How we started...
The Adam Street Singers started in May 2010 by a group of friends who just wanted to get together for a sing and a drink or two. A series of increasingly ambitious concerts followed, featuring original musical arrangements, dazzling choreography, and professional lighting and sound, solidifying the group as an established presence in London’s contemporary choir scene.
We have evolved over the years to put on many of our own large and small gigs, produced several studio recordings, raised money for charities and made 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 one of our members to his then girlfriend. A video edited together from mobile phone footage became a global YouTube hit with over 2 million views to date - and led to the Adam Street Singers performing on BBC Radio 5 Live's Breakfast show.
The choir today is stronger than ever, having survived the tricky Zoom-filled times of Covid. We’re always looking for new members to join us on a Tuesday evening at rehearsals. We love a fun mash-up of contemporary songs as well as a clever twist on a classic. Our strengths are quality arrangements and great performances of those tracks, a committed and tightly-bonded group of members, and ability to have fun and never take ourselves too seriously.
We have evolved over the years to put on many of our own large and small gigs, produced several studio recordings, raised money for charities and made 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 one of our members to his then girlfriend. A video edited together from mobile phone footage became a global YouTube hit with over 2 million views to date - and led to the Adam Street Singers performing on BBC Radio 5 Live's Breakfast show.
The choir today is stronger than ever, having survived the tricky Zoom-filled times of Covid. We’re always looking for new members to join us on a Tuesday evening at rehearsals. We love a fun mash-up of contemporary songs as well as a clever twist on a classic. Our strengths are quality arrangements and great performances of those tracks, a committed and tightly-bonded group of members, and ability to have fun and never take ourselves too seriously.
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 trained as a performer at the BRIT School of Performing Arts and Mountview Academy. He has been a Musical Director at ASS since 2016 and has enjoyed every moment of it! He performs as a piano/vocalist at Overtures (Hippodrome Casino) and SingEasy (Pianoworks West End) and MD's and teaches at many different schools all over the UK. As an actor and singer, he plays Matis in season 4 of kids show Mia and Me, which will be on Netflix early 2023. In 2019, he wrote and starred in his musical FIVER at Southwark Playhouse which received multiple award nominations and has a cast recording which charted at number 1 in the iTunes Soundtrack charts.
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: @lexjamesellison / @alexjamesellison |