Elora Brailsford

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Elora is from Newark-on-Trent and has been singing for 12 years in the choir at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, progressing from Chorister to Choral Scholar under the directorship of Dr. Stephen Bullamore. She has sung as a member of the Millennium Youth Choir, and has attended the annual RSCM residential course in Bath for several years.

Elora performed with Ruddington Choral Society in November 2022, singing alto in Mozart’s Vespers, and was welcomed back to sing soprano in Purcell’s “Come, Ye Sons Of Art” in May 2023. She is thrilled to have been invited to sing with Bingham and District Choral Society this autumn.

In 2022, Elora gained her RSCM Gold Award, and recently, her ARSM Diploma in singing performance. She is specialising in bass guitar in her second year at Lincoln College, studying Music Performance and Production, and is interested in pursuing a career in music.

India Simpson

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India Simpson was born in Norfolk where, during her school years, she studied with Jane Roberson. She joined the Norwich Cathedral Girls’ choir at 12, now at 22 she sings in various choirs in Lincolnshire. She won the Norfolk Young Musician Competition in 2022. India is in her third year at the University of Lincoln studying music. In 2023 she played the role of ‘Lola’ in Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana and in 2024 ‘Michal’ in Handel’s Saul with Lincoln Choral Society. She hopes to have a career as a musician in the future.