We have a good mix of people of all ages and experience.
In our weekly rehearsals we enjoy working towards our performances. We have about ten concerts a year in a variety of venues such as St Michael’s Mount, Porthleven Food Festival, the Eden Project and many of our beautiful churches and chapels.
We are known for having an interesting and eclectic choice of music.
We also like to get to know each other with social evenings, after events gatherings in the pub and choir tours.
Sheila Farmer, the choir founder and Music Director
Sheila is a specialist music teacher who works in three local Primary schools doing class music teaching, running school choirs and teaching piano and also teaches piano and singing from home.
Sheila studied Music and Welsh at Cardiff University. She holds the Licentiate of Trinity College of Music London (LTCL) and the Associate of London College of Music (ALCM) diplomas. She sings with Three Spires Singers and is a member of The Association of British Choral Directors.
Before moving to Cornwall in 1985 Sheila directed Cor Tregŵyr (Gowerton Ladies Choir), Swansea.
For almost ten years Sheila was Musical Director of the Penzance Orpheus Ladies' Choir, and of the Marazion Apollo Male Voice Choir for three years. In 2001, with new material to try out and singers keen to join, Sheila formed the Mounts Bay Singers.
Sheila has since formed A Cappella, a mixed singing group which explores early music.
Stephen Lawry, Deputy Music Director
Stephen has been singing since the age of 17. He sang with Newlyn Male Choir for 24 years, including 8 as deputy conductor, and for 20 years in the Trinity Chapel Choir at Newlyn. He was a founder member of the mixed voice Govenek Choir, which he led for 16 years, and in over 530 performances.
During 2001 both Mounts Bay Singers and the male quartet 'Buccas Four' were formed, and Stephen has been in both ever since.
In 2004 Stephen became Musical Director of the Mousehole Male Voice Choir, and in 2008 also began conducting the Penzance Orpheus Ladies Choir.
Bridgit England, Accompanist
Bridgit England is a teaching assistant at a primary school in Penzance, assisting with music lessons in the school, and accompanying their choirs and orchestras. As a classically trained pianist she began accompanying from an early age, playing for instrumental exams and ballet classes.
Later she moved into the world of Pop music, and has sung and played in bands with her husband for many years, releasing records and CDs. She played for a musical company 'The Music Box' in Exeter for some years.
Bridgit joined The Mounts Bay Singers in January 2008 in time to take part in the Ireland tour.
She has recently begun church organ playing and is now a relief organist at Madron Church.
Bridgit joined The Mount's Bay Singers in January 2008 in time to take part in the Ireland tour.
She has recently begun church organ playing and is now a relief organist at Madron Church.
