We are delighted to welcome our young soloists who will sing with the Choir in the Vivaldi Gloria, as well their own pieces.

They are both taking their GCSEs, including Music, at present.

Soprano

Leoni Malewezi is 16 years old and attends St Edwards College.   She has been singing with the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Choir for 6 years and has also sung with the Welsh Choral Choir.  Leoni hopes to continue her music career at university.

Mezzo Soprano

Emmy-Lou Hussin is 16 years old and currently attending St Edwards College along with Leoni. She has sung in the Metropolitan Cathedral Choir since she was 6 years old.  Emmy-Lou hopes that she can continue to let her music knowledge and experience grow.

Updated 08/11/22 Paul Smy and Jessica Conway can no longer perform with us on 12th November.

Joyce Tindsley will be joining us to sing Mezzo Soprano and Daniel Joy will sing Tenor

Joyce Tindsley was born in Lancashire and, after graduating from UCNW, Bangor,where she studied with William Mathias, continued her vocal training at the RNCM withBarbara Robotham and Christopher Underwood, and later withOpera North’s Wyn Davies and Sally Burgess.

Over the years Joyce has worked with legendary conductors such as Georg Solti, Charles Groves, Richard Hickox, Stephen Cleobury, John Rutter, and David Willcocks and appeared as a soloist in many major concert halls and cathedrals around Britain with orchestras including the BBC Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony, and BBC Concert Orchestra. She has had a connection with the BBC for over 30 years, firstly as a member of the BBC Northern Singers and latterly the Daily Service Singers.

Joyce has always enjoyed teaching alongside her performing career and has worked as vocal tutor at Lancaster University, provided masterclasses for Chetham’s School of Music, as well as running a private teaching practice. She provides workshops and teaching to choral groups and was appointed vocal coach to the Huddersfield Choral Society in September 2017, to the Keele Bach Choir in September 2018, and she also became the Musical Director of the LGN Community Choir in January 2019. In her spare time she is studying for an MA in Voice Pedagogy at the Voice Study Centre.