The choir’s musical director is CLIVE WALKLEY, for many years a Tutor in Music at the former Charlotte Mason College, Ambleside.


He has made an extensive study of Spanish Renaissance polyphony and is currently writing a book on the music of Juan Esquivel (c.1560-c.1623). The Singers frequently include Spanish Renaissance music in their programmes, sometimes singing from new specially-prepared editions.



Clive is a part-time lecturer in Music Education at Lancaster University. He is also a busy free-lance musician, running choral workshops, composing, editing and researching in the field of early music; he is a cellist, and organist at St Mark’s Church, Natland.