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John enjoys a wide range of music and looks to use broad mix of styles within the choir’s repertoire, ensuring there is a distinctive edge to the choir’s performances. As there is a lack of available male voice arrangements of modern songs, most of the choir’s repertoire list has been arranged by John.
With a love of musical theatre, John has composed number of shows, two of which have been published and are now performed around the world; 'All 4 One' (Josef Weinberger), which tells the story of The Man in the Iron Mask, received its US Premiere in May 2008, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Samuel French). This popular show has now been rewritten as a standard musical (as opposed to a sung through piece) with many new songs included.
At the end of 2009 John was approached to co-write the main song (Let Hell Sing) for a new musical, HellSing, with Colin Charles. This show is being developed for a West End run.
John works with many soloists from London’s top musicals, to develop new recordings and performance opportunities.
Many of John's choral arrangements are sung by the choir, which have helped to expand audiences and encourage new members into the mystic world of Male Voice Choirs. Other choirs across the UK are now showing considerable interest in using these songs as they help develop and sustain their choirs in a similar way. The most notable is the famous Morriston’s Phoenix Choir who have added John's arrangement of Angels to their concert repertoire.
John’s arrangement of Rule the World featured as the finale for Brentwood Council’s 2008 Alchemy project, where it was performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and 350 singers.
In addition to being the Director of Music for The South Woodham Ferrers Male Voice Choir, John was the resident Musical Director for Brentwood Theatre for 8 years, and created music and orchestrations for 8 Christmas shows. For James and the Giant Peach, Fantastic Mr Fox and The Twits he composed new scores which are available to hire. The Great Sleigh Robbery, a piece written especially for Brentwood Theatre, is also in further development for future productions.
John is in considerable demand as a sound engineer for many shows and concerts. This extends to recordings for choirs, orchestras and solo singers. He has worked on CD recordings of The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and won the prize for Best Sound for his sound design and mixing of We Will Rock You at the 2007 Waterford Festival of Light Opera, Ireland
Why not check out John's activities at www.johntrentwallace.com
With a love of musical theatre, John has composed number of shows, two of which have been published and are now performed around the world; 'All 4 One' (Josef Weinberger), which tells the story of The Man in the Iron Mask, received its US Premiere in May 2008, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Samuel French). This popular show has now been rewritten as a standard musical (as opposed to a sung through piece) with many new songs included.
At the end of 2009 John was approached to co-write the main song (Let Hell Sing) for a new musical, HellSing, with Colin Charles. This show is being developed for a West End run.
John works with many soloists from London’s top musicals, to develop new recordings and performance opportunities.
Many of John's choral arrangements are sung by the choir, which have helped to expand audiences and encourage new members into the mystic world of Male Voice Choirs. Other choirs across the UK are now showing considerable interest in using these songs as they help develop and sustain their choirs in a similar way. The most notable is the famous Morriston’s Phoenix Choir who have added John's arrangement of Angels to their concert repertoire.
John’s arrangement of Rule the World featured as the finale for Brentwood Council’s 2008 Alchemy project, where it was performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and 350 singers.
In addition to being the Director of Music for The South Woodham Ferrers Male Voice Choir, John was the resident Musical Director for Brentwood Theatre for 8 years, and created music and orchestrations for 8 Christmas shows. For James and the Giant Peach, Fantastic Mr Fox and The Twits he composed new scores which are available to hire. The Great Sleigh Robbery, a piece written especially for Brentwood Theatre, is also in further development for future productions.
John is in considerable demand as a sound engineer for many shows and concerts. This extends to recordings for choirs, orchestras and solo singers. He has worked on CD recordings of The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and won the prize for Best Sound for his sound design and mixing of We Will Rock You at the 2007 Waterford Festival of Light Opera, Ireland
Why not check out John's activities at www.johntrentwallace.com
Music
Our music repetoire is regularly updated by the introduction of new pieces, new arrangements, and by revival of pieces from our back-repertoire.
Our music repetoire is regularly updated by the introduction of new pieces, new arrangements, and by revival of pieces from our back-repertoire.
African Prayer
An American Trilogy
Angels
Anthem
(from 'Chess')
Caravan
Could It Be Magic
Don't let the sun go
down on me
Electricity
(from 'Billy Elliott')
Gospel Train
Lily of the Valley
Love of My Life
More Than Words
My Lord what a Morning
My Way
New York, New York
Rule the World
River of Dreams
The Lord's Prayer
Soldier's Farewell
Tydi a Roddiast
What would I do
without my Music
Wind beneath my wings
An American Trilogy
Angels
Anthem
(from 'Chess')
Caravan
Could It Be Magic
Don't let the sun go
down on me
Electricity
(from 'Billy Elliott')
Gospel Train
Lily of the Valley
Love of My Life
More Than Words
My Lord what a Morning
My Way
New York, New York
Rule the World
River of Dreams
The Lord's Prayer
Soldier's Farewell
Tydi a Roddiast
What would I do
without my Music
Wind beneath my wings
Enoch Sontonga
Arrangement by Eric Jones
Traditional
Arranged by Mickey Newbury
Adapted by Alwyn Humphreys
Robert Williams & Guy Chambers
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Words by Tim Rice, Music by Benny Anderson & Bjorn Ulvaeus,
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Mike Batt
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Barry Manilow & Adrienne Anderson
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Elton John & Lee Hall
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Traditional Spiritual
Arranged by Gwyn Arch
Traditional American Spiritual
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Freddie Mercury
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Nuno Bettencourt & Gary Cherone
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Traditional African/American Spiritual
Claude Francois & Jacques Revaux
Arranged by Howard H Wallace
John Kander & Fred Ebb
Arrangement by Howard W Wallace
Mark Owen, Gary Barlow, Jason Orange & Howard Donald
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Billy Joel
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Albert Hay Malotte
Arranged by Carl Deis
Arrangement by Ozzie Arnold
T Rowland Hughes
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Middlebrook & Belland
Arranged by Alwyn Humphries
Larry Henley & Jeff Silber
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Arrangement by Eric Jones
Traditional
Arranged by Mickey Newbury
Adapted by Alwyn Humphreys
Robert Williams & Guy Chambers
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Words by Tim Rice, Music by Benny Anderson & Bjorn Ulvaeus,
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Mike Batt
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Barry Manilow & Adrienne Anderson
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Elton John & Lee Hall
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Traditional Spiritual
Arranged by Gwyn Arch
Traditional American Spiritual
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Freddie Mercury
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Nuno Bettencourt & Gary Cherone
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Traditional African/American Spiritual
Claude Francois & Jacques Revaux
Arranged by Howard H Wallace
John Kander & Fred Ebb
Arrangement by Howard W Wallace
Mark Owen, Gary Barlow, Jason Orange & Howard Donald
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Billy Joel
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Albert Hay Malotte
Arranged by Carl Deis
Arrangement by Ozzie Arnold
T Rowland Hughes
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
Middlebrook & Belland
Arranged by Alwyn Humphries
Larry Henley & Jeff Silber
Arranged by John Trent Wallace
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John Trent Wallace
Musical Director
Musical Director
Additionally, Clare also offers private piano tuition and when not playing the piano, she works at the Plume School, Maldon as the Student Progression Mentor in the sixth form college.
Clare Penfold
Principal Accompanist and Concert Pianist
Principal Accompanist and Concert Pianist
Our current repertoire
John has been associated with the choir from the very beginning some 30 years ago. He was one of the original members of the Baritone section. He has sung in choirs all his life, having started as a lad in his father’s church choir in the Midlands.
At University he was a member of the Keble College Chapel Choir and became the President of the Oxford University Opera Club singing roles in concert versions of opera on average about once a fortnight.
At University he was a member of the Keble College Chapel Choir and became the President of the Oxford University Opera Club singing roles in concert versions of opera on average about once a fortnight.
John Davies
Deputy Musical Director
Deputy Musical Director
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Total Harmony
Recorded in 1999 at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Our 1st CD recorded in 1992 in the Chapel at Felsted School
Recorded in 2005 at
The Parish Church
Purleigh, Essex
The Parish Church
Purleigh, Essex
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Recorded in 2009 at
The Parish Church
Purleigh, Essex
The Parish Church
Purleigh, Essex
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Could It Be Magic
- our latest CD
- our latest CD
Clare studied music at Royal Holloway University. After leaving, it was a number of years before she became involved with accompanying local choirs and amateur dramatic societies.
This has led to her undertaking the role of musical director for a number of local groups including Thurrock Thameside Musical Society, Two Faced Productions, Arts Factory, Benfleet Operatic Society, Solomon Artistes and BLED Productions.
Her favourite shows as MD include Copacabana, West Side Story, Honk, A Slice of Saturday Night, Summer Holiday and Fame. She will soon be working with TTMS again on their next production, 'Disco Inferno' to be performed at the Thameside Theatre in Grays in 2012.
Clare is an accomplished pianist, rehearsing with and accompanying groups such as Basildon Operatic Society, CDOT, Thurrock Male Voice Choir and Pure Entertainment. This involves numerous concerts, shows and charity events. Clare joined as accompanist to the South Woodham Ferrers Male Voice Choir in May 2009.
This has led to her undertaking the role of musical director for a number of local groups including Thurrock Thameside Musical Society, Two Faced Productions, Arts Factory, Benfleet Operatic Society, Solomon Artistes and BLED Productions.
Her favourite shows as MD include Copacabana, West Side Story, Honk, A Slice of Saturday Night, Summer Holiday and Fame. She will soon be working with TTMS again on their next production, 'Disco Inferno' to be performed at the Thameside Theatre in Grays in 2012.
Clare is an accomplished pianist, rehearsing with and accompanying groups such as Basildon Operatic Society, CDOT, Thurrock Male Voice Choir and Pure Entertainment. This involves numerous concerts, shows and charity events. Clare joined as accompanist to the South Woodham Ferrers Male Voice Choir in May 2009.
His interest in Male Voice Choirs began in Secondary School and has continued ever since. In his first teaching job in Kent he formed and conducted a Male Voice Group from the boys and staff.
He has deputised for each of the Conductors of the SWFMVC since it was formed. The only time the choir won its own SWF Male Voice Choir Festival in 1991, it was John who conducted them.
After a break John rejoined the choir in September 2008 and is now thoroughly enjoying the current repertoire, especially the arrangements of pop classics that John Trent Wallace has introduced with backing tracks.
He has deputised for each of the Conductors of the SWFMVC since it was formed. The only time the choir won its own SWF Male Voice Choir Festival in 1991, it was John who conducted them.
After a break John rejoined the choir in September 2008 and is now thoroughly enjoying the current repertoire, especially the arrangements of pop classics that John Trent Wallace has introduced with backing tracks.
