About the Choir

Musical Director

Leon James

Leon graduated from the Birmingham Conservatoire and has always combined his singing engagements with his teaching career. Having performed professionally and been Head of Music in a number of schools, Leon is now in his element as choral director of the Solihull Chandos Choir and other choirs in the region.

Accompanist

Iain Jackson

Iain is a graduate of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and now works as an accompanist in the Acting department. He combines this with a busy freelance life accompanying, composing, arranging, playing and singing, primarily with the eclectic jazz quintet Grandma's Biscuit Tin.

Vocal Coach

Gaynor Keeble

After training at the Royal Academy of Music, Gaynor has performed many operatic roles for companies such as Welsh National Opera, English Touring Opera and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. In the concert hall she has worked with orchestras like CBSO, the Philharmonia and the Royal Philharmonic. She is also well known as an adjudicator for music festivals.