President: James Bowman CBE
Vice-President: Lilias Gillies
MARTIN EVERETT (Conductor) began his musical studies as Organ Scholar at Magdalene College, Cambridge.
He went on to study composition and conducting at the Royal Academy of Music, and the organ with Guy Morançon in Paris, where his research into French organ music of the 19th and 20th centuries brought him into contact with Maître Jean Langlais, Mme Marie-Madeleine Duruflé and Mme Charles Tournemire, widow of the composer.
Much later he took a Master’s degree in Music at the University of Surrey, and undertook research into the earliest versions of Handel’s Messiah and the songs of Philip Radcliffe.
As Musical Director of the Hammersmith Symphony Orchestra he gave the world première performance of Beethoven’s complete incidental music to Goethe’s Egmont in 1981. He spent several years as Lecturer in Music and Music Education at St. Mary’s College, Twickenham and at the University of Surrey, then became Director of Music at The Perse School for Girls in Cambridge. He now works as conductor, organist, harpsichordist, composer, examiner and writer.
His connection with the South West London Choral Society goes back almost as far as he can remember, since his parents were both members of the choir in the late 1950s. He has been the choir’s Conductor since 1983.
Martin is married to Harriet, who sings alto in the choir, and they divide their time between London and Cambridgeshire.
TIM WAKERELL (Accompanist) studied at the Royal College of Music with Margaret Phillips and David Graham, winning both the Harold Darke and Walford Davies prizes for solo performance.
Whilst still a student he held positions at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea; St. Pancras Parish Church and Southwark Cathedral before being appointed Sub-Organist of St Paul’s Cathedral in September 2008.
He is in regular demand as a recitalist and accompanist and frequently performs throughout London and the UK.
