Sam Saunders

Sam has most recently been performing as one of the 120 strong cast in the Thursford Christmas Spectacular 2018 – the UK’s largest Christmas show! He graduated with a 2:1 degree in Music from The University of Manchester in 2017 and for the past year has been performing as a vocalist on the Entertainment Team at Littlecote House Hotel, part of Warner Leisure Hotels. During his time at university he was part of a variety of vocal ensembles including a Gospel Choir, a Barbershop Quartet, a Renaissance Choir, The Cosmo Singers and The University Chorus, of which he was Vice President. Sam formed part of the Quintet in The University of Manchester Musical Theatre Society's production of Sondheim's 'A little Night Music' who gained a NODA award this year for 'Best Ensemble Piece'. He has also performed in several other productions including Handel's opera 'Acis and Galatea', Maury Yeston's 'Titanic the musical', and Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Ruddygore', in which he played the part of Sir Roderic Murgatroyd. Sam has sung solo's in Mozart's 'Vesperae solennes de confessore' and Monteverdi's 'Christmas Vespers' and 'Magnificat', having also sung as a soloist in concerts with the Hereford Police Choir and at several lunchtime concerts at the University. He has performed in venues such as St John Smith's Square, St Martin in the Fields, and in the Royal Albert Hall, where he has most recently performed at the BBC Proms for a performance of Beethoven's 'Missa Solemnis', jointly with the Manchester Chamber Choir, Halle Choir, and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.