The current music director is Tony Washington, a resident of Eastnor, Ledbury.

Tony began choral singing with Worcester Park (Surrey) Methodist Church Junior Choir, under his father’s direction, and has since sung in many choirs in

The choir’s music director and deputy conductor are appointed each year at the annual general meeting.

England, Belgium, Holland and the U.S.A. and with several well-known orchestras including the BBC Symphony, the London Philharmonic, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Rotterdam Philharmonic and the New York Philharmonic.

Retirement from international banking allowed him to settle in Herefordshire and having studied, as a chorister, the conducting and rehearsal technique of many experienced conductors, he took up choir directing.

Tony is also a member of Monmouth Choral Society.

Colin Copestake won a choral scholarship for Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge where he studied Spanish and French.  After graduating and qualifying as a teacher at Nottingham University, Colin was appointed teacher of foreign languages at Monmouth School in 1962.  He retired in December 1998 and was appointed a Freeman of the City of London and of the Haberdashers' Company.  

Colin is also Deputy Conductor of Monmouth Choral Society.

Music Director

Deputy Conductor