James Hutchinson (Tenor, Musical Director)
James Hutchinson has been singing in Edinburgh since
childhood. While growing up in the city he sang treble and then tenor at Old St
Paul’s church. He was a choral scholar at St Andrews University, where he first
became interested in the much-neglected body of Scottish renaissance choral
music.
He now once more lives and sings in Edinburgh, where he works as a primary school teacher.
He now once more lives and sings in Edinburgh, where he works as a primary school teacher.
Katy Lavinia Cooper (Soprano)
Katy Cooper is a choral conductor, arranger, tutor and musicologist. She has lectured at the Universities of Aberdeen, Strathclyde and Glasgow. Katy trained as a choral conductor with Sing for Pleasure and is now conducting tutor and editor of their national newsletter. Katy conducts Glasgow Madrigirls (madrigirls.org.uk), Cathures (cathures.org.uk), Happy Voices (children's choir), and workplace based choirs at Glasgow Life and John Lewis (Edinburgh). Katy sings with Sine Nomine International Touring Choir, Glasgow University Chapel Choir and folk-harmony groups Muldoon's Picnic (muldoonspicnic.org.uk) and Crying Lion. A collection of Katy's arrangements for choir were published by Sing for Pleasure in 2011.
Catriona Downie (Soprano)
Catriona Hutchinson is a soprano and is co-founder and co-director of Glasgow Madrigirls. In 2004 she completed her MA Honours degree in history at the University Glasgow and now works for Scottish Opera. She trained as a chorister in Edinburgh. Her singing career has spanned everything from Dido and Aeneas to weekly choral singing, musicals and performances of Early Music. Catriona held a Choral Scholarship at Glasgow University Chapel for four yeas and continues to sing with them as an alumni member.
Jennie Gardner
Jennie began singing as a treble with the choir of Saint Saviour's Church, Bridge of Allan. As an adult, she has sung with Glasgow Chamber Choir and the choir of Saint Mary's Cathedral Glasgow under the direction of Frikki Walker. Now living in Edinburgh, Jennie has sung with a variety of groups including Edinburgh Symphony Baroque, Sospiro Baroque, Square Mile Consort of Viols and Calton Consort. Jennie sings weekly with the choir of Old Saint Paul's Church and is a member of RSCM Scottish Voices.
