Our Professional Musicians

Music Director: Christopher Braime

For over 20 years, Christopher Braime has been a freelance conductor working with professional ensembles and championing community music throughout the United Kingdom and Europe. Christopher is the musical director of the London Gay Symphony Orchestra, the South London Symphonic Winds and the South London Sinfonia. From January 2025, we are pleased to welcome him into his new role as music director of the South London Singers.

Through his new role as Director of Music at St Lukes, Woodside, he is committed to creating opportunities for young people and adults to access music who would otherwise miss out on this vital experience.

Accompanist: Emma Bond

Emma is delighted to have been appointed accompanist of the South London Singers.

She holds a BMus (Hons) from Cardiff University, a PGCE in Secondary Education from Goldsmiths, an MA in Education from St Mary’s University, and a PGCE in Vocal Pedagogy from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. In 2018 Emma founded ‘Sing Together’, a multi-arts company that runs several projects out of the Churchill Theatre in Bromley. She has written and directed 7 plays to date that have been performed across Trafalgar Theatres nationwide.

Emma is the Curriculum Lead for Performing Arts at In Toto London.