About Us
Founded in 1993, Laudamus Chamber Choir have enjoyed thirty years of musical success. The choir, originally an off-shoot of the parish choir of St Paul's, Addlestone, started with just eight singers, but over the past three decades has grown to it's current compliment of twenty-five. Its membership is no longer limited to those of the parish, but is now drawn from across Surrey and beyond. The choir still retains its close association with St Paul's Addlestone, rehearsing and holding their annual Come and Sing event in the church.
Performing regularly throughout Surrey, Laudamus has also given concerts in Sussex, Dorset, Hampshire, North Wales, South Wales, and in Holland. They had their London debut in December 2007, performing a Carol Concert at St Peter's Church, Eaton Square to raise funds for the Commonwealth Countries League. The choir returned to London in May 2008 performing at St John's Church, Waterloo where their programme included the world premier of The Dove composed by Reading-based composer David Breeze. Subsequently, Laudamus were invited to sing at the 'Mission to Seafarers' annual Christmas concert at St Michael Paternoster Royal, in the presence of HRH Princess Royal where the event raised £13,000.
Over the years, Laudamus Chamber Choir has undertaken a number of collaborative ventures, combining forces with Mosaic Chamber Choir, Woking; the Boys' Choir of St Paul's School, Addlestone; the Choir of Sir William Perkins School, Chertsey; and Walton and Oatlands Choral Society (now known as Walton Voices) amongst others. On several occasions the choir have worked with the Ashford Baroque Ensemble for performances of works such as Bach's St John Passion. Many of the choirs concerts support charities—local, national, and international.
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End Festival Chorus Young Conductors Mentoring Scheme. At the end of 2024, she was selected as a finalist for the London International Choral Conducting Competition. As a passionate advocate for youth music-making, Florence is the Programme Lead for the Pimlico Musical Foundation’s Children’s Choir. She also works regularly as a conductor and workshop leader with organisations including the National Youth Choir, Gabrieli Roar and Finchley Children’s Music Group, and has founded several children’s choirs across London.
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Florence Price is a conductor based in London and recently graduated with an MA (Distinction) in Choral Conducting at the Royal Academy of Music with Nicholas Chalmers and Patrick Russill, having previously studied at the University of Manchester. Alongside her role as Musical Director of Laudamus Chamber Choir, she is the Musical Director of Genesis Chorale, and is regularly in demand as a conductor across London and the South East. She is the current Conducting Scholar for the prestigious Genesis Sixteen Young Artist Programme, and from 2024-25 was a participant on the Crouch
Recent conducting engagements include Musical Director for the Staffordshire Chamber Orchestra, Associate Conductor of the Covent Garden Chorus, Guest Conductor of the Chorus of the Royal Northern Sinfonia for their ‘Choral Nativity’ concert in Newcastle Cathedral, and Guest Conductor with the Project40 Ensemble and Tallis Chamber Orchestra. During her MA studies, she conducted the premiers of two chamber operas at the Royal Academy of Music, and was the Musical Director of Opera Prelude’s production of a new children’s opera, ‘The King’s Pants’. As a singer, Florence regularly deputises at various professional London church choirs and sings with Kantos Chamber Choir. Previously, she was a HeartEdge Manchester Choral Scholar in association with St Martin in the Fields and a Lay Clerk at the Manchester Oratory.
As a member of the BBC Concert Orchestra, Mike has performed and recorded with many vocal artists and choirs including Renee Fleming, Bryn Terfel, Tom Jones, Kylie Minogue, Cliff Richards, BBC Singers, Philharmonia Chorus and Basil Brush. Mike has worked on various West End and touring shows including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Miss Saigon, My Fair Lady, South Pacific and Les Miserables. He is a regular organist at St Mary’s, Worplesdon and lives in Guildford, has two daughters, and border terrier, Dudamel.
