Adam Pounds was born in London in 1954. As a student he studied at the London College of Music where his principal subjects were composition, classical guitar and oboe. He took conducting lessons from Christopher Fry and as his chief interest was composing he went on to receive composition lessons from Sir Lennox Berkeley as a private student. He now serves as a committee member on the Lennox Berkeley Society.
He later continued his studies at Goldsmith's College, London where he achieved a B.Mus. In 1981, Adam formed the 'Nelson Orchestra' which he conducted for twenty-five years and in 2000, he moved to Cambridge and continued to conduct and compose for groups in London. After studying for a Masters degree at Trinity Hall he formed the Orchestra of Great St. Mary's (now the Academy of Great St. Mary's) in 2007.
More details about Adam's musical activities can be found on his website:
www.adampounds.co.uk

Sam Hayes was born in 1982 and started directing choirs and playing the organ in Surrey at the age of fourteen. He went on to study Music at Queens' College, Cambridge, and held the post of Director of Music in Chapel there between 2004 and 2006. He achieved the Associateship, Fellowship and Choral Directing Diplomas from the Royal College of Organists in the space of one year, and, in the the third of these, won both of the major prizes. He has held the post of Director of Music at Great St Mary's since 2005, and divides his time between running choirs in Cambridge and London, teaching for the Cambridge University Music Degree Course, and teaching piano and organ privately. He founded and directs the vocal group The Larks Ascending, which, as its name would suggest, focuses on the performance of English Music, for which Sam has a particular love. Outside of music, his passions include walking, gastronomy and classic cars

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