Music Staff

Peter Morris

Director of Music since 2003.

  

Toby Barnard

Assistant Director of Music
  

Brian Armfield

Deputy Organist since 2004.

Peter Morris       Brian Armfield

He was Organ Scholar at St John’s College, Durham, and formerly Director of Music at Bluecoat School, Walsall and St Peter’s School, Wolverhampton. Peter is conductor of Wolverhampton Symphony Orchestra and Borough Organist at Walsall Town Hall. His children Zoe and Edward are also in the choir.

  

Toby studied music at Cardiff University and has an MA (with Distinction) in Organ Performance from Birmingham Conservatoire. 
He is Conductor of Walsall Choral Society and Director of Music at St Peter's Collegiate School.

  

Brian is a former Director of Music at St Peter’s from 1971 to 1979. He accompanies the girls choir and has an invaluable training role. He is a senior examiner for the London College of Music.


Marianne Ayling

Marianne is Director of Outreach and of Wolverhampton Junior Voices.

  

Tom Castle

Organ Scholar

  

Dr David Rendell

Organist Emeritus

      David Rendell

These posts are funded by the Government's SingUp Initiative via the Choir Schools Association.

Marianne is an experienced singer and animateur and has been involved in many singing projects throughout Shropshire and the West Midlands and with Singing for Pleasure. She is a member of Birmingham's Ex Cathedra.

  

Tom is an A-level student at St Peter's Collegiate School and has been in the choir since he was a treble. He has composed music which the choir has sung.

  

David was Assistant Director of Music from 1967 to 2010. He  held the music together for 42 years,  through 4 Rectors and 7 Directors of Music. Countless former choristers and organ pupils have very good reason to thank him!