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Mojo
We are an award winning mixed quartet with over 180 years of singing experience between us! We love to sing and encourage others to sing. We have a passion for 4-part a Cappella close harmony.
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Rose Hopkinson
Soprano
Rose Hopkinson
Soprano
Rose is very happy to have music in her life both in work and leisure.She is an accomplished piano tuner and regularly works in concert venues.Rose is assistant MD for Amersham A Cappella, an international award winning barbershop chorus and she also sings with a Windsor based chamber choir - Quire Voices, who had the fantastic opportunity last year to be part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations at St Georges Chapel Windsor.Rose was also a member of NoteOrious, a UK gold medal winning ladies barbershop quartet, who could occasionally all be seen singing, dressed up as Freddy Murcury or 4 of the characters from the Wizard of Oz!When Rose is not singing she loves escaping to Cornwall with her partner or spending time with her two cats Lulu and Kylo.
- Email:rose@mojomusic.co.uk
Helen Lappert
Alto
Helen Lappert
Alto
Helen brings a unique blend of energy, inspiration and joy to everything she does and instils a sense of belief, confidence and pride in those she works with.She is an acclaimed music coach for individuals and groups of all ages and has been Musical Director of Amersham A Cappella since 2005. Under Helen’s directorship the choir has grown considerably in number and prowess and now holds multiple international awards.Helen teaches regularly around Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire in the UK but her many successes and accomplishments are widely recognised.
She is regularly asked to share her unique and motivational approach to singing and performing by coaching and training other choirs, music groups and chorus leaders both in the UK and internationally.As Musical Director, Helen has led Amersham A Cappella as well as Strictly A Cappella (a mixed a cappella choir) and Strictly Barbershop (a mixed Barbershop chorus) to gold medals at regional, national and international championships. Helen regularly performs with her award-winning mixed a cappella quartet - Frisson - and was a member of NoteOrious, a UK gold-medal winning ladies Barbershop quartet. In 2015 she was the recipient of the LABBS Award for the Director effecting the most improvement in their chorus.
- Email:helen@mojomusic.co.uk
David Tanner
Tenor
David Tanner
Tenor
David has been singing a cappella harmonies since 1985, mostly in the world of barbershop.He is a multi-winning medallist in quartets and choruses. He has won Gold Medals with 2 men’s quartets and a Bronze Medal with Mojo and is delighted to reunite with Mojo for these workshops!He has won Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals with 2 choruses in the UK, one of which subsequently became European champion.He has competed in Holland, Ireland and
America. He has been a chorus director, assistant director, section leader and coached quartets, small groups and choruses. He loves to help singers to improve their talent and sing well
with others. He also likes to sing a bit himself!He sings in a local a cappella mixed voice group and when not singing enjoys visiting
his children and grandchildren and is a director of a local Community Land Trust, working to build socially rented homes for people in need.
- Email:david@mojomusic.co.uk
Jon Conway
Bass
Jon Conway
Bass
Jon has been singing, directing, coaching and performing in Harmony groups for over 30 years. He teaches many styles of singing including classical SATB, Taize, Gospel, Georgian, Sacred songs from various religions and cultures, Rock and Pop as well as his own A cappella arrangements.Though he teaches many styles of music his speciality is Barbershop Harmony. He has been in several successful Barbershop quartets winning a total of 9 National medals including 4 Bronze, 3 Silver and 2 Gold. He has represented the UK at two International Barbershop competitions in Pittsburgh and Salt Lake City.His workshops take him all over Europe including UK, Ireland, Holland, Italy, Prague and Spain. Many of these events allow people with very little singing experience to discover the wonder and joy of creating harmonies through song.His noted quartet appearances include Disney World, Goodwood Revival, Orient Express and National TV including “You Bet”, “Terry and Gabby”, “Emmerdale” and “Ant & Dec’s Saturday night takeaway” as the coach for teaching Ant’s team of celebrities.Jon has been awarded with a lifetime achievement award for a long and valuable service to barbershop singing in Britain, particularly for his work on Learn-To-Sing courses which has inspired many thousands of people to take up singing. He has now entered the BABS Hall of Fame.
- Email:jon@mojomusic.co.uk