Katy Lipson recently returned from the European Tour of 'The 12 Tenors' as Musical Director. She trained at the London School of Musical Theatre, and has a BMus from Goldsmiths University. She is not only a musician, but also a singer, actress, composer, and music/drama teacher. Her professional credits include the world premiere of Charles Miller's 'Jason and the Argonauts' at the Cochrane Theatre, London, the West End workshop of 'Zorro', 'Jack and the Beanstalk' at the Liverpool Everyman, and 'The Last 5 Years' at RADA. She was also Assistant Musical Director on the UK tour of 'Hot Flush' starring Sheila Ferguson and Marti Webb. Most recently Katy appeared in 'Chess in Concert' at The Royal Albert Hall, and she currently works as a vocal coach at The BRIT School. Please visit here online at www.katylipson.com.

  

Giles Howe recently performed in 'Chess in Concert' at the Royal Albert Hall, and more recently toured both China and Japan as a vocalist with The 12 Tenors. He was recently a featured vocalist in a gospel choir in Stockholm where he was also involved in setting up the G&S Danshuset dance academy, and recently recorded his second project in Israel with a forthcoming single release: "Torn Between Two Memories", also playing on the new album by Huva Laba. Further to this, he has also released an album of experimental vocal music for free online download, with another in the works. He choreographed and danced in the pantomimes 'Aladdin' and 'Cinderella' in Winchester, and teaches piano and singing. His extensive and diverse back catalogue of composition includes a postponed musical called 'Mind The Gap', and musical works-in-progress "Lady Jane" about the nine-day Tudor queen, and "The Juniper Tree". Please visit www.turkishdelighttheopera.com for a more detailed biography and some more examples of Giles' work.  

 

 

Katy and Giles met as students at UCL in 2002 whilst performing in Kander & Ebb's "Cabaret". They most recently worked together on the third London run of a musical called 'Turkish Delight the Opera,' which they wrote and produced. Katy has recently begun co-writing the score with Giles to his new libretto 'Soviet Zion' which they plan to stage in workshop form later in the year, following their informal recital of selections from the show at the Rosemary Branch Theatre on October 19th.