Spelthorne Choral Society
Sarah studied music at Birmingham University and Conservatoire. She is a regular guest soloist with several choirs in and around London, and has appeared in concerts and recitals throughout the UK and in France, Germany and Sweden. Her operatic roles have included Susanna, (The Marriage of Figaro) and Pamina (The Magic Flute) with City Opera, and Dido (Dido and Aeneas) with St Cecilia Chorus, Belinda (Dido and Aeneas) with Deutsche Bank Singers and Second Woman (Dido and Aeneas) Festival de Belle-ile.
She has performed and recorded with Chapelle du Roi, Cantores and Vox Musica.
Antonia Cviic read music and drama at Royal Holloway College, University of London as a choral scholar, and completed two years of postgraduate vocal study at the Royal College of Music where she was a prizewinner in the Arthur Bliss Competition and specially commended in the National Mozart Competition. Since graduating Antonia has sung with Opera North, ENO Studio and The English Concert amongst others. As an oratorio soloist Antonia has performed with many choirs and choral societies in works such as Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem and Brahms’ German Requiem. In the field of contemporary music performances include Hey Jack - the Opera by Sharon Nassauer and Jackson Lee at the Arcola Theatre. Antonia has also recorded songs by Henry Cowell and John Cage for Radio Three. Operatic roles include Filina in Mignon by Ambroise Thomas, Princess Lyma in The Golden Penguin by Alla Sirenko, First Lady in Mozart’s Magic Flute and Amina in La Sonnambula by Bellini. Future roles include Princess Ida in the operetta of the same name by Gilbert and Sullivan with Brent Opera.
Anna Loveday originally comes from Devon. After completing her first degree in Music, she took a Masters in Music at Royal Holloway, University of London, specialising in Vocal Performance and is now based in Woking, Surrey. Anna has sung solo parts in all the major Oratorios with Choral Societies across the South of England and in London. Recent work includes Haydn Creation Mass, Nelson Mass, Harmoniemesse and Theresienmesse, Saints-Saens Christmas Oratorio, Finzi In Terra Pax, Schutz German Requiem, Wesley Missa De Spiritu Sancto, Charpentier Messe de Minuit, Poulenc Gloria, Bach Christmas Oratorio, Vivaldi Gloria, the part of Dido in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas and Bess in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. Anna also performs recitals, which show the range and versatility of her voice, sometimes incorporating a lighter second half to her programme. She was Head of Music at Woking College for nine years, where she has established an excellent choral tradition and is now singing full time and conducting six choirs in the Woking area. Anna's choir of young adults, the Loveday Singers are proving to be particularly successful.