Aylesbury Consort of Voices was originally founded by Charles Pope in the 1950s, initially as an evening class for the study and performance of Madrigals. Charles Pope was a former teacher at Aylesbury Grammar School and was actively involved in the Aylesbury music scene at that time, effectively establishing a whole variety of music groups including the Aylesbury Choral Society, and the Aylesbury Symphony Orchestra, which has enabled successive generations of musicians to enjoy his achievements, and has greatly enriched the cultural life of the area. Aylesbury Consort of Voices has evolved into a performance choir of sixteen singers, performing music from the sixteenth century to the present day.
We are very fortunate to have Edwin Pitt Mansfield as our Music Director. With a reputation for working with exceptional young voices, Edwin is an educator, performer and musical director. Edwin is Head of Choral Music and teaches singing at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, having previously taught at The Royal Ballet School and Stowe School. He is a deputy vocal teacher at the Royal College of Music Junior Department and an examiner for Trinity College London, a role which has taken him worldwide. Edwin chaired the Association of Teachers of Singing (UK) from 2022-2024 having been part of the council since 2016. He currently occupies the role of Past Chair and is a board member of the European Voice Teachers Association and Margaret Engering Music Trust. When not working in schools, he runs a busy private teaching studio from his home in Hertfordshire.
Edwin completed and MA in Music Education at UCL, with a specialism in working with teenage young singers and has a particular interest in male voice change, leading workshops and presenting at conferences throughout the UK on the topic. Edwin is a passionate advocate for accessible music education. He was a judge on the Music and Drama awards 2025 and is a regular contributor to Music Teacher magazine. As a conductor, he is Musical Director of the Buckinghamshire County Youth Choir and Aylesbury Consort of Voices.
He trained at Junior Guildhall School of Music and Dance and subsequently at Trinity College of Music. He has sung roles and chorus for opera companies and choirs throughout the UK and France alongside many lieder and English song recitals.
Lesley Vincent is the Assistant Musical Director of the Aylesbury Consort of Voices. She lives in Wendover and is a professional musician and teacher, having played with the RAF Salon Orchestra for many years. There are few instruments Lesley does not play; her specialism is the double bass and she is also a pianist, cellist and organist, accompanying services at the RAF church of St George’s on Halton Camp on a regular basis. Lesley is passionate about the outdoors and can often be found exploring the Chiltern hiking trails with her Irish terrier, Bunty.
Kelvin Turner was Musical Director of the Aylesbury Consort of Voices between 2006 and 2023 until he decided it was time to pursue his own singing activities.
Please contact us with your enquiries via email on: aylesburyconsort@gmail.com
The Choir
Soprano
Annabella Rennison, Lesley Vincent, Amanda Alvares, Liz Norriss
Alto
Julie Turner, Fionnuala Prosser, Kate Walker, Alison Kirk, Jane Thorburn
Tenor
Bryn Jones, Geoffrey Howell, Jonny Manktelow
Bass
Nick Walker, Tim Johnson, Chris Sherlaw-Johnson, David Brooker
Aylesbury Consort of Voices 