Warren Smith

Warren is currently Director of Music and Organist for St Mary’s Parish Church, Ponteland; Director of Music for the Tyne Valley based chamber choir Jubilate; Accompanist for the Hexham Orpheus Choir; and sings bass in the 2016 Choir of the Year ‘Voices of Hope.’ In September 2019, Warren took up the role of Head of Choir, Teaching Assistant and Piano & Singing Tutor at Mowden Hall Preparatory School, which certainly fills up the daylight hours!

Warren inherited the title “Hexham’s answer to Gareth Malone” when he took on a choir made up of office workers, foster carers and children to compete in a National event in Cheltenham Town Hall. Recent events have included working with composers Bob Chilcott and Will Todd, both of which involved playing their Jazz Masses. In November 2013, Warren was the Choirmaster for the North-East’s BBC Children in Need choir – this involved 200 children performing ‘Sing’ by Gary Barlow live on BBC One. Other charitable events include directing a ‘Come & Sing Fauré’s Requiem’ in April 2014 at St Mary’s Ponteland, where 100+ singers took part to raise a large amount for the British Heart Foundation.

Many of the choirs Warren has performed with have toured to some exciting venues. Performance highlights have been Antwerp, Berlin, Brugges, Dublin, Hannover, Milan, Paris, Prague, Rome, and Tallinn to name a few.

If there’s any free time to be had, Warren enjoys travelling the world and exploring the culinary delights on offer at fancy restaurants with his wife, Michelle.