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Andrew PinkVoice: Bass Nationality: British (English) Occupation: University Administrator Home: Stroud Green, London Started singing: Formally, in the local parish-church choir, aged 6 Favourite music: Currently, Eighteenth-century English Fave composer: Just one? OK, then it has to be Mendelssohn (even though he is neither English nor of the eighteenth century!) Fave CML concert: December 2005, "At that season of the year: not your average Christmas concert". Respighi: 'Lauda per la natività del signore'; Poulenc, '4 motets pour le temps de noel'; Dove: 'The Passing of the Year'. I was in the audience, and it was terrific! Hobbies: Historical musicology and music editing |
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Jude CowanVoice: Soprano Nationality: British Occupation: Researcher, archivist for media. Writer and songwriter. Started singing: My granddad was a 'cellist with Sir John Barbirolli in the Halle Orchestra, he inspired me. Favourite Music: I love everything. I have been a solo writer and performer for so long that the choral repertoire is a fabulous world of sensation. I'm bringing some influences from the different composers such as Brahms or Jonathan Dove into my new settings of William Blake songs for Hammond Organ and voice. Fave composer: I'm too excited by the range of possibilities to have a fave at the moment. Everything I hear I just think - that's AMAZING. Fave CML concert: I'm a real newbie - but my first concert of Purcell and Handel's Dixit Dominus was just brilliant, with the Belsize Baroque Chamber Ensemble, November 2009. Hobbies: I'm a poet and a songwriter - that's very time consuming. But I do like to run around with my Bedlington terrier and cycle to the local park, hoping I don't come across any bobbies. |
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John BigginsVoice: tenor Nationailty: British Occupation: Professional actor/ freelance graphic/web designer Home: SE London Started singing: at school Favourite music: Most music apart from heavy rock, opera and bagpipes Fave composer: as a former string player, I have to say Beethoven. But chorally, probably Bach Fave singer: Janet Baker/Fischer-Dieskau/Paul Simon Fave CML concert: Hobbies: reading, tennis, Scrabble, Leeds United AFC |
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Liz AramVoice: Soprano Nationailty: British Occupation: Freelance communications consultant specialising in health Started singing: probably in my pram Favourite music: I’ve loved discovering completely new music such as the Latin American repertoire, Whitacre, early English, and modern English eg Jonathon Dove, Maxwell Davies Fave composer: Still can’t beat J S Bach Fave CML concert: The one I organised to benefit the mental health charity Mind of which I am a trustee – I think it’s great that the choir encourages people to bring ideas and connections Hobbies: adventures with my family – this daft picture from a dude ranch in Colorado, literature classic and modern, being outdoors: running, cycling; my house in France (available to let - sorry for plug!)
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Mary PearceVoice: Alto Nationality: British Occupation: Linguistic consultant working for a charity in Africa. I've also been involved in Bible translation and Maths teaching. Home: Where did you start singing? Sang solos in church as a child and in the school choir, sang and played in an early music group as a teenager. Favourite piece of choral music: The Messiah Favourite composer: Bach Favourite singer: no-one in particular – tenors or 4-part quartets Favourite CML concert: Evensong at St Barts the Great (partly because of the setting) Hobbies and pastimes: playing and listening to music, cartoon drawing, Japanese puzzles, designing cross stitch, making friends with people from different cultures. |
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Sebastian BorgerVoice: Bass/baritone Nationality: German Occupation: London correspondent for newspapers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland Home: Harringey, North London Where did you start singing? At home with my parents and sisters Favourite piece of choral music: St Matthew Passion Favourite composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Favourite singer: The Baritone Christian Gerhaher Favourite CML concert: B-minor Mass in St James’s, Piccadilly Hobbies and pastimes: Playing football in Finsbury Park with my wife, two sons and lots of neighbours, both parents and children |
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Mary VerdultVoice: Alto I Nationality: British Occupation: Translator Home: Brussels Where did you start singing? I had singing lessons when I was at school and sang twice in the (primary) school opera – my big part was Electra, Goddess of Light in "The Magic Ruby", sadly no opera parts since, though I did tour Europe with Jimmy (James) MacMillan and the catholic chaplaincy choir of Edinburgh University in 1980. Since then, I've sung in various big choirs in Germany and Switzerland, the Brussels Choral Society, and now CML. Favourite piece of choral music: Anything by Whitacre Favourite composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Favourite singer: Matti Salminen Favourite CML concert: May 2009, Latin American music Hobbies and pastimes: Politics, books, culture, learning new languages |
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Barry CreasyVoice: Bass Nationality: British Occupation: Consultant, evaluator, researcher and cultural analyst Home: Kilburn, London Where did you start singing? I have sung since I was first a choirboy, aged 9, at school in York. Favourite piece of choral music: César Cui: Vyelichit dusha Moya Gospoda (Magnificat) Favourite composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams Favourite singer: Janet Baker for enjoyment, Mado Robin for sheer madness Favourite CML concert: November 1998, Monteverdi 1610 Vespers Hobbies and pastimes: Reading, writing, visual art. |