Keith was born in London in 1956. He studied with John York and Cimbro Martin at the Guildhall School of Music and privately with John Bigg, before going to York University, where he studied conducting and piano.  He worked as Graham Treacher’s assistant wit the University orchestra and Huddersfield Choral Society.  He made his debut recording for EMI whilst a second year student. He went on to study in Milan with Bruno Canino and, since returning, has worked as a freelance pianist, conductor and lecturer.  Performances as a pianist have included appearances at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, at Universities at Exeter,Birmingham, Keele, Southampton and Norwich; at Arts Centres in Durham, Kings Lynn, York and Cardiff and at music clubs all over the country. As a conductor he directed Monteverdi’s Orfeo with Nigel Rogers in the title role, conducted two performances of the Brahms Requiem with the New Symphony Orchestra and made his TV debut on the BBC with the Epworth Choir.

John Chapman had extensive experience working with choirs. Whilst Musical Director of the Epworth Choir he was also directing the music at the Westminster Central Hall, as well as working with two student choirs at the London College of Music, where he was the Registrar.

After leaving the Royal Academy of Music, he spent a period of time mostly conducting opera and operetta. For five years he trained all new singers who joined the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company and, as a consequence, had a very specialised knowledge of Gilbert and Sullivan operas. Whilst with the Epworth Choir, his chief interest was religious music.  He had very strong convictions as to the place of the choir in worship and was a great believer in its ability to enhance the atmosphere and meaning of the service.

Grace graduated in Music at Durham University and combined a teaching career with choral singing and conducting. She had spent most of her life working with choirs in Yorkshire, Cheshire and, since 1972, in Surrey. Grace had been Musical Director of a number of local operatic productions and was closely involved in the musical activities of schools, youth organisations and churches in the Woking area. Grace was Assistant Conductor of the Epworth Choir for four years before being appointed Musical Director in 1989

Conductor, composer and former Musical Director to Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia, Peter was born in Nottingham and studied composition, orchestration and conducting at the Royal Academy of Music, London. He appeared in concert with such music ‘tours de force’ as the Huddersfield Choral Society, Portsmouth Philharmonic Orchestra, Guildford Philharmonic, Atherstone Choral Society, London show Orchestra, Treorchy, Risca, Bolsterstone and Ystradgynais Male voice Choirs and Chichester Cathedral Choir at major venues throughout the UK, including the Royal Albert Hall.

Peter recorded for both radio and television – Friday night is music night, BBC radio 2’s festival of light music and songs of praise.  He had also composed over 100 songs, two musical plays and many orchestrations and collaborated with the author Carl Groves to write Trafalgar- the Nelson Story, a musical play based on the life of Admiral lord Nelson.

During Epworth’s Ruby Anniversary season of concerts, Peter conducted a performance of Verdi Requiem at Guildford Cathedral.