LYC people

Since graduating from university, George has been an academic Music teacher for the past two years, at Oakham School, where he was also a choral scholar at Peterborough Cathedral, and Ipswich School respectively. He is a graduate of the Genesis Sixteen and National Youth Choir Fellowship schemes, having performed all over the country in Oxford, Barnsley, Cambridge, Nottingham, and Manchester.

Now a freelance musician in London, George is currently a choral scholar at St Martin-in-the-Fields and deputises around other churches in London. George has sung with a number of ensembles including the Chamber Choir of London, the Hilliard Ensemble, His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts, and St Martin’s Voices. George is also continuing to establish his solo career, with previous concert experience including Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s B Minor Mass, Mozart’s Requiem, Faure’s Requiem, Brahms Requiem, and Schutz’s Musikalische Exequien. Alongside his singing career, George still wants to inspire the next generation of singers and is thoroughly enjoying working for London Youth Choir and the Centre for Young Musicians.

Lauren is a mezzo-soprano, and sings regularly with the London Youth Chamber Choir, National Youth Choirs and other ensembles, performing in iconic venues and at high-profile events nationally and internationally. Past performance highlights include First Night of the Proms, Centenary Memorial Service at Amiens Cathedral, Patrick Hawes “Great War Symphony” at the Royal Albert Hall, recording at Abbey Road Studios and performing at Ronnie Scott’s. 

Lauren also deps as a freelance singer and assists with choral workshops across the UK. She is passionate about music education, and is VERY excited to be a member of the LYC staff team!

She is passionate about children’s music education, so much that she returned to London Youth Choir as a staff member, having been a member of the choir for 4 years previously. Luisa sings professionally with a number of ensembles and consorts around London as well as teaching singing and violin privately from her home in London.

Now a freelance musician, Ellie loves working with London Youth Choir and Pimlico Musical Foundation, as well as maintaining a busy singing diary with groups such as The Tallis Scholars and The Sixteen. Ellie is also the External Projects Coordinator for St Martin-in-the-Fields, an exciting musical church on Trafalgar Square.

Additionally, she held a Young Conducting Scholarship with Sing for Pleasure.

As a singer, Olivia was an alto lay clerk at Sheffield Cathedral, a member of Kantos Chamber Choir and has performed as a soloist with Baslow Choir and Sheffield Bach Choir. She continues to sing in several London churches.

Olivia is delighted to be working with the London Youth Choir; as a teenager, she sang as an alto in the London Youth Chamber Choir, with whom she performed live with The Rolling Stones and Ellie Goulding.

Previous conducting engagements include Apprentice Musical Director at Enfield Choral Society, Junior Conducting Fellow at Zemel Choir and Musical Director of Barts and the London Musical Society Choir. In addition to conducting, she sings professionally as both a chorister at St Dominic’s Priory and as a soloist, and teaches at City Lit and Streatham and Clapham Prep School as well as privately.
She is also the Administration and Communications Officer for Arts Network Sutton.

Bethany studied music at Trinity College Cambridge where she was a choral scholar and she went on to hold a fellowship with The National Youth Choir of Great Britain before embarking on a career of professional music-making. Bethany also teaches peripatetic singing at Highgate School and her singing work includes recording, performing in concerts at home and abroad, and singing services in London Churches.

Sophie grew up in Richmond, North Yorkshire where her musical life began at St. Mary’s Church. This was followed by her membership of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain, and vocal studies at the Junior Royal Northern College of Music. At university she held a choral scholarship with the highly-respected Choir of Royal Holloway, with whom she regularly toured and recorded. Whilst at university, she was awarded a place on the prestigious Genesis Sixteen training scheme, led by Harry Christophers and The Sixteen. 
Sophie continues to build her performance portfolio, with a particular focus on French 19th and 20th century repertoire for recitals planned for 2020. Sophie has been taught by Jennifer Heslop and Elizabeth Byrne, and currently studies with Tim Travers-Brown.