Concert on 25 March 2006

Stephen Davies Conductor

Stephen Davies, a former chorister of St Paul’s Cathedral, London, and Music Scholar of Queen’s College, Oxford, was awarded a scholarship by the Austrian Institute to study with the great organist and composer Anton Heiller at the Academy of Music in Vienna. He has since been active both in the field of music education – particularly at St Olave’s School, Orpington, where he was Director of Music for seventeen years – and as an organ recitalist. In this capacity he has given concerts in major venues throughout Europe, in New York and in New Zealand. In 2017 he gave concerts in Estonia, Germany, and Norway, and last year he performed in King’s College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He founded the Sine Nomine Singers in 1994 and conducted this chamber choir for almost 20 years, giving concerts in local venues as well as in Estonia, France and Germany. He was Director of Music here at St George’s from 2002 to 2016.

From the programme of 15 October 2022.

Harriet Webb Mezzo-soprano

Harriet Webb read music at Manchester University where she studied violin with Ronald Birks of the Lindsay Quartet and singing with Diane Matthews at the Royal Northern College of Music. She currently studies with Sarah Dunstan. She has sung and made numerous recordings with several of the top London chamber choirs and groups such as the BBC Singers, Polyphony and the King’s Consort and her own five voice group Amici. Solo work has included performances of Bach’s St Matthew Passion, St John Passion, Christmas Oratorio and Magnificat, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Handel’s Messiah, Israel in Egypt and Dixit Dominus, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, Brahms’ Alto Rhapsody, Elgar’s The Music Makers, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Mozart’s Requiem, Duruflé’s Requiem, Bruckner’s Requiem, Liszt’s Via Crucis, Charpentier’s Messe de Minuit and Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb and Christ’s Nativity. Harriet has also participated in a masterclass on English song with Ian Partridge. Harriet is Director of Music at Newstead Wood School for Girls.

Daniel Beach Flute

Pam Hinton Piano

Mark Jones Organ

Mark Jones started his organ studies with David Sanger and continued under the tuition of Nicholas Danby at the Royal College of Music. He attended St Olave’s Grammar School where he was taught by Stephen Davies, tonight’s conductor, before taking a place at Trinity College, Cambridge to read music in 1994. Mark performs regularly with the Sine Nomine Singers as an accompanist and continuo player. He is also in demand by other local choirs and has played the organ for them at such venues as St Paul’s, Westminster, Winchester and Durham Cathedrals.

From the programme of 9 April 2011.