Maggie is very well known in the Reading area for her performances in both light operatic and musical comedy roles. She has taken leading roles with most of the local companies, including guest appearances with the youth group, Starmaker. She has even sung before Princess Anne. Maggie also sings regularly with the Beech Hill Band and with the Dixie Lowfers.
Heather has been entertaining since the age of six, when she used to sing her heart out to a captive audience at the hairdressers! Now she usually waits to be asked, and has performed as a soloist at many private functions as well as with local choirs and musical societies. She has also sung in a variety of choirs ranging from the close harmony group Variations to the chamber choir Cantemus.
Sam has sung with Reading, Newbury, Woodley, East Berks and Marlow
Operatic Societies, as well as with Arborfield G&S Society and the
Sainsbury Singers. She is also a Vice President of Starmaker
Theatre Co.. Sam has sung all the "ugly old bat" roles in G&S
and character roles in musicals such as Oliver, The Sound of Music,
Charlie Girl and Grease.
Jeff trained with Maureen Lehane, Jonathan Veira and Maldwyn Davies, and has appeared with many different societies in performances of opera, operetta and oratorio. His operatic roles include Nemorino, the Duke of Mantua, Don Basilio and Lt. Pinkerton, and he has also sung nearly all the Gilbert and Sullivan tenor parts (including Mr Cox and Mr Box, but not in the same production!)
Keith has been a member of Reading Operatic Society for many years, playing a variety of baritone roles. He is also a singer with Thames Voices who perform concerts in and around Berkshire. In his spare time Keith earns a crust painting and illustrating, forfeiting the luxury of abstract expression for monetary realism.
Michael is a very well known musician in Berkshire, Oxfordshire and surrounding areas. He has been, amongst much more, Musical Director of the Sainsbury Singers and of Reading, Newbury and Oxford Operatic Societies. He is a local choirmaster and music teacher of great renown.