Islington Choral Society
Choral Scholars
Islington Choral Society is delighted to have appointed four choral scholars to provide musical support for our members at rehearsals and play a leading role in our concerts.Our choral scholars for 2024-5 are:
Alexandra Cooper
Soprano
Alexandra is currently studying for her Masters of Performance at the Royal College of Music, under tenor Tim Evans-Jones, where she is the Stephen Catto Memorial Scholar. Prior to this, she completed her Bachelor of Music at the RCM, under soprano Patricia Rozario, as the Douglas and Hilda Simmonds Scholar. Performance credits include: Ensemble for Jonathan Dove’s Flight with the RCM Opera Studio directed by Jeremy Sams; Semi-Chorus for Vaughan Williams' A Sea Symphony (conducted by the late Sir Andrew Davis) and Lili Boulanger’s Psaume 130 with the RCM Symphony Orchestra; Venus and Adonis by John Blow conducted by Ashley Solomon. She was part of the RCM Chamber Choir at Classic FM’s Carol Concert of the Year 2022 and was a finalist at the 2023 Charles Wood Song competition. In RCM Opera scenes, she has performed Euridice in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, Damigella in Monterverdi’s L’Incoronazione di Poppea, Laetitia in Menotti’s The Old Maid and the Thief, and Rosmene in Handel’s Imeneo. Before attending the RCM, Alexandra was a scholar at the Junior Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, where she studied with soprano Anne Dawson and was awarded the Peter Vernon Vocal Prize by tenor Julian Pike.
Megan Webb
Alto
Megan started singing at the age of 15 with Berkshire Youth Choir, Rodolfus Choir and as a Choral Scholar at All Saints' Church, Wokingham. This lead her to read for a BA in Music at the University of Cambridge, during which she held a variety of positions in the university’s collegiate choirs, including The Choir of Queens' College, and performed regularly in student projects. Since graduating, Megan has enjoyed two years as the Eric Nye Alto Lay Clerk with the Choir of Clare College Cambridge. During her tenure, she has featured as a soloist for a wide range of performances and recordings, with highlights including Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil at Thaxted Festival, Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 at Sinfonia Smith Square, and an upcoming album of unrecorded works by Palestrina. She is also building up a busy freelance portfolio, recently undertaking recoding and concert work with Laminates and the Academy of English Voices. She currently learns with Lynette Alcantara.
Roshan Patel
Tenor
Roshan is a London-based tenor who began his singing career as a chorister at Guildford Cathedral. He went on to read Natural Sciences at Cambridge University, where he sang with The Choir of Trinity College under Stephen Layton. Highlights included the choir’s annual performances of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio from memory, and the 2022 filming and recording of Duruflé’s Requiem in Saint-Eustache Church, Paris. He presided over the a cappella group Cadenza and choral ensemble King Henry’s VIII and sang in various Bach cantatas and solo recitals in his final year. When he isn’t singing, Roshan can be found working as a trainee patent attorney at Carpmaels & Ransford LLP.
Luke Muschialli
Bass
Luke is a recent graduate of St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, with an MPhil in Population Health Sciences, having previously studied a Bachelor’s in Medical Sciences at University College London. Luke has been a keen choral singer from an early age, and in recent years has refined his choral skills as a choral scholar at St Catharine’s, as well as in acclaimed choirs such as The Bach Choir and the Fourth Choir. Luke is also a strong solo performer, having led in both operatic and musical theatre roles throughout his time in Cambridge, with highlights including playing Frederic in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance at the Minack Theatre. Luke is excited to continue to develop as both a chorister and soloist, alongside his new role as a Research Assistant at the University College London Institute for Global Health.
