Musical Director

Alison Bletcher gained an honours degree at the Royal Academy of Music, London with singing and recorder as a joint first study. She also studied trumpet and piano. In recent years Alison returned to education and achieved an MA in music performing (singing) at Salford University. Since leaving the Academy Alison has had a varied and full performing career. As a singer she has sung as the contralto soloist in numerous oratorios, taken leading roles in operas including Carmen, been the guest soloist with numerous choirs and performed in many recitals. Alison also plays in recorder recitals and has been a regular performer as a trumpet and cornet player in various orchestras and brass bands.

Our Accompanist

Celia Maylor was born in Wallasey, on the Wirral peninsula.At the age of 13 she was awarded a music studentship by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Education Department, studying piano first with John Ramsden, Principal of the Liverpool Matthay School of Music, and later with Eva Warren, who then taught at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.
Celia continued her studies with Czech pianist Jana Frenklova at Lancaster University, where she performed Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.2 with the University Orchestra. She also studied harpsichord continuo with Richard Langham Smith.
Celia now works as a pianist and piano teacher from her home in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester.