High Wycombe born and bred, Louise has been an accomplished figure in the musical life of Buckinghamshire and the surrounding counties for many years.

A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, Louise’s superb musical abilities are ensuring that the nationally-renowned “sound” of the Orpheus has been preserved and developed since she took over the baton in 2003 after 11 years as accompanist.

Louise’s musical talent includes singing, conducting and playing for a multitude of local musical events – and playing the organ for two local churches. She teaches pupils of the renowned Penn School and Crown House School in Wycombe. She even finds time to teach music at her home in Downley.

It is no mean feat to motivate more than 60 male Orpheus choristers to blend their voices to a beautiful sound to performance standard but Louise’s unique mix of musical knowledge, humour (and the occasional well-aimed verbal barb!) keeps the ever-changing repertoire fresh and full of quality.

She achieves a fine balance of new material with the old favourites that Orpheus concert enthusiasts expect.

Michael has completed over three years as accompanist for the Wycombe Orpheus Male Voice Choir and it’s true to say that his quiet but brilliant musicianship plays a huge part in the musical integrity of the choir.

Michael is a noted local musician – pianist, accompanist and teacher with an exemplary reputation. Yet, even though music is now his mainstream activity, his route into a musical career was unconventional.

Having received a music scholarship to Winchester College, he avoided studying music as an academic subject and went to Durham University to read physics and philosophy. However, in 2003 he received his ARCM diploma and later became a Fellow of the Royal Schools of Music.

In addition to accompanying the Orpheus, he does the same job for other local choirs, including Wycombe Philharmonic Choir, Great Missenden Choral Society and the Newland Singers. He also has a thriving teaching practice in Beaconsfield and has directed a number of theatrical productions. He also writes for Pianist and International Piano magazines.