Musical Director – Jonathan Lewsey
Jonathan was educated at the Purcell School of Music where he studied piano, composition and conducting. He subsequently trained as an operatic Bass and studied all aspects of opera with Else Mayer Lismann. On the latter’s death in 1990 he became Artistic Director of the Mayer-Lismann Opera Centre. He has pursued a busy professional career as opera singer, Director & lecturer. He has also sung widely in concert and oratorio including at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room, Sheldonian Oxford, & Dome, Brighton. He has lectured extensively on opera including for Glyndebourne Opera, & the BBC, and has toured throughout the USA promoting his books on Wagner and Verdi (Ashgate Press). Jonathan was Director of Sterts Theatre in Cornwall 2000-2007. He currently pursues a busy freelance career and is delighted to be MD for 3 local choirs including Rame MVC, Keltique & Tamar Concert Choir.
Accompanist – Shaun Brady
Shaun has been interested in music from a young age, he joined the church choir at 7 and started to play the piano and church organ from the age of 11. Shaun took organ lessons from the then church organist at the church he attended, Mrs Lane and then from Philip Liddicoat and latterly David Crocker. Shaun was the director of music at The Church of the Holy Spirit in Southway, a post I held for 14 years. Shaun is currently Organist and Choirmaster at St Mary’s Church in Tamerton Foliot. Music is a great hobby for him, and he is really enjoying his time with the Tamar Concert Choir, it is totally different to any sort of music genre that he is used to. For Shaun’s day job he is the Music and Liturgy administrator at Buckfast Abbey. Shaun is married to Ella, who I met at the choir. Shaun has recently been appointed as accompanist to Jonathan’s ladies choir Keltique based in Looe.