LANCASTER AND DISTRICT MALE VOICE CHOIR

CHOIR PERSONNEL

EX-OFFICIO

Patron	The Lady Shuttleworth
President	Suzie Reynolds
Vice-Presidents	Gill Allen

COMMITTEE

Post:		Contact:
Chairman	Chas Matthews	01524 561904 or 07846 409835
Executive Secretary	Paul Rasmussen	01524 35034 or 07811 865556
Treasurer	Jack Yates	01524 425818
Communications Officer	Hugh Cutler	01524 34454
Librarian	John Wilson	----
Musical Director	Derek Walters	----

E-MAIL: enquiries@ldmvc.org.uk

MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Derek Walters ARCM, FTCL, LTCL, LGSM, FLCM
Derek has had a wide musical experience as a Conductor and Composer, having in the past conducted choral societies in South Lancashire and London. He studied with Sir Adrian Boult and holds diplomas from four main colleges of music in London, being awarded a Silver Medal by the Guildhall School of Music. However, he is more widely known as an authority on Chinese Traditional Culture. In this latter capacity he is regularly invited to speak at international conferences from Brazil to China and Russia and is the author of several successful books translated into more than a dozen languages. When he retired to Morecambe, he felt the need to become involved once again with his first love, which is music. He led his first rehearsal of the Choir on 1st September 2009.

ACCOMPANIST
Tetiana (Tanya) Kolosova BMus, MMus
Tanya is a graduate of the Sukhimi College of Music, Georgia and the Lvov Music Academy, Ukraine. She has worked with the Guangzhou Opera and Ballet Company, China and the Ukraine Operetta Theatre , Kiev and has been supporting accompanist with the Ukrainian Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics Team amongst other musical commitments. She has an extensive musical repertoire to which she is now adding male voice choral. Tanya become accompanist in November 2013.