Though the Choir is run alike other traditional choirs, it’s focus is on making great music in a fun and professional environment where vocal development and skill is as important as the development of the Choir itself.
Since its conception, the Choir has continued to develop and broaden its repertoire, building a reputation for its friendliness, its professional environment and its continued determination to be the very best it can be.
Its continued high standards of learning and music-making, combined with a passionate and visionary leader help to create unrivalled and bucket-list opportunities for the choir and its loyal membership.
“It is a known fact that singing regularly reduces stress, releases endorphins, promotes positive well-being, aids a wide range of medical conditions and gives you confidence. It’s fun, progressive and a skill almost anyone can pick up.”
Russell Scott
Musical Director
is a mixed, adult choir based in Marlow, St. Albans and Aylesbury, of people who love to sing! The choir is not franchised and remains under the sole control of Russell Scott who directs all 3 choirs, keeping it personal, supportive and fun.
The choir performs regularly and in festivals and charity events, as well as taking part in workshops and commercial recordings, both locally and on tour.
It performs a range of music from classical, pop and rock to jazz and musicals, in a mix of styles including a cappella, but also with backing tracks and with professional live musicians and bands.
The choir has recorded 2 EPs and one album, and has toured in Austria, Sweden, Germany and the US.
As well as making great music together, Next Stage Choir work on vocal technique to help your singing skills, your vocal production and your performance. It is a fun, dynamic, and enthusiastic choir with lots of energy. And for those who want even more, there’s a great social scene too – so come along, make new like-minded friends, and do something you love to do!
The choirs form together as one choir for performances making an incredible sound. Joint rehearsals are held periodically and in the lead up to performances and are held at either the Marlow, St. Albans or Aylesbury venue or most often at a central location between the three venues.
Musical Director
Russell Scott has been in the music industry, professionally, for over 40 years working in the worlds of Classical and Musical Theatre. He is not only a Producer and Musical Director, but an accomplished Singer and Vocal Coach.
As a performer he has performed all over the world, as a soloist and with leading choirs and orchestras. With over 100,000 record sales across his 4 solo albums, he’s also appeared on countless film soundtracks, opera, pop and musical theatre recordings.
His company, Russell Scott Entertainment Limited has developed into a successful and reputable entertainment production company specialising in creating and producing high profile, high-end productions. It has produced a number of hugely successful shows across the UK including ‘An Evening of Don Black’, ‘An Evening of Tim Rice’, ‘The Wonderful World of Ashman, Menken & Schwartz, and ‘From Stage And Screen… And Back Again!’ which raised over £15,000 for charity. He produced the critically acclaimed ‘Godspell In Concert’ at the Lyric Theatre in London’s West End in 2014 which went on to tour the UK in 2015.
Specialising in ‘performance’, he regularly directs masterclasses and workshops, and has worked with choirs and ensembles around the UK including the acclaimed Military Wives Choir. He is Musical Director of Next Stage Choir and in previous years was also Musical Director for Waddeson Manor Choir and Westminster City Council’s Every Voice Counts.
Russell leads an enormously busy life having achieved great success in the cross-over of genres. Music is his soul and his passion, and he is committed to finding and developing new musical talent, giving opportunity to those with the ability and dedication to succeed at the highest level.
Russell mentors Choir Direrctors to be the best they can be and to lead with passion.
Russell is also creator and producer of the UK Choir Festival. More info at www.ukchoirfestival.com.
He can be followed on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and has presented his own YouTube blog, A Life In Music with Russell Scott, aimed at performers who strive to be the best they can be. He currently presents the UK Choir Festival Podcast.
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