John Surcombe is standing in for Helen this term:
John was born and educated in Guernsey and studied cello with Mary Cordall,
and piano with Chris Claxton and Peter Harris. A dalliance with the Town
Church Choir lead to an inevitable love of sacred choral music, and whilst
studying computer science at Cambridge University he sang with the choir of
Queens' College. After returning to the island he became Assistant Director
and then Director of Music at the Town Church between 2004 and 2006. Since
then he has been taking a break from regular music commitments in favour of
career and family life (dalliance having begat marriage), but he continues
to provide the occasional side-dish for the local musical smorgasbord as a
cellist, tenor and conductor.