Alumni

Current and former pupils of York Singing Academy and The De Costa Academy of Singing
with professional singing careers

and many, many more...!

Gary Coward

Baritone, singing teacher

Gary had a 40-year operatic performing career, combined with teaching at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and on the Jette Parker Young Artists' Programme at the Royal Opera House. His private students include Canadian bass-baritone Gerald Finley, and many prizewinners of the major international singing competitions.

James Gaughan

Baritone

James specialises in oratorio and song and is very active on the concert platform. His oratorio credits include Elijah, Messiah, Ein Deutches Requiem, Israel in Egypt, and Fauré Requiem. In demand as a recitalist, some recent venues include the cathedrals of Derby, Lincoln, Sheffield and St Mary's Edinburgh.

Steven Jobson

Actor, singer, voice-over artist

Steven is a regular on the York stage, taking leading acting and singing roles with many of the local theatre companies. Roles include Anatoly (Chess), Will Parker (Oklahoma), Pirate King (The Pirates of Penzance). He is also a professional voice-over artist starring in video game roles, animation and commercials.

Lee Pashley

Robbie Williams tribute act

Lee is one of the UK's leading Robbie Williams tribute acts and an all-round entertainer. His early training put in place the technique necessary to sustain a professional career, including The Ultimate Singing Waiters, Lee Pashley Events and The Musical Tones. He has also been known to slip a 'Nessun Dorma' into his acts!

Paula Sides

Soprano

Paula Sides has performed on stages and concert platforms across the UK, the United States and Europe and is a regular Principal for English Touring Opera. She was awarded the Tagor Gold Medal from the Royal College of the Music and won the Karavoitis Prize in the Les Assurial International Competition.

Jacob Walsh

'The Yorkshire Tenor'

Jacob sings in a wide-range of styles, including sacred solos, Musical Theatre and Opera, and regularly sings at weddings and funerals across Yorkshire. Venues include Howden Minster; Hexham Abbey; St Anne’s Church in Warsaw, Poland; and solo recitals in the National Centre for Early Music, and Selby Abbey.

Alumni of York Singing Academy

Current and former pupils of York Singing Academy and The De Costa Academy of Singing with professional singing careers