Choirs and Conducting
I absolutely love conducting choirs – something truly magical happens when you have multiple voices coming together – both musically and emotionally.
Works conducted include Will Todd’s Mass in Blue with full band, Bob Chilcott’s Little Jazz Mass with trio, Ole Gjeilo’s Lake Isle & Luminous Night of the Soul with string quartet, Fauré’s Requiem with full orchestra, and commissioned music When All Was Young by emerging composer Ben Lee. I also launched ITV Voices. One of my proudest moments was working with men from Pentonville Prison.
I hold an LRSM with distinction in Choral Conducting. I am also an advocate of good vocal health and up to date vocal teachings. In 2015 I was awarded a BBC Unsung Hero award for my work with community choir Victoria Park Singers.
History
August 2022: Hannah was delighted to be invited to conduct the Wilderness Festival Choir. Over 60 singers performed with an orchestra and it was truly a beautiful performance!
July 2020: Hannah formed a virtual choir to launch a new piece of contemporary choral music, Earth Prayer, which she composed during Covid-19. Over 100 singers from around the world took part.
March 2020: 160 singers from HB Choirs performed in ‘Symphonic Gospel Spirit’ with the London Symphony Orchestra at The Barbican as part of the massed choir.
September 2019: Victoria Park Singers, together with the Crouch End Festival Chorus, represented “East” in a performance of John Luther Adams’ In The Name of the Earth as part of this years Proms at the Royal Albert Hall.
September 2018: Finsbury Park Singers was founded.
April 2017: Hannah put together and coached the choir for the opening number of the Olivier Awards (The Girls – by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth) – made up of members of our HB Choirs
December 2016: Hannah fixed and coached choirs for Gary Barlow’s performance at the Royal Variety Show at the Hammersmith Apollo and also for his performance on Strictly Come Dancing.
June 2015: The BBC named Hannah as one of the inaugural BBC Music Day Unsung Heroes. You can listen to the BBC Radio 2 Steve Wright piece about the award here. There is also a short film featuring Victoria Park Singers below and to hear all the radio interviews click here.
2013: I founded Victoria Park Singers, my East London based choir. There are around 100 singers and they rehearse on Wednesday evenings at Lauriston School in Hackney