MUSICAL TEAM
Hilary was Musical Director of Bedworth Singers, a mixed choir, from 2010 to 2018 but in June of 2018 was appointed Musical Director of Woodland Singers, another ladies choir based in Rugby.
She was Musical Director of The Sheepy Melody Makers a small vocal group from Sheepy Magna, for five years but bid them a fond farewell in January 2019 to become Musical leader of Oadby Community Choir.Hilary took over as Musical Director of Tamworth Ladies’ Choir in June 2017 and she hopes her tremendous passion for music rubs off on the choir and is looking forward to a long and successful association with it.
Andy Smith – Accompanist
The choir were very pleased when Andy agreed to become their accompanist in February 2019 following a period “on loan” from Mercian Singers where he is Musical Director.
He started playing the piano at the age of five, followed shortly after by the trumpet and he has been playing music ever since, concentrating on the piano since his late teens.
After studying at the Royal College of Music in London on a Saturday Junior Scholarship scheme, between the ages of eleven and eighteen, and obtaining his Diploma he decided that professional music was not for him as he preferrred to play for a hobby.
Andy moved from Hertfordshire to Tamworth in 1999 to follow his career in banking.
During his musical career he has worked with a number of amatuer operatic societies in the Home Counties as both accompanist and Musical Director.
To add variety he has also played keyboard in bands varying in style from ceilidh to rock.
Andy joined the then Tamworth Male Voice Choir in 2005 as accompanist before taking over as Musical Director in 2009.
Subsequently Andy oversaw the choir’s very successful transition into the Mercian Singers, a full range mixed choir.
Despite his busy schedule with Tamworth Ladies’ Choir he still finds time to look after his wife Katie, a soprano singer, and two grown up daughters, neither of whom share their parents interest in music.