Sutton Coldfield Chamber Choir – Celebrating John Rutter at 80

Director : Richard Mason

Soprano soloist : Zoe Challenor

Popular secular choral works to suit a wide range of tastes.

Zoe graduated as a prize winner in French song from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and has sun operatic and oratorio roles alongside James Bowman and Christopher Maltman throughout Britain and Europe. Zoe freelances regularly with Welsh National Opera and for 8 years was choral director of the Junior Department at Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London.

Richard was, over forty years, Director of Music at Aldridge School where he founded a unique music scholarship programme within a state comprehensive school. He has directed Church Choirs at St. Columba’s Church and Emmanuel Church in Sutton Coldfield. Richard was one of three to set up the Charity Trust which cares for our Town Hall.