LONDON SINGERS STUDIO
We have both been teaching singing for nearly 20 years, having sustained international operatic careers.
Together we founded London Singers Studio to offer our private teaching and coaching to major operatic artists, principals from the West End, film/TV actors, and recording industry professionals.
We also work with professional voice users undergoing vocal rehabilitation, and students in training at the UK’s finest institutions.
Regardless of genre, the aim is beautiful, healthy singing and for clients to stand out rather than blend in…
We use 21st century evidence-based information to create clear, rigorous, bespoke vocal development programmes for each singer. Much of our work is collaborative and takes place in an open-studio environment, so clients often receive input from multiple sources without the confusion of conflicting approaches.
“John and Sam are talented, 21st century evidence-based, knowledgeable voice teachers.
They are also excellent singers and fine musicians.
I am delighted to recommend them.”
John Lattimore
John holds Music degrees from both Cambridge University and the Royal Academy of Music, where he is now professor of Vocal Studies and Opera.
As an operatic countertenor John has enjoyed an international career, highlights of which include Purcell at Theater Bremen, new work by John Adams at English National Opera, and concerts of Monteverdi at the Barbican and in Venice, and Bach with the RTÉ in Dublin. He also workshopped new compositions at the Royal Opera House, sang at the Royal Wedding in 2011, and has appeared in television adverts and on film soundtracks.
John is an accomplished pianist, and has played for professional West End auditions, performances and recordings.
Samuel Queen
Sam is a professor of classical singing at the Royal Northern College of Music and a member of the teaching faculty at ArtsEd. He studied English at Cambridge University before postgraduate vocal and opera studies at the Royal Academy of Music, where he won multiple prizes as a baritone. He recently served as a Director of the British Voice Association.
Sam enjoyed a varied singing career, with highlights ranging from Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors and backing vocals for Sting, to Ravel with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Lieder at Wigmore Hall. He recorded and toured extensively.
Associate Teachers
Charmian Bedford studied at Clare College, Cambridge, was a postgraduate student at Trinity Laban Conservatoire and currently works with Professor Janice Chapman. Charmian has performed internationally as an operatic soprano.
An associate of London Singers Studio since its inception, Charmian has taught singing alongside her performing career for a number of years. She has been an adjudicator for the Junior Kathleen Ferrier Award, has given masterclasses at Trinity Laban and around the UK and has worked closely with the education and outreach departments of Garsington Opera, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Academy of Ancient Music.