Our story and team
Pip Baker and James Bonner started The Adam Street Singers in May 2010 as a way of getting their friends together for a sing and a drink or two. Everyone was having so much fun that they decided to do a public performance and donate the proceeds to charity. Fortunately they were able to assemble (from their friends) a team to write and teach the music, choreograph the dancing, organise and direct the performance and handle the lighting and sound. In September 2010 the Adam Street Singers performed their first concert at the Lost Theatre, Stockwell.
In November 2011 the choir flashmobbed a London train in an elaborate marriage proposal by member Adam King to his girlfriend. A video edited together from mobile phone footage became a global YouTube hit and led to the Adam Street Singers performing on BBC Radio 5 Live's Breakfast show.
As well as putting on our own bigger and increasingly ambitious concerts, we have also performed at choir competitions and choral festivals, weddings, corporate events, music festivals and charity fundraisers. We were really pleased to make it to the Category Finals in the 2016 National Choir of the Year Competition.
In November 2011 the choir flashmobbed a London train in an elaborate marriage proposal by member Adam King to his girlfriend. A video edited together from mobile phone footage became a global YouTube hit and led to the Adam Street Singers performing on BBC Radio 5 Live's Breakfast show.
As well as putting on our own bigger and increasingly ambitious concerts, we have also performed at choir competitions and choral festivals, weddings, corporate events, music festivals and charity fundraisers. We were really pleased to make it to the Category Finals in the 2016 National Choir of the Year Competition.
PIP BAKER - CO-FOUNDER
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Pip co-founded The Adam Street Singers following a conversation with his friend James Bonner on how they could do their own 'Glee' with all their highly talented friends in London. They weren't wrong and after a couple of months of planning in May 2010, The Adam Street Singers were born. Pip has loved seeing The Adam Street Singers prosper in such a short space of time and exceedingly enjoys having so much fun.
Pip is a keen bassist, pianist and loves Rugby and music. In his other life, Pip graduated from the University of Birmingham with a first class honours degree in Business & currently works for Google. |
PHILIP MITCHELL - MUSICAL DIRECTOR
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Philip is a London based Musical Director and accompanist. His theatre credits include Halbwelt Kultur (Jermyn Street Theatre), Dreams from the Pit (Palace Theatre) and Eurocrash! (Ambassadors Theatre and European tour). He is also booked as the musical director for the pantomime Cinderella at the Theatre Royal in Bath.
Other work includes appearing on the One show as a pianist, as the principal accompanist for the City of London Festival Offi ce Choirs (including a performance on Radio 4 and at Paternoster Square). He is also involved in special educational needs workshops around the country. |
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alex james ellison - Musical Director
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Alex has been and MD at ASS for 3 and a half years and has enjoyed every moment of it! As well as being a musician, he is also an actor and singer and has recently been filming a new kids tv show called Mia and Me, which you could watch on Netflix next year if you want to see him playing a 15 year old. He has recently written and appeared in his new musical FIVER at Southwark Playhouse. Other credits include; The Secret Garden (The Barn Theatre, Cirencester),Monstersauras (Hong Kong/UK Tour), Bright Young Things (The Other Palace),Aliens Love Underpants (West End/UK and Asia Tour), Whistle Down The Wind (The Union Theatre),Apartment 40C (St James Theatre/London Theatre Workshop),One Of Those Days (LOST Theatre) and Best Of Friends (The Landor Theatre). As a musician he supported Samantha Barks on her UK tour and won Pride’s Got Talent, winning a spot at Pride In London performing at Trafalgar Square.
Twitter/Instagram: @thealexellison / @alexjamesellison |
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Andrew Powell
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