEN VONBERG-CLARK
Conductor (LYC Junior Boys)
Ben has been teaching primary aged children since his year abroad in a children’s theatre in Vienna in 2008. He set up the three children’s choirs of St. John the Divine, Kennington, in 2013, where 80 children aged 5-18 now attend weekly rehearsals and perform in concerts around the country; they have also broadcast live on BBC Radio 2 and have a partnership with St. John’s College, Cambridge.
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Ben is increasingly in demand to lead one-off singing days and courses, working for the Red House, Aldeburgh, the Roman River Music Festival, the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, the Rodolfus Foundation and YK Pao School, Shanghai. He also conducts four office choirs in London and is the conductor of the University of Essex Choir and founder and director of the Wivenhoe Youth Choir. He ran the Singing Outreach Programme for Westminster Cathedral, working with 12 primary schools over London, from 2014-19. His book “Introducing Singing” was published by Trinity College London in March 2023.
Ben studied music and German at Durham University, University of Vienna, King’s College London and as a postgraduate in vocal studies at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Alongside his conducting, he is seen regularly on the oratorio and recital circuit and has sung with the BBC Singers, the Sixteen, Stile Antico, Tenebrae and the Eric Whitacre Singers among others. In 2019 he performed a solo recital as part of the Aldeburgh festival.
STELLA WERTH
Assistant Leader (LYC South East)
Stella is a former member of LYC Chamber Choir and joined the LYC staff team in September 2021 as an assistant leader for LYC West.
She graduated with a degree in Music from Royal Holloway University where she sang with the Royal Holloway Founders Choir and helped to run the Holloway Notes Choir for adults with learning disabilities. Since graduating in 2020, Stella has worked as an administrator for The Military Wives Choirs, London Youth Choirs and The Include Choir. She now works as Event Coordinator at the Royal College of Music.
TristAN Weymes
Assistant Leader (LYC Cambiata Boys)
Tristan graduated with Distinction and DipRAM from the Royal Academy of Music’s Choral Conducting MA course. He is Director of Music at St Mary the Virgin, Merton Park, Conductor of University College London Chamber Choir, and Assistant Leader with the London Youth Cambiata Boys’ Choir. Tristan is also Deputy Artistic Director and Choral Lead of Elysium, an organisation which aims to provide musical opportunities to young people. Tristan’s workshop engagements include vocal and conducting workshops with RAM’s Widening Participation Department, leading with LYC, and recently working with Nadine Benjamin MBE towards her December 2023 ‘Everybody Can’ concert.
