Gabriel Chernick – Conductor
Gabriel Chernick is an award-winning composer, conductor and jazz pianist from London. He studied Music at the University of Cambridge before starting a Masters in Scoring for Film and Television at the National Film and Television School.
Gabriel has a wealth of experience working in music for film and TV, and has recently worked as a composer and orchestrator for Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe. Recent projects include Ticket to Paradise (George Clooney, Julia Roberts), The Tomorrow War (Amazon Prime), His Dark Materials Season 2 (BBC/HBO), Rumble (Paramount), Songbird (Amazon Prime), Outside the Wire (Netflix).
He also has a diverse history working in musical theatre. Gabriel worked on Back to the Future The Musical, and the critically acclaimed Operation Mincemeat. Previously, he worked as orchestrator on the Doctor Dolittle The Musical (UK tour), and Beaches The Musical (West End presentation).
Gabriel has worked in a range of genres in live performance. He has been musical director and arranger for numerous operas, including tours around the UK and Saudi Arabia with The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni (Mozart), and The Pirates of Penzance (Gilbert & Sullivan), for the Merry Opera Company. Gabriel was also musical director and composer of Crashtag (pilot for ITV), the Oxford Playhouse Pantomime.
Outside of work for screen and the stage, Gabriel conducts the I Dodici Consort, a professional chamber choir which performs at prestigious venues around Europe, including St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Notre Dame, and St John’s Smith Square. He also runs The Messengers, a high-end function band playing at corporate and private events across the UK.
Hannah Brine – Founder and Choir Manager
Hannah Brine is a passionate choral conductor who believes that everyone can sing, regardless of experience or background. Growing up in a musical family, Hannah recognises the privilege of early musical exposure and has dedicated her career to making the joy of singing accessible to all. She firmly believes in the transformative power of music, whether it’s enjoyed once a week, once a month, or even once a year.
Hannah prides herself on creating safe, nurturing environments where singers of all levels can thrive. Her choirs work with some of the best professional musicians, maintaining high standards while inspiring participants to reach their full potential. Her commitment to excellence is reflected in the diverse and prestigious performances her choirs have delivered, including appearances at the Royal Variety Show, Olivier Awards, BBC Proms, and various TV and recording projects.
To read more about her work visit www.hannahbrine.uk.
Judith Ogden – Choir Manager
Judith grew up in Oxfordshire and studied for a degree in Music at Bristol University, graduating in 1994. She worked for a marketing production company in Bristol, and then for a marketing consultancy in Bath, before becoming a freelance arts administrator, and graphic and web designer in 2002. She has appeared as a singing extra in Christmas specials of Call the Midwife and Casualty, and on the soundtrack for TV ads and drama series, as well as on the sci-fi film Annihilation. She is married to the conductor and composer David Ogden, and has four adult children.
Amy MacLaren – Events Manager
Amy studied for a degree in Music at the University of Hull. After graduating, she moved to London and worked in artists’ management and publicity – for Askonas Holt and Valerie Barber PR. Since then, she has worked with a range of organisations and individuals across sectors including the arts, education, science and social change on everything from external relations and stakeholder engagement to governance support and business development. While she hasn’t played her clarinet or saxophone for several decades, Amy is now an enthusiastic member of both Finsbury A Cappella and Victoria Park Singers, part of the Hannah Brine Choirs family.