Choir of Somerville College, Oxford

[2] In conjunction with the organ scholars, the choir is central to the musical life of the college and, in its present form, was founded by Francis Knights and Sam Bayliss in 2001.

[1] The choir has been involved in two opera productions: Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice and Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas.

[14][15] Engagements in 2012/2013 included further performances at St Paul's Cathedral, a concert at the Liberal Jewish Synagogue in London as well as the release of a second CD, 'Advent Calendar', in Autumn 2013[3][12][16] which was featured in the in-flight programming of selected British Airways flights.

[12] In 2014 the choir sang evensong at Coventry Cathedral[18] and gave two performances of Bach's St John Passion featuring an orchestra and soloists from the Royal College of Music.

[2] In 2005 and 2009 the choir toured Germany under the patronage of the ambassador Sir Peter Torry and sang services and concerts in Berlin, Brandenburg and Potsdam.