Mendip
Male Voice
Choir
About us
Please contact the Chairman or
Musical Director with any Concert enquiries
Mendip Male Voice Choir
Led and supported by professional musicians with many years of choral and vocal experience.
Jamie Knights
Musical Director
Jamie was a scholar at Wells Cathedral School and gained a first class BA Honours Music degree at Bath Spa University. Jamie is a widely respected musician, having worked with many groups in the local area, including Curtain Up, City of Bath Bach Choir and Bath Opera. He also spent four years directing the Glastonbury Male Voice Choir. He is currently a Music Teacher and Musician-in-Residence at Kingswood School in Bath.
Phillip Evry
Accompanist
Phil joined us at the start of January 2015 and quickly established himself as one of the team. He received his musical education at the Royal Academy of Music and retired as Deputy Director of Music at the Arts Educational School, Tring. Phillip comes to us from the Bath Male Choir where he was accompanist from 2006 until 2014.
Hannah Drury
Resident Soloist
Hannah graduated from Bath Spa University with a first class honours degree in Music, and then studied to gain a Diploma (DipABRSM) in singing under her singing teacher, Judy Davis. Hannah also teaches singing and has taken many solo roles in Bath Opera.
We welcome applications from other professional musicians who would be interested in joining us during a performance as a Guest Soloist. Please get in touch with the Musical Director - musicaldirector@mendipmen.co.uk
The Council
The Mendip Male Voice Choir have a council who are elected every year at our AGM and work hard to support the choir and develop its potential. The current council are:
Chairman - Peter Bradshaw
Vice Chairman - Richard Luscombe
Secretary - Eric Baldwin
Assistant Secretary - John Kendall
Membership Secretary - Nick Furzland
Concert Bookings Secretary - Mike Downing
Treasurer - Phil Gait
Publicity - Simon Martin
Stage Manager - Martin Dymond
Safeguarding & Child Protection Officer - Fred Lacey
Please use the 'Contact' page to get in touch.
Section Leaders
These are members of the choir from each voice section who liaise with other singers from their section.
First Tenor Section Leader - David Phillips
First Tenor Section Deputy Leader - Rob Thain
Second Tenor Section Leader - Richard Luscombe
Second Tenor Section Deputy Leader - Jim Attwood
Baritone Section Leader - Bryan Hussey
Baritone Section Deputy Leader - John Kendall
Bass Section Leaders - Brian Griffiths
Bass Section Deputy Leader - Robert Pemberton
The Choir is delighted to acknowledge the support of the following Individuals and organisations:
Honorary President
Brian Attwood
Vice Presidents
Bryan Pulsford
Geoff Pulsford
Terry Phillips
Choir Patrons
Michael Eavis - CBE
Paul Myers - Midsomer Norton Councillor
Jacob Rees-Mogg - MP
Choir Members
First Tenor
David Phillips
Leigh Butler
Robin Campbell
Roland Clarke
John Daintith
Jon Lewis
George Lippiatt
Les Martindale
Andy Nicholls
Ralph Pawley
Richard Rawlings
John Taylor
Rob Thain
Ken Webster
Second Tenor
Richard Luscombe
Jim Attwood
George Beechener
John Hack
Jerry Hann
Bryn Hawkins
Fred Lacey
Danny Lacey-Ford
Alan March
Simon Martin
Michael McCarthy
Richard Munden
Geoff Pulsford
John Scarterfield
Alec Short
David Sperritt
Michael Thomas
Colin Turner
Phil Turner
Baritone
Bryan Hussey
Eric Baldwin
David Brown
John Browning
Rob France
Nick Furzland
Phillip Gait
Andy Green
John Kendall
Ron Long
Patrick McDermot
Ray Parker
Terry Porter
Jeremy Smith
Pete Young
Bass
Brian Griffiths
Colin Bowden
Ken Bowen
Peter Bradshaw
Alan Burbridge
Mike Downing
Martin Dymond
Martin Greene
Greg Harris
Geoffrey Lane
Stephen Manning
Robert Pemberton
Martin Slocombe