Robyn Sevastos has been our Music Director since 1997, and is only
the fifth person to hold the post since the choir was founded in 1949.
(Page last updated 27th February 2019)
BIOGRAPHY
Robyn Sevastos
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Robyn Sevastos graduated from Melbourne University with a BMus, with First Class Honours in Performance. She subsequently
moved to the United Kingdom to continue her studies, obtaining a Postgraduate Diploma in Piano Accompaniment
at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and a Performance Diploma (ARCM) from the Royal College of Music.
She went on to perform extensively as a piano soloist and to coach and accompany a wide range of singers
and instrumentalists both in the UK and abroad.
Robyn has conducted a large and diverse selection of choral and operatic works. Her extensive operatic
repertoire includes operas by Bizet, Mozart, Puccini, Rossini, Strauss, Sullivan and Verdi. She has also
conducted many of the major choral works a recent highlight being the Choirs performance of
Bachs St. Matthew Passion at St.Clement Danes Church
on The Strand in London. Robyns orchestral programmes have featured internationally renowned artists such as
Emma Johnson and
Crispian Steele-Perkins
and she has performed at many of the leading London concert venues including the Royal Albert Hall, the Barbican,
the Fairfield Halls and the O2 Arena. She has even performed at Kensington Palace and at Sandringham for
HRH The Prince of Wales.