Founded in 1976 as a madrigal choir, the Arcadian Singers are made up of 24 people,  consisting of students and staff from Oxford University and Oxford residents. We perform at least one concert a term in Oxford and also participate in a number of other musical ventures both in and outside the city. Over the years we have recorded two successful CDs, broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and toured yearly.

As well as performing in the many churches and college chapels of Oxford, we have sung services at St. Paul’s Cathedral and Westminster Abbey, and since 1991 have been invited to act as the ‘choir in residence’ during the Easter Triduum at Ampleforth Abbey.

We sing a diverse array of music, ranging from Byrd, Palestrina and Bach to Tippett, Pärt and Barber. You can get an idea of recent repertoire by checking past concerts on our events page!

Conductor 2019-2021 - Jamie Powe

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Jamie Powe is a conductor, singer, arranger, and composer working in London and Oxford. Jamie currently holds a scholarship from the Royal Academy of Music, where he is studying for an MA degree in choral conducting under Patrick Russill. Jamie was also one of the 2018/19 Young Conducting Scholars with Sing for Pleasure, is currently Director of the Chapel Choir of Regent's Park College, Oxford, and Musical Director of the Arcadian Singers.

In 2018, he completed his BA degree in Music at Somerville College, Oxford, which included a choral conducting module. Alongside his degree, he also studied choral conducting with Paul Spicer and directed the Somerville Orchestra.
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Jamie was a choral scholar at Somerville College, and is now in increasing demand as a tenor in London, both as a consort singer and a soloist. He was a choral scholar at St Mary's Church, Primrose Hill (2019-2020) and regularly works as a tenor deputy in a number of London’s leading choirs. He has also performed operatic roles with Handmade Opera, Opera in the City and has performed at the Dorset Opera Festival. Recent roles include Flute (Midsummer Night's Dream), Daniel (Witch - a new opera by Toby Young), Trio (Trouble in Tahiti) and Bill (A Hand of Bridge).


Choir Committee 2020/21

Manager: Oliver Kay
Treasurer: Cosima Gillhammer
Marketing: Hannah Towndrow
​Poster Design: Ambrose Yim

Choir Membership 2020/21

Soprano
Rhiannon Lovell
​Cosima Gillhammer
Hannah Greenstreet
Hannah Towndrow
Clara von Randow

Alto
​Vicky Arnold
​Charlotte Schnurr
Katie Bank
Merel Van Lent
Tenor
Johannes Fankhauser
​Niv Lobo
Francis Judd
Harry Myers
Benjamin Isachsen

Bass
Oliver Kay
Faaris Zaki
Will Cross
Harry Edwards
​Tim Muggeridge