In addition to our Musical Director, these are the people who run the choir. Contact us for any inquiries regarding our activities, fundraising opportunities, or how we might be able to work with you.
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Ed Long - Chair and LibrarianEd joined The Fourth Choir in 2014 after seeing them sing at Sandi and Debbie Toksvig's public wedding ceremony at the Southbank Centre and has been a Trustee since 2016. The highlight of his time with the choir was co-producing a concert in collaboration with a group of Deaf professional musicians and performers at the Barbican. Ed previously sang with Voce Chamber Choir under Suzi Digby and, outside the choir, works in climate tech.
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Séamus Rea - Creative LeadSéamus started his professional life as a theatre director specialising in opera. He worked as an Assistant Director at Opera North, Scottish Opera, Opéra du Nord in Lille and Covent Garden where he assisted the legendary Margarete Wallmann who had directed Maria Callas in several productions at La Scala. As a director, Séamus worked at Belfast Opera House, Wexford Opera Festival, Castleward Opera,Trinity College of Music and Oxford University Opera Club. He later worked as a lawyer in the City for 20 years while maintaining his interest in the arts by writing and directing short films which were seen all around the world at Gay Film Festivals and winning awards at the BBC Short Film Festival and the Milan Gay Film Festival. Séamus is a founding member of The Fourth Choir.
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Alex Luck - Membership LeadAlex first sang with The Fourth Choir not long after it was founded in 2013. After a short hiatus, he rejoined to perform with the choir at Shakespeare’s Globe with Sandi Toksvig and felt so at home in the group that he has stayed ever since. As membership lead, Alex is the first point of contact for potential new members and loves helping to make TFC a fantastic space for queer singers to be themselves, both musically and socially. A tenor, he has previously sung with groups such as New London Chamber Choir, Holst Singers and Schola Cantorum of Oxford.
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Finn Schulze-Feldmann - TreasurerFinn Schulze-Feldmann is History Teacher in London. He received his PhD in Philosophy and his Master’s in Cultural and Intellectual History at the Warburg Institute, and his undergraduate degree in History and Musicology from the University of Potsdam. He joined the Fourth Choir in 2016 and is one of the choir's treasured low basses.
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Ellie Dragonetti - Publicity LeadEllie has a background in arts marketing and has worked for the London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Sixteen, Academy of St Martin in the Fields and Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, amongst others. Now a full-time mum to a toddler, Ellie sings alto and leads on Press and Publicity for The Fourth Choir.
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Kathleen Holman - Co-Founder and Design LeadKathleen co-founded the choir together with Francis Nwokedi in 2013. After doing lots of different roles in the choir's early years, Kathleen is now more behind the scenes. She is no longer a Trustee, but continues to look after the brand, print, photography, website, and concert lighting. She has 20 years of professional experience in web design, and is an avid event photographer.
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