Our Story

Founding Leaders

Sing! Community Choir was set up in Summer 2012 by four friends: Bethany, Naomi, Tizzy and Tom. We had met in a university choir, and wanted to keep singing now we were older! From the beginning we wanted Sing! to be a community choir – run by a group, not just one leader, and encouraging others to get involved and have a go. Today we still work like that – everyone is encouraged to have a go at teaching, conducting, leading a warm up, doing a solo, etc.

A couple of years later, Daniele joined our leadership team, and we then said goodbye to Tom when he became a dad! After several years of leadership Daniele decided to step down in 2018. In 2022, we were delighted to welcome Diana to our leadership team.

In October 2017 the first Sing! committee was created, to help us with the day-to-day running of the choir. Each committee runs for one year; nominations take place towards the end of each Summer term. The committee is overseen by the current leadership team of Bethany, Naomi, Tizzy and Diana.

Our Team

Naomi
Founding Leader

I’m Naomi and one of the Founding Leaders of Sing! I’ve been singing in choirs since I was nine years old and also play the piano (although I get really scared playing in public!).

My responsibilities in the choir is to choose with other members of the team the songs to sing, to find teachers for our workshops, conductors to help with our concerts, and to organise the weekly rehearsals as well as running teaching & conducting workshops. Outside of choir I enjoy walking, singing in an a cappella group, and drinking tea!

Tizzy
Founding Leader

Hello, I’m Tizzy and I sing as tenor. I have been part of the Sing! Leadership team since the choir started in 2012. I enjoy sharing my passion for music with all ages, both with our choir members and the children I work with in schools.

I love finding any excuse to have a choir social and have a boogie along to our songs and love enthusing people to get involved with our Sing! community.

Bethany
Founding Leader

I’m Bethany. I’m one of the Founders of Sing! and really happy to still be one of its musical directors many years on! I love arranging songs for the choir, teaching and conducting, and always get a buzz when a song comes together and I can see the delight on everyone’s faces!

Inspired in part by my experience with Sing!, I’ve since qualified as a music therapist and now work with adults with learning disabilities, sharing the joy of music with those who need it most.

Diana
Leader

I'm Diana and I've been part of Sing! since 2014. In my first year at Sing! I had a go at teaching and conducting for the first time, and I've never looked back! For the past four years I've been part of the music team, helping to select music and run rehearsals, and learning so much along the way. 

I'm super excited to now be joining the leadership team. Sing! is one of the most joyful and rewarding things in my life, and I'm so happy I get to play in part in supporting this awesome choir and community.

Emily
Secretary
'Hi, I'm Emily and I've been a member of Sing! since 2013. I have been singing in many different types of choirs since I was a child but I have to say this one is easily my favourite! I love the inclusive nature of this choir and the strong community feel. I always feel incredibly buoyed and bouncy after a Thursday evening rehearsal!
 
I am returning to the role of Secretary, so I will be responsible for sending out emails to our choir members every week to prepare them for what we will be learning. So if you send an email to us, it will probably be me answering it. Volunteering as Secretary is a great way for me to give something back to the choir I get so much out of!'
Mario
Media Coordinator

Hi. I'm Mario and I've been involved with Sing! for the past eight years in various different capacities – from playing in the band to conducting to teaching, as well as singing with our lovely bass section. In my current role as Media Coordinator I look after the bits of Sing! that are on the internet, including the website, social media accounts, and the tech that powers them. It’s also my job to make sure people know as much about Sing!

"I love Sing!’s can do attitude. Everyone is encouraged to get involved and have a go – from warm ups all the way to teaching and conducting. It’s been fun meeting lots of different people and building a community around that."

Jon
Events and Socials Coordinator

Hi I’m Jon and I joined Sing! in 2017 after watching "The Choir" series on the BBC and seeing how much fun they were all having! I had no idea if I could sing, nor which part I was suited for, and was quite apprehensive at the start. I discovered at the first rehearsal that I’m a bass and rapidly settled into this fun and energising group!

For a long time I was the self-appointed unofficial unelected pub secretary (which appealed to my rebellious tendencies!) but now I’ve grown up and taken on the Events and Socials Coordinator role 🙂 It’s a great opportunity to help build connection and community among our members that is a big part of what Sing! is about. I lead the organisation of the annual Sing! Weekend Away, as well as other socials throughout the year.

Alex
Music Coordinator

Hi, I’m Alex. As a music coordinator, my role is to help with organising all aspects of the songs we sing – from selecting repertoire to coordinating part teachers and conductors.

In 2022 I was looking for a group I could join in Cambridge which would give the opportunity to meet new friends in Cambridge and tap into my musical side – and Sing! ticked all the boxes! I went along to a taster rehearsal and before I knew it I felt like a firm member of our friendly bass section, and I started volunteering to do warm-ups, part teaching, conducting and even a solo. In Sing! I have found such a supportive bunch of people who encourage each other to make the most of their talents and have a lot of fun (and of course tea and cake!) along the way.

Outside choir I can often be found out running or cycling in the countryside around Cambridgeshire – probably whilst singing whichever new choir song is stuck in my head like an earworm!

Claire
Treasurer

Hi, I’m Claire. As Treasurer I’m responsible for choir finances, covering everything from subs to concert and weekend away costs.

I joined Sing! at the start of 2022 and it soon became an important part of my life. I quickly made friends and getting to sing as part of the Alto Army in this amazing choir full of lovely people from all walks of life is something I look forward to every week.

Shona
Concerts and Performances Coordinator
Hi, I’m Shona. I joined Sing! in 2015, looking for something where I could meet people and be me and not my boys mum!  
 
Sing! has more than fulfilled that role and I’m pleased to be able to give something back to the thing that gives me so much joy. 
This year I’m the concert and performances coordinator, which involves making sure everything is in place so that we can show off what we put so much effort into learning during the year in our twice yearly concerts and other community events.