Tony Coupe MD
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Tony has taken up the position as Musical Director of Cantiones in January 2025. He is a conductor, composer and singer who brings a wealth of experience to Cantiones.
Starting out as a chorister at Bristol Cathedral he went on to sing with Birmingham Cathedral Choir, Birmingham Oratory, Ex Cathedra, the Rodolphus Choir, and was part of the original cast of Sondheim’s ‘Saturday Night’.
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Stephen Owens: Accompanist
Steve initially trained as a classical pianist and percussionist and as a professional musician performed in classical orchestral concerts before diversifying into working
in the theatre and eventually became a Musical Director for many shows in regional UK theatres. He has been an MD on shows such as ‘The Tempest’ for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Barbican in London and ‘Grease’ and ‘Footloose’ in the West End. He was also on the original cast album of ‘Matilda’ for the RSC and as MD toured nationally with the plays: ‘Midsummer Night's Dream’, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and Richard III After retiring from being a touring musician, he retrained as a school music teacher and since moving to Oswestry is now working in a school in Shrewsbury and also has a private piano teaching practice.
He was appointed accompanist for Cantiones in 2022.
Starting out as a chorister at Bristol Cathedral he went on to sing with Birmingham Cathedral Choir, Birmingham Oratory, Ex Cathedra, the Rodolphus Choir, and was part of the original cast of Sondheim’s ‘Saturday Night’.
READ MORE
Stephen Owens: Accompanist
Steve initially trained as a classical pianist and percussionist and as a professional musician performed in classical orchestral concerts before diversifying into working
in the theatre and eventually became a Musical Director for many shows in regional UK theatres. He has been an MD on shows such as ‘The Tempest’ for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Barbican in London and ‘Grease’ and ‘Footloose’ in the West End. He was also on the original cast album of ‘Matilda’ for the RSC and as MD toured nationally with the plays: ‘Midsummer Night's Dream’, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and Richard III After retiring from being a touring musician, he retrained as a school music teacher and since moving to Oswestry is now working in a school in Shrewsbury and also has a private piano teaching practice. He was appointed accompanist for Cantiones in 2022.
Sarah Wright-Owens: Vocal Coach.png)
Sarah performed professionally for many years. She now runs a private teaching practice in Oswestry and Birmingham where she also works for the NHS in the Professional Voice Users Clinic at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital helping performers and teachers with vocal problems. She coaches singers in higher education at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on the opera and jazz courses and in Oswestry she teaches singing at Oswestry School.
