About the choir |
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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, performed with stars such as Katherine Jenkins, 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 Macillan, Pärt and Barber. You can get an idea of recent repertoire by checking past concerts! |
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Director of Music: Jamie Powe
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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 and has worked with Genesis Sixteen as conducting scholar. He was Director of the Chapel Choir of Regent's Park College, Oxford 2019-2021, and he is currently Musical Director of Laurelin Voices, The Arcadian Singers, and is a guest conductor for The Fourth Choir.
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. As a tenor, Jamie was a choral scholar at Somerville College (2015-2018), St Mary's Church, Primrose Hill (2018-20) and now regularly works as a tenor deputy in and around London. 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). Jamie studied composition at Oxford with Toby Young and Deborah Pritchard, achieving a first class grade for his composition portfolio. He now continues his studies at The Royal Academy of Music with David Gorton and Gareth Moorcraft, alongside his choral conducting MA. He also regularly arranges for choirs and contemporary a cappella groups, and is currently writing a musical. |
Choir Committee 2021/22
Manager: Oliver Kay
Treasurer: Cosima Gillhammer
Social Media: Merel Van Lent
Poster Design: Ambrose Yim
Treasurer: Cosima Gillhammer
Social Media: Merel Van Lent
Poster Design: Ambrose Yim
Choir Membership 2021/22
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Soprano
Rhiannon Lovell Cosima Gillhammer Hannah Pack Hannah Greenstreet Hannah Towndrow Clara von Randow Alto Vicky Arnold Katie Bank Amy Chang Charlotte Schnurr Merel Van Lent Harriet Taylor |
Tenor
Tim Ault Oliver Kay Chris Kowalski Tim Wilcox Miles Philips Bass Faaris Zaki Will Cross Harry Myers Richard Mifsud Alastair Stone Sean Telford Ambrose Yim |
