Buxtehude to Boombidah!

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.

Sara Pay Soprano

Sara Pay has performed as a soprano concert soloist with several choirs and musical groups. Her oratorio performances include movements from Mozart’s Mass in C minor, Britten’s Spring Symphony, C. P. E. Bach’s Magnificat, Handel’s Messiah, and as a soloist in many Bach Cantatas. She also has sung the rôle of Susanna (Marriage of Figaro, in English) and the Dew Fairy (Hänsel und Gretel). Sara studies singing with Zoe South. An experienced choral singer, Sara is a member of Nonsuch Singers, a versatile chamber choir whose recent highlights include performing Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Choir at St Peter’s Eaton Square and recording Will Todd’s Mass in Blue for Convivium Records. Sara sang with Hallé Choir, London Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Chorus and Choir of the 21st Century for several years, performing in concerts throughout the UK, on tour in Europe and New York, and in recordings for the Hallé, Chandos and LSO Live labels.

From the programme of 5 February 2022.

Panaretos Kyriatzidis Piano