Musical Director: Elliot Mercer

Elliot is an energetic young musician based in South West London. He is an enthusiastic conductor, singer and educator, currently working as Head of Co-Curricular Music at a school based in the heart of London. He is passionate in working with a wide range of singers and currently works with the choirs at the Parish of Holy Trinity and St Mary's Churches, Guildford and as Assistant Conductor with the National Children's Choir of Great Britain. Elliot is regularly in demand across the country to lead singing workshops, work with choirs and teach singing across a variety of ages and backgrounds.

Elliot graduated with a first-class degree in Music from the University of Birmingham, where he majored in choral conducting and took part in as much as singing and music-making as he could get away with. Elliot has previously sung in National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and CBSO Chorus and has been Musical Director for The People’s Show Choirs, Ring of Sound Community Choir among other ensembles in London and Birmingham. Recently, he has worked with the London Youth Choirs as an Assistant Leader, London Youth Conservatoire as their Choir Leader, the national choral charity, Sing for Pleasure as Executive Assistant, and with Crouch End Festival Chorus as their Young Conducting Scholar. Away from music, he enjoys reading, honing his mediocre badminton skills and refereeing football, but has never been able to properly introduce singing into his game management.

Our accompanist - Anthony Merryweather

Anthony is an accompanist who has worked with a wide range of choirs throughout the UK including the Military Wives Choir and Farnham Youth Choir. He is also the accompanist for Carshalton Choral Society.

He is the composer of several stage shows and his latest musical 'The Truth Stops Here' premiered at Esher Theatre in January 2022.

He has also written numerous choral works and in 2019 had a chart-topping hit with his song 'Dare to Dream' which reached number two in the iTunes chart.

He is Director of Music at City of London Freemen’s School.

Our committee

Chairman: Julia Field

Secretary: Janet Kay

Treasurer: Caroline Gibbons

Librarian: Claire Whittaker

Publicity manager and webmaster: Amy Callaghan

Voice reps: Meg Frost (Soprano), Sheila Millard (Alto) & Brian Millard (Tenor & Bass)