The
Choir
The Oxford Welsh Male
Voice Choir 2008 group photo.
Taken 23rd October 2008
Front row: Lucie Smitkova, Emily Stamoulis and Geoff Cowan
Musical
Director
Emily
Stamoulis
Emily studied Music at Magdalen College, Oxford where she was awarded an Exhibition, and subsequently worked organising concerts, operas and tours for Raymond Gubbay Ltd, a job which took her all over the UK and Europe.
A keen pianist herself, one of her very first accompanist jobs was for the Canoldir Welsh Male Voice Choir in Birmingham. Emily currently teaches Music at the Royal Latin School in Buckingham and also works regularly with the City of Oxford Orchestra as an Orchestra Manager. While at University, she studied conducting with Dr Marios Papadopoulos and has since conducted various orchestras, choirs and big bands. She greatly enjoys the variety and challenge that the choir provide and she looks forward to taking them into their 80th year in style!
Deputy Music Director
Phil Palmer
Accompanists
Geoff Cowan & Lucie Smitkova
President.
Haydn Cooper
Haydn Cooper gracefully accepted our invitation to take the role as Choir President in 2003. Haydn was a singing member of the choir from the early 1930’s till the late 90’s - not a bad record! Such experience should serve him well in his new role.