
Tristan Weymes – Conductor
Tristan graduated with Distinction and DipRAM from the Royal Academy of Music’s prestigious Choral Conducting MA course in 2024, studying under Patrick Russill, earning a Regency award for all-round excellent studentship, and the Thomas Armstrong Award. He graduated from Trinity College, Oxford University, in 2021, where he conducted Trinity College Chapel Choir, the Oxford University Chorus, and the Turl Street Arts Festival Orchestra. He is Director of Music at St Mary the Virgin, Merton Park, Conductor of University College London Chamber Choir, Assistant Leader with the London Youth Cambiata Boys’ Choir whilst also Deputy Artistic Director and Choral Lead of Elysium, a charity which aims to provide musical opportunities to young people. His work with youth choirs has also involved roles with Inner Voices, Highbury Youth Choir, Frideswide Voices of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, as well as abroad. Tristan’s recent engagements have led him to work with a variety of community and youth choirs, and artists including Nadine Benjamin MBE and the Southbank Sinfonia.
He has previously held positions as Associate Conductor of the North Cotswolds Chamber Choir in 2021-22, and Conducting Fellow of Hertford Choral Society 2022-23. Tristan is determined to provide opportunities to musicians of all backgrounds: he established a Children’s Choir at St Luke’s, Woodside, where he was Director of Music until 2023, and has led singing workshops in the UK and abroad for children and adults alike. Whilst an undergraduate at Trinity College, Oxford, he was Conductor of the Trinity College Chapel Choir, who he led towards a recording session in March 2020. In that same month, he led the Oxford University Chorus to their second concert under his leadership, performing Dvorak’s ‘Stabat Mater’ at the University Church. Alongside these roles, he co-ran the TSAF Orchestra, and took up a Young Conducting Scholarship with Sing for Pleasure in 2019.
Tristan’s work as a soloist has seen him perform at St Martin-in-the-Fields and St Paul’s Knightsbridge, and as a backing singer onstage with London Youth Choirs at the Royal Albert Hall, and on Tom Rosenthal’s 2022 album ‘Dennis was a bird’.
In March, he made his debut at St John’s Smith Square, as a Bass soloist in Mozart ‘Requiem’ alongside the Purcell Singers, and the Southbank Sinfonia. He was previously a member of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain, as well as the London Youth Chamber Choir and Inner Voices.
He sings with Laurelin Voices, Antiphon, and the Arcadian Singers, and is also a member of the Purcell Singers and the BBC Symphony Chorus.
His arranging work has featured music for a cappella groups, jazz bands, and choirs. His arrangement of Imagine Dragons’ ‘Natural’ for London Youth Cambiata Boys’ Choir culminated in a performance at Milton Court in December 2023, and has further engagements lined up for 2024. His a cappella arrangements have been heard on Spotify over 14,000 times, having been performed by Oxford’s ‘In the Pink’ a cappella group.

Hannah Brine – Founder and Choir Manager
Hannah Brine is a passionate choral conductor who believes that everyone can sing, regardless of experience or background. Growing up in a musical family, Hannah recognises the privilege of early musical exposure and has dedicated her career to making the joy of singing accessible to all. She firmly believes in the transformative power of music, whether it’s enjoyed once a week, once a month, or even once a year.
Hannah prides herself on creating safe, nurturing environments where singers of all levels can thrive. Her choirs work with some of the best professional musicians, maintaining high standards while inspiring participants to reach their full potential. Her commitment to excellence is reflected in the diverse and prestigious performances her choirs have delivered, including appearances at the Royal Variety Show, Olivier Awards, BBC Proms, and various TV and recording projects.
Hannah is excited to be launching Walthamstow Singers in 2024. To read more about her work visit www.hannahbrine.uk.

Judith Ogden – Choir Administrator
Judith grew up in Oxfordshire and studied for a degree in Music at Bristol University, graduating in 1994. She worked for a marketing production company in Bristol, and then for a marketing consultancy in Bath, before becoming a freelance arts administrator, and graphic and web designer in 2002. She has appeared as a singing extra in Christmas specials of Call the Midwife and Casualty, and on the soundtrack for TV ads and drama series, as well as on the sci-fi film Annihilation. She is married to the conductor and composer David Ogden, and has four children aged from 17 to 28 years.