|
Music Notes includes:
|
|
|
OUR MUSICAL DIRECTOR is Lindsay Blay (January 2024 to the present)
|
|
Our Musical Director Lindsay grew up in Suffolk and started singing at an early age. She sang with the Olive Quantrill Singers, the Jubilee Choir and the vocal ensemble Front Porch Harmony. She also played violin with the Suffolk Schools orchestra.
She went on to study at London University and the Royal Academy of Music where she won the Mozart prize, received second prize at the National English Song Award, and also studied at the Britten Pears School. She has worked as a singer for many years, performing in venues across the UK, and has also worked with the BBC Singers. More recently, Lindsay has been a member of the visiting music staff at Ipswich School. Lindsay has conducted several choirs and ensembles including a 70 strong teenage choir and the ensemble Capella Nova, formerly of Amberfield School, directing them in performances at Snape Maltings, on BBC Radio Suffolk and Radio 4, and with the vocal group Blake on their UK tour. Lindsay has a passion for sharing her love of singing with others - "We`ve heard about the many benefits of singing, it reduces stress, aids memory, and it allows you to express yourself, but putting it very simply, it just makes you feel better...." Lindsay took over from Chandra Grover as Musical Director in January 2024, following Chandra's retirement from the Birkbeck Singers in December 2023. |
OUR PIANO ACCOMPANIST is Sabine Sutton (March 2022 to the present)
Our accompanist is Sabine Sutton, a musician and teacher. Sabine accompanies a number of local choirs and coordinates lunchtime concerts for the Ipswich Arts Association. She is a versatile teacher and is excited to be teaching piano again at home in Ipswich.
OUR CHOIR:
We are a very friendly group of people who love to sing together, to learn new songs and harmonies, who love to share their songs with others, who choose to raise money for a chosen charity, and ...... who love to have FUN!
Our accompanist is Sabine Sutton, a musician and teacher. Sabine accompanies a number of local choirs and coordinates lunchtime concerts for the Ipswich Arts Association. She is a versatile teacher and is excited to be teaching piano again at home in Ipswich.
- Sabine completed her music training at Birmingham Conservatoire with a B.A. (Hons) in Music and diplomas in both teaching and performing. She has a P.G.C.E. (Primary / Music) awarded by the University of Reading.
‘Music has the power to bring people together in many different ways. I love that music can bring so much fun to everyone. Wednesday mornings with the Birkbeck Singers are simply joyful!’
OUR CHOIR:
We are a very friendly group of people who love to sing together, to learn new songs and harmonies, who love to share their songs with others, who choose to raise money for a chosen charity, and ...... who love to have FUN!
|
|
|
MP3 - Teacher Tracks for the Birkbeck Singers
Updated July 2020
