The next concert will be on

Saturday 10^th May 2025.

The programme will include a performance of

Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle,

7:30 at  St Peter’s Church, Fleetwood

Our Soloists & Accompanists

Jane Burnell soprano

Praised for her effortless, vivacious singing and deep musicality, British/Irish Soprano Jane Burnell completed her Master of Music in Vocal and Opera Studies degree at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) under the tutelage of international Soprano, Linda Richardson.

Jane recently made her international debut with Wexford Festival Opera as Molly Allgood/Lady Gregory in America (Caruso) and Chorus/Le Maschere (Mascagni). Jane’s 2023/2024 season included: professional debut as Gasparina/La Canterina (Haydn) and Giovanna/Ernani (Verdi) for Buxton International Festival. During 2022/2023, Jane was a Buxton International Festival Young Artist and performed in the chorus for La Sonnambula.

Past opera roles include: Pamina/The Magic Flute, Due Donne/Le Nozze di Figaro, La Novizia/Suor Angelica, Adele/Die Fledermaus, Belinda/Dido and Aeneas and Mabel (cover)/Pirates of Penzance.

Jane has performed in Opera Galas with RNCM (annual Opera Gala at The Bridgewater Hall) and Clonter Opera. As a recitalist, Jane has performed at prestigious venues such as TheBridgewater Hall, Leeds Town Hall and the Howard Assembly Room. Jane is a regular concert soloist, particularly for Baroque repertoire, performing with choirs and orchestras all across the UK, including: Mozart Exsultate Jubilate (Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra), Handel Messiah (Skipton Camerata), Bach St Matthew Passion (Manchester Baroque) and Bach B Minor Mass (National Festival Orchestra). In 2021 and 2024 Jane

performed as a soloist for The Great Yorkshire Proms across Yorkshire with the Yorkshire  Symphony Orchestra, alongside the likes of Sir Willard White and Aled Jones MBE. Jane has participated in masterclasses with Antonio Pappano, Lisette Oropesa, Michael Chance, Richard Wiegold and Roderick Williams.

Aside from performing, Jane is a keen music educator and works closely with Leeds Lieder as a Workshop Leader for their outreach programme in schools across Leeds, and GrangePark Primary Robins across Manchester.

Jane Burnell appears by kind permission of the RNCM.

Molly Barker contralto

Molly Barker is a contralto, born in Nottinghamshire, who came to music after completing an undergraduate degree in agriculture and working for a time in that industry. In 2017 she went on to study for a Master of Music and a Postgraduate Diploma at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), under the tutelage of Hilary Summers, and graduated in 2020. Whilst studying at the RNCM she performed the roles of La Zia Principessa Suor Angelica, Zita

Gianni Schicchi, Madame de Croissy Dialogues des Carmélites and Julia Bertram Mansfield Park. Professional work includes: Zana A Song for the Future, Ino Semele and Farmer’s Wife The Orphans of Koombu, and she has sung in the chorus of the Buxton International Festival and Birmingham Opera Company.

Concert work includes contralto soloist in Elgar’s Sea Pictures, Verdi’s Requiem, Bach’s St John Passion, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle and Handel’s Messiah.

Molly joined the Chorus of Opera North in 2020 and has been an Emerging Artist at the National Opera Studio. For Opera North: Mrs Segstrom A Little Night Music, Countess

Ceprano Rigoletto, Esquire Parsifal, Lolette La Rondine, Mrs Eynsford-Hill My Fair Lady and, next season, Mary The Flying Dutchman.

Molly Barker appears by kind permission of the RNCM.

Bradyn Debysingh tenor

Internationally recognized for his dulcet tones and as a name of which you’ll certainly hear more (Music OMH), Bradyn Debysingh is a passionate performer whose work spans the breadth of operatic, song, choral, and musical theatre repertoire. Bradyn’s recent performances include Mr. Su in the world premiere of The Stone God (Arcadian Opera); Don Curzio in Le nozze di Figaro (Garsington Opera); and chorus for Aida and The FlyingDutchman (Lyric Opera of Chicago).

Bradyn has appeared in masterclasses with Erin Morley, Paul Agnew, Emma Kirkby, and Matthew Polenzani as well as residencies with Tanglewood Music Center, Emmanuel Music, the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart, Les Arts Florissants, and Classic Lyric Arts. A frequent baroque interpreter, Bradyn recently sang the title role of Carissimi’s Jephte with

Brighton Early Music Festival, and has sung in competitions with the Oratorio Society of New York at Carnegie Hall, the Kentucky Bach Choir, the Colorado Bach Ensemble, the London Handel Festival, and Le Concours Corneille in France. Bradyn currently studies on the Postgraduate Diploma course at the Royal Northern College of Music; he holds a Master of Music from Northwestern University in Illinois, and additional degrees in Musical Theatre and Classics from Samford University, Alabama.

Bradyn Debysingh appears by kind permission of the RNCM.

Samuel Snowden baritone

Samuel Snowden is a Welsh baritone recently graduating with Distinction in his Master of Music from the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM). As a soloist, Samuel regularly performs in venues across Wales and the North West. Recently he has performed Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Creation, Fauré’s Requiem, Mozart’s Requiem and Nielsen’s Third Symphony, Sinfonia Espansiva. In 2025 Samuel will perform Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, Bach’s B Minor Mass and Vaughan Williams’ 5 Mystical Songs.

In 2024 he was an Opera Holland Park Young Artist, performing the role of Doctor Bartolo in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia as part of their summer festival. Samuel has also performed with NEW Sinfonia (John: Gresford, Up From Underground - World Premiere), Gothic Opera (Chorus: Maria De Rudenz - Donizetti), Cumbria Opera Group (Masetto: Don Giovanni -Mozart), Mid Wales Opera (Apparition: Macbeth - Verdi) and Forbear! Theatre (Luiz: The Gondoliers), (Sergeant Meryll: The Yeomen of the Guard: Gilbert and Sullivan) as well as performing the roles of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro: Mozart), Mr Gobineau (The Medium: Menotti) and Minskman (Flight: Dove) at the RNCM. In 2018 Samuel joined the chorus of Opera North in the UK premier of Kevin Puts Silent Night which was met with critical acclaim.

In 2020, Samuel was awarded the Sir John Manduell Prize by the RNCM, recognising exceptional work undertaken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Samuel raised £1,500 for the Unbeatable Eva campaign by singing live on Facebook every night for 150 days with his family and also volunteered with PPE Hwb Wrecsam creating face visors for members of the local community.

Samuel Snowden appears by kind permission of the RNCM.

Carol Kwater accompanist

Carol Kwater is an organist, accompanist and music teacher. Having commenced lessons at the pipe organ aged 12, Carol completed all exam grades in organ, piano and theory, and the ALCM diploma under the watchful eye of teacher John Walton. She then continued her studies with Eric

Chadwick and Derrick Cantrell, achieving ARCO and LRAM.

Having years of teaching experience behind her, Carol works full time for Wigan Music Service as a tutor and accompanist. She is also very busy as a private tutor. Carol is in demand as an accompanist for soloists and various choral groups. She is the regular accompanist of Bolton Festival Choir and the Phoenix Singers and is Musical Director of St Helens Choral Society. Carol also regularly accompanies St George’s Occasional Singers in Preston, under the baton of husband, Peter. Carol was organist for many years at St Oswald’s RC Church, Ashton-in-Makerfield, being privileged to play the fine Stahlhuth organ there. Since 2019, Carol has been the Director of Musicat St Wilfrid’s Church, Standish, a busy role which she enjoys enormously.