Sopranos

Jenny Chadburn

Jenny was a student at Pates Grammar School in Cheltenham and has a love of music of all kinds.  She enjoys singing with a select group of madrigalists in Evesham, Musyck Anon, as well as with Philomusica.  Jenny was a loyal member of many school choirs and often took part in School productions.  With Philomusica she has taken solo roles in Mendelssohn's Elijah and in Vaughan-William's Serenade to Music, amongst others.  She is currently studying with professional opera singer Sarah Brookes in Evesham.   She is now at Exeter University where she continues singing with a number of organisations but still sings with Philomusica when she can.

Jenny’s ambition is to sing!

Lyn Rimell

Lyn became interested in singing and music when she joined the choir of Kempsey Church at the age of ten. After joining the Worcester Gilbert & Sullivan Society in 1971 she was given the opportunity to sing several solos. In 1976 Lyn became a member of Philomusica and has since sung solo on many occasions. Her repertoire includes the Mozart, Faure, Rutter and Brahms Requiems, several settings of the Mass by Schubert, Haydn and Mozart, Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music, Haydn's The Creation, Mendelssohn's Elijah, Handel's Messiah, Beethoven's Mass in C, The Spirit of England and The Light of Life, both by Elgar. Lyn has been a guest soloist for Worcester, Malvern and Churchdown Male Voice Choirs and is in much demand as a soloist at weddings. In addition Lyn enjoys performing songs from "The Shows", light opera and operetta. As well as singing with Philomusica, she is also a member of 'One Over the Eight', a vocal ensemble for all occasions. Lyn is currently studying with Linda Parsons and was fortunate enough to take part in Masterclasses with Rae Woodland, the famous British soprano, and Roderick Williams.

Kathryn Skipp

Kathryn was born in Worcester and now lives and teaches in Gloucestershire after some time in Herefordshire; a true Three Counties lady. She has been involved with music all her life; as well as singing she plays piano, flute and recorder. She was, in 1983, the youngest member of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain and has sung in the semi-chorus of the Dream of Gerontius under Vernon Handley in St David's Hall, Cardiff. She sang as a soloist in a celebration concert to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Parry's birth in his own church at Highnam. She is currently studying with John Mitchinson and recently took part in Masterclasses with Sarah Walker and Roderick Williams. Kathryn's solo performances include Vaughan Williams' Sea Symphony, which was part of Philomusica's 900th Concert, Mozart's Mass in C Minor, Haydn's The Creation, and The Angel in Elgar's The Apostles. As well as singing with Philomusica, Kathryn is also a member of the quartet, ‘The Songbards'.