Guest Artists Announced! - Vocal Weekender
We’re SO thrilled to announce the guest artists joining us at our Vocal Weekender!!
On Friday night, we’ll be joined by London Gay Men’s Chorus and Roshani Abbey!
And on Saturday, our wonderful acts are The Ayoub Sisters and ChoirCo!
These incredible artists will be part of our headline shows ‘Theatreland’ and ‘Storytelling’, featuring some extremely special collab performances. We can’t wait!
What a line up!
Click the names below to learn more about our guest artists:
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In 1991, nine friends came together to sing some Christmas carols at Angel Underground Station hoping to raise a few pounds for the Terrence Higgins Trust (THT). London was in the midst of the AIDS crisis and the men, who belonged to a social group called London Friend, sang together to find a place of support, of friendship and of brotherhood. Little did they know what they had started.
Fast-forward 30 years, and this, once small, band of singers now calls itself the London Gay Men’s Chorus (LGMC). Boasting over 200 members, the LGMC is the largest gay choir in Europe and regularly plays to sell-out crowds across London.
You’ll find the Chorus performing and producing theirown shows – covering genres from musical theatre toelectronica and anything inbetween – while also finding the time to sing at many other diverse events. The boys have been booked for the prestigious Snape Maltings Arts festical, GQ’s Man of the Year Awards and the famous London pop festival, Mighty Hoopla to name a few.
They’ve also worked with high profile partners like Disney, performing a special rendition of ‘Can You Feel The Love Tonight?’ for Pride in London, and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, recording their version of ‘Marry for Love’ from his musical ‘Bad Cinderella’.
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Roshani (she/her) is an Actor, Teacher, and Data Scientist currently appearing in Hamilton West End as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds. Previous theatre includes & Juliet (Shaftesbury Theatre) and Gypsy (Royal Exchange Theatre). Roshani trained in Musical Theatre at the Royal Academy of Music (MA, LRAM) after obtaining her MSci in Mathematics from Imperial College London. She’s no stranger to the a cappella world, having been choreographer for The Techtonics during their ICCA-winning era, and resident choreographer on SkyHD’s Sing: Ultimate A Cappella.
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Scottish/Egyptian instrumentalists and composers, The Ayoub Sisters rose to stardom after their debut album premiered at No.1 in the Official Classical Charts. The sisters are recognised internationally for their chemistry on stage, as well as their ability to unite different musical genres and cultures together through their unique compositional style.
Recipients of the Arab Women of the Year award (2019), The Ayoub Sisters are proud to present their brand new album Arabesque – a celebration of and tribute to music from the Arab World, which shot to No.1 in the iTunes Classical Albums Chart.
They have performed across the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia with highlights including appearances at the Royal Albert Hall, London Palladium, The Cairo Opera House and Dubai Opera.
With an international YouTube following of over 100k subscribers, The Ayoub Sisters are fast becoming the sound and faces of a truly exciting new generation of classical and crossover artists.
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Nuanced a cappella, on a huge scale. Formed in 2021, ChoirCo have quickly assimilated into the UK vocal community and bravely cemented themselves as London's freshest and largest a cappella choir. With 120 members across two groups, ChoirCo are proving that high quality and high quantity can beautifully co-exist. Music Director Erin McCullough's sole vision for ChoirCo is to make magic moments through group singing - and they're doing just that.
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