Phil Wilcox

Phil (Bass-baritone) is a graduate of Leeds College of Music, a Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music; and appears regularly as a concert soloist, opera singer, and professional chorister throughout the UK. Alongside solo singing, he is the Learning and Participation Manager for Leeds Lieder; directs a number of choirs; and is a regular performer on the UK ceilidh scene playing the piano accordion. He appears regularly as an oratorio soloist for works such as: Messiah, Samson and Israel in Egypt (Handel); St Matthew, John and Luke Passions (Bach); Elijah (Mendelssohn); Stabat Mater (Dvořák); Eternal Light: A Requiem (Goodall); and Songs of Milarepa (Glass). Most recent operatic roles include Gazella (Lucrezia Borgia, Donizetti), Alcindoro (La Bohème, Puccini) and Russell the Tree (How to Find Your Name) for English Touring Opera; Krakamiche (Le dernier sorcier, Viardot) for Gothic Opera; Gasparo (Rita, Donizetti) for Charing Cross Theatre; Father in Waterperry Opera Festival’s production of Hansel and Gretel, a production which fully incorporated British Sign Language and saw Phil accompany himself on the piano accordion.

Stephen Brown

Stephen (tenor) studied at Trinity College, London and then at the Benjamin Britten International Opera School at the Royal College of Music. His career has led to roles with most of the major UK opera companies also touring companies such as Opera Della Luna, English Touring Opera, Carl Rosa Opera and the D'Oyly Carte Opera. Recent engagements have included his début at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre as the tenor soloist in Gabriel with the English Concert

Charlotte Collier

Charlotte Collier (contralto) has worked with Scottish Opera, Opera Holland Park and Carl Rosa Opera as well as touring extensively both in the UK and abroad. She has a broad repertoire and is much in demand as a recitalist and concert performer. Charlotte performed in the presence of Royalty at the Royal Albert Hall as soloist in the Care for Casualties concert, raising funds for the Rifles Charity supporting veterans from Afghanistan, and worked exclusively for Swan Hellenic on their ships Minerva and Minerva 2 with her ensemble Absolutely Opera! Educated at Trinity Laban and University of London, Charlotte currently studies privately with Neil Baker. Recent roles include Marcelina (Marriage of Figaro) for New Aquarian Opera and First Norn (Götterdämmerung) for Cardiff Opera. Plans include Dido and Aeneas in the summer as well as concert work and Viva Voce Opera Festival in Rothbury, Northumberland.

Lesley Jane Rogers

Lesley-Jane’s (soprano) has a full concert diary with oratorio work, and her extensive experience encompasses the mainstream repertoire - she frequently performs works by Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Elgar and Verdi - as well as many more unusual pieces. She is also an exuberant performer when required, and is a popular choice for new works, and for large-scale pieces such as Vaughan Williams’s Sea Symphony or Elgar The Kingdom.

Mark Bradbury

Mark Bradbury (tenor) began his studies with the baritone John Cameron in Manchester and continued with Mark Wildman and Edward Brooks at the Royal Academy of Music. Mark joined the Glyndebourne Chorus in 1999 and sang with the company for many years.Chorally, Mark has enjoyed singing with The Academy of Ancient Music, Gabrieli Consort and Choir of the Age of enlightenment. As a founder member of European Voices, under Sir Simon Rattle, he sang with the OAE and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in Berlin and Salzburg in Les Boreades (Rameaux), Peter Grimes (Britten), and Wonderful Town (Bernstein). Extensive work as a soloist on the concert platform has included Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (RAM for Classic FM), Mozart’s Mass in C (QEH), Bach’s St John Passion (St John’s Chapel, Cambridge), Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music, Britten’s St Nicholas, Vaughan Williams’ On Wenlock Edge and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. Mark teaches singing in several schools and colleges and runs a private singing studio in Horsham.

Lucy Mair

Lucy (soprano) studied Music and Italian at Royal Holloway, University of London, attended the Conservatorio di Benedetto Marcello, Venice, and graduated with an M.Mus in Performance and Composition from Newcastle University. She was awarded a bursary to Oxenfoord International Summer School to work with Janis Kelly, Linda Ormiston, David Cowan, Jamie Macdougall and Robin Bowman and was twice awarded bursaries to study voice at The Dartington International Summer School. Oratorio performances include Messiah, Mendelssohn's Elijah, Vivaldi’s Gloria and Magnificat, Schubert’s Mass in G and Mass in C, Haydn’s Little Organ Mass, Fauré’s Requiem, Bach’s Magnificat, Graun’s Der Tod Jesu and Mozart’s Mass in C. Lucy teaches singing at Roedean School and privately at home. She recently qualified in therapeutic counselling and has developed “Person-Centred Singing”, a therapeutic approach to working with singers.

ALI OLLERENSHAW

Alistair (baritone) has been praised by Opera Magazine for his “resonant and scything baritone” and “athletic vocal presence”. The 2018 - 2019 season saw Alistair perform the role of Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro and sing Haydn's Creation conducted by Jane Glover CBE. He made his debut Le Baron de Montefiascone in Isouard’s Cendrillon for Bampton Classical Opera and appeared with The Monteverdi Choir and Sir John Eliot Gardiner at La Scala, Milan, Musikverein Vienna and Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

Sarah Russell

SARAH (soprano) was raised in Devon and obtained a degree in Modern Languages at Exeter University. She sang with the Exeter University Singers, and has gone on to sing in several other choirs, currently including the Horsham Chamber Choir, Cantilena, the Chantry Quire, the Richard Roddis Singers, and the Chanctonbury Chorus. She enjoys singing both as a chorister and soloist. Sarah lives in Storrington and works as a garden designer. Solo performances include Brahms Requiem; Vivaldi Gloria; Mozart ‘Mass in C’ Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas.

Michael Kopinski

Michael was trained in the Russian technique at the Polish National Ballet School and in 1998 won the highly prestigious ‘Prix de Lausanne’ international ballet competition. After this, he completed his training at the Royal Ballet Upper School in London. Michael had a successful career as a soloist dancer with the Birmingham Royal Ballet, His repertoire included; The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, Romeo & Juliet.