Secret Messages

Jonny Davies Conductor

After being Queen’s Chorister and then Head Chorister at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, Jonny Davies won a music scholarship to Trinity School, Croydon. During his teenage years he studied violin with John Francis, piano with Nigel Clayton at Croydon Schools Piano Centre and organ with Simon Williams. He also acted as assistant organist at St Mary’s Church, Addington. He then went to Brasenose College, Oxford where he received an Organ Exhibition, and sang with Schola Cantorum and the Oxford Chamber Choir. Since leaving Oxford, Jonny has sung as a lay clerk in Guildford Cathedral, with the Holst Singers conducted by Stephen Layton, and with professional church choirs all over London. He was Director of Music at St Olave’s Church, Hart Street and St Katharine Cree in the City of London, from 2007 until 2015.

From the programme of 4 February 2023.

Alfie Beston Saxophone

Alfie Beston is 13 years old and loves music. He passed grade 8 saxophone with distinction at the age of 10 and passed his diploma on the last day of primary school. He is a student at St Olave’s School and a chorister at the Queen’s Chapel of the Savoy. Alfie plays lead saxophone for the National Youth Jazz Orchestra Academy Big Band and is the current holder of the Minting Cup (Bromley Young Musician of the year for under 14s). He loves composing and arranging music and has written big band scores for NYJO, a wind quintet, several sax quartets, small jazz band arrangements and a Te Deum. You can find out more about Alfie’s music-making and hear his compositions at www.alfiebeston.com.