Sioned James

Sioned Nest James (10 Sept 1974 – 19 July 2016) was a Welsh musician and conductor, known for founding the successful Cardiff-based choir Côrdydd and contributing to musical programmes on television.

[1] She was a familiar face on S4C working with TV producers as musical arranger on Coal House and drama series Con Passionate.

She was choirmaster of the S4C show Codi Canu and vocal coach on The Voice Wales and Can’t Sing Singers on the BBC.

[2] James worked as an agent for actors and TV presenters and as a part-time lecturer on the course of Theatre, Music and Media at the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David.

[2] During her career she collaborated with renowned composers including Morten Lauridsen, Eric Whitacre[3] and Paul Mealor.