Soprano

Madeline Eaton is a soprano and graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, where she completed her studies in 2025. She recently graduated from the Genesis Sixteen programme (Cohort 14), performing at Magdalen College, Oxford, and in New York. In 2023, she made her debut with Welsh National Opera as one of the “Young Ones” in The Magic Flute during their spring tour. Ensemble singing has always been central to Madeline’s musical development, forming a strong foundation for her vocal training.

 

Katie Meredith is an ensemble singer originally from the South West. She is a recent graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and was a member of the 2024–25 Genesis Sixteen cohort, conducted by Harry Christophers and Eamonn Dougan. Previously, she sang with the National Youth Choir and National Youth Voices, serving as Soprano Section Leader. Highlights with these groups included performing at the 2023 Royal Variety Show at the Royal Albert Hall and the UK premiere of James MacMillan’s Ordo Virtutum with the BBC Singers at Milton Court Concert Hall. Alongside her studies, Katie held a bursary with the BBC National Chorus of Wales under Adrian Partington and regularly sang at Cardiff Oratory and St Martin’s in Roath. She continues to sing with the National Youth Chamber Choir and Origin Voices and frequently deputises in churches across the South West, including Clifton Cathedral and Gloucester Cathedral. Outside of singing, Katie enjoys hiking, cold-water swimming, and exploring independent coffee shops.

 

Ellen Steward is a soprano and recent first-class graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. A passionate ensemble singer, she has performed internationally with the award-winning choir Choralia and is a bursary member of the BBC National Chorus of Wales. With these ensembles, she has appeared at the BBC Proms, toured internationally, and recorded for BBC Radio 3 and 4. Her choral experience includes performances at Wells and Gloucester Cathedrals, Taunton Minster, and work under the direction of Harry Christophers with Genesis 16. Ellen is also the recipient of the Orpheus Prize for Voice and Guitar, reflecting her versatility and interest in collaborative music-making. Dedicated to new music as well as early repertoire, she has premiered contemporary choral works and sung in major venues across the UK. In 2025–26, Ellen joins the Christopher Wood Choral Foundation, Genesis 16, and St Martin-in-the-Fields as a Choral Scholar.

 

Hattie Twigger-Ross recently graduated from the University of Oxford with a degree in music. Whilst at university, she sang with Merton College Choir, featuring as a soloist on their 2025 recording of English orchestral anthems. Alongside singing, she was Conducting Scholar for Schola Cantorum of Oxford and Musical Director of the Oxford Alternotives (a university a cappella group) from 2023–24, as well as Assistant Conductor for Oxford University Chorus from 2024–25. In addition to her scholarship at St Martin’s, she is currently a Choral Scholar at St Saviour’s, Pimlico, and teaches singing for the choristers of Holy Trinity Church, Guildford and Sutton Music Trust.

Alto

Tali Nishihara Jones recently completed her Graduate Diploma in Vocal Studies at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, where she studied with Mary Wiegold and Helen Yorke. She has undertaken numerous operatic roles in scenes, including Zweite Dame in Die Zauberflöte and Zerlina in Don Giovanni. This year, Tali has held scholarships with Thames Philharmonic Choir and St Paul’s Knightsbridge. Having a passion for both music and science, she previously completed an undergraduate degree in Acoustics and Music at the University of Southampton, where she won the Peter Evans Prize for outstanding musical performance. Tali also collaborates creatively with the wider arts community, writing and producing music for short film and theatre.

Countertenor

Oisín Byrne is a countertenor and a recent first-class graduate of the University of Oxford with a BA in English and Spanish. While at Oxford, he was a Choral Scholar of the Choir of the Queen’s College, Oxford, performing in multiple BBC recordings, European tours and performances of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion and Handel’s Messiah with the choir over four years. At university he also performed as a soloist in Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater as part of the Eglesfield Musical Society Recital Series. Oisín also does freelance singing across London. Outside of the choral world, Oisín is passionate about theatre, having written and produced three plays for the Edinburgh Fringe.

Tenor

Alvin Choy held a choral scholarship at King’s College London for two years while maintaining a busy freelance schedule with choirs across London. During his time at Wells Cathedral School, he was a Junior Choral Scholar with the Wells Cathedral Choir. Originally from Hong Kong, he has sung as a guest with the Hong Kong Youth Choir and the City University of Hong Kong Choir. Operatic roles include Le Comte Barigoule in Pauline Viardot’s Cendrillon, First Sailor in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, and Don Curzio in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (scenes). Now in his final year reading Music at King’s College London, Alvin is a scholar at St Martin-in-the-Fields and St James Garlickhythe.

Bass

Nathaniel Morley is a recent graduate of the University of Manchester, where he studied under Martin Bussey and completed a Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours, specialising in vocal performance and choral direction. During his time in Manchester, he held a choral scholarship with the Diocese of Manchester, sang with several university ensembles, and founded a vocal octet focused on contemporary repertoire and immersive performance. This year, Nathaniel is delighted to be a Choral Scholar at both St Martin-in-the-Fields and St Pancras New Church, while also taking part in the Crouch End Festival Chorus Young Conductors Mentoring Scheme and pursuing freelance singing and conducting opportunities in London.

Adam Hilton is a baritone and conductor. Born in Wrocław, Poland, he discovered a love of music after moving to England and becoming a chorister. He graduated from the University of York in 2022, where he founded a chamber choir. After moving to London, he worked as a freelance singer and conductor, receiving the Hertford Choral Society Conducting Fellowship and the National Youth Choir Fellowship, and working for organisations such as the London Youth Choir. He later returned to York to study for the Solo Voice Ensemble Master’s degree under Robert Hollingworth (I Fagiolini). Recent highlights include performing in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 at the BBC Proms and appearing as baritone soloist in Haydn’s Nelson Mass at Warwick Arts Centre.