welcome to my song pages

Singing and teaching really has been my life’s work. 

I was not from a musical family and discovered my voice at age 11 or thereabouts.  As a girl guide I had to go to church once a month, the church happened to be across the road from my home. 

I’d never visited before as I wasn’t from a religious background.  There was a small village choir singing.  I was mesmerised and decided to sneak out of the house the following Sunday and two or three more after that, singing along from the pews.

One Sunday a kindly grey haired lady chorister sought me out and declared, “You have a lovely voice dear, I have a gift for you.” 

She presented me with a hymn book wrapped in crumpled brown paper, and said, “you shouldn’t be sitting here, come and sing with us.” 

This really was the beginning of my life’s journey in music.  Singing really is for every one, young or old.

In addition to my long and varied career as a singer in the fields of opera, oratorio, and consort singing, I also worked as a professional church chorister in many notable London churches, including the London Oratory.  

I sang there for many years and subsequently married the Director of Music John Hoban.