Get to know us
Founded in 2014 by Josie Cowley, The Harmonaires is an amateur, auditioned SATB chamber choir. We have between 35-40 regular singers and we meet weekly on Monday evenings.
Our choir is made up of a broad range of people of all ages, teachers, plasterers, solicitors, nurses, doctors – you name it!
Some of our members don’t read music, but as a whole, our musicianship and ensemble skill has grown significantly in recent years.
We use Dropbox for guide tracks to help members practice their pieces between rehearsals.
Meet Josie Cowley
Josie, our Musical Director, is a highly trained Soprano who studied with teachers at Junior RNCM, the RAM and GSMD. She is an acclaimed Community Choir Director, having founded Herts and Soul Community Choir and The Harmonaires Choir, which collectively have raised over £100,000 for local and national charities in the past 15 years. Whilst the baton for Herts and Soul has been passed on, Josie relishes her time with The Harmonaires, finessing their sound and bringing new choral delights to the group.
She is a regular member of the Cambridge Chorale, a music teacher, and a qualified hypnotherapist specialising in anxiety management.
Josie believes in helping choristers improve their singing ability week after week and encouraging the very best sound and ensemble we can achieve.
Meet Michael Smith
The Harmonaires are regularly accompanied by Michael, one of the best and most in-demand accompanists in the region.