About us
Mendip Male Voice Choir
Led and supported by professional musicians with many years of choral and vocal experience.
Jamie Knights (left)
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 Musician-in-Residence at Kingswood School in Bath.
Hannah Drury (right)
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.
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 Beaven
Vice Chairman - Mike Downing
Secretary - Eric Baldwin
Assistant Secretary - John Kendall
Membership Secretary - Nick Furzland
Concert Bookings Secretary - Terry Phillips
Treasurer - Phil Gait
Publicity - Bryn Hawkins
Stage Manager - Martin Dymond
Safeguarding & Child Protection Officer - Fred Lacey
(click on their underlined name for email contact)
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 - David Brown
Baritone Section Deputy Leader - John Kendall
Bass Section Leaders - Peter Bradshaw
Bass Section Deputy Leader - Brian Griffiths
The Choir is delighted to acknowledge the support of the following Individuals and organisations:
Honorary President
Brian Attwood
Vice Presidents
Bryan Pulsford
Geoff Pulsford
Sponsors
Avon Sportsground Maintenance Company
www.avonsportsgroundmaintenance.co.uk
Choir Patrons
Michael Eavis - CBE
The much loved, late Alex Hann
Paul Myers - Mayor, Midsomer Norton
Jacob Rees-Mogg - MP
Phillip Evry (right)
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.
Choir Members
First Tenor
David Phillips
Peter Beaven
Leigh Butler
Roland Clarke
John Daintith
Jon Lewis
George Lippiatt
Les Martindale
Andy Nicholls
Martin Palmer
Ralph Pawley
Bryan Pulsford
Rob Thain
Ken Webster
Dave Williams
Second Tenor
Richard Luscombe
Jim Attwood
Vic Clarke
John Hack
Jerry Hann
Bryn Hawkins
Fred Lacey
Alan March
Simon Martin
Michael McCarthy
Richard Munden
Geoff Pulsford
John Scarterfield
Alec Short
Michael Thomas
Colin Turner
Phil Turner
Baritone
David Brown
Brian Attwood
Eric Baldwin
Alan Bishop
John Browning
Ross Cannell
Wilf Chippendale
Nick Furzland
Phillip Gait
Andy Green
Mike Hamblin
Phil Hathway
Bryan Hussey
John Kendall
Ron Long
Patrick McDermot
Robin Mackenzie
Geoff Moore
Pete Nicholls
Ray Parker
Terry Phillips
Terry Porter
Jeremy Smith
Bass
Peter Bradshaw
Colin Bowden
Ken Bowen
Alan Burbridge
Roger Corrick
Mike Downing
Martin Dymond
Martin Greene
Brian Griffiths
Greg Harris
Geoffrey Lane
Matthew Livesy
Stephen Manning
Roger Meadows
Robert Pemberton
Kelvin Rees
Paul Shepherd
Martin Slocombe