Our Musical Director - Mike Horth
Mike is a Musical Director and Musician who has worked in the industry since the early 1990's. For much of his career, he has worked in Musical Theatre, both on tour and in the West End. His theatre credits as Assistant MD include: The West End premier of Flashdance – The Musical at the Shaftesbury Theatre; Beauty and the Beast (UK Tour); Flashdance – The Musical (UK Tour); Starlight Express (UK & Scandinavian Tours); Jesus Christ Superstar (UK Tour); Joseph (UK Tour); Copacabana (UK Tour); Fiddler on the Roof (UK Tour).
Other theatre credits as Keyboard Player include: Oklahoma (UK Tour); Whistle Down the Wind (UK Tour); Evita (AWP); Sleeping Beauty (Library Theatre, Manchester). He is also credited as Musical Director for numerous Pantomimes including: Snow White (Blackpool Grand); Aladdin (Sheffield Lyceum); Snow White(Tameside Hippodrome); Jack and the Beanstalk (Oldham Coliseum).
In more recent years, Mike has been working as Musical Director and Vocal Coach for PEEL Entertainment Ltd, supplying live theatrical shows to clients including Thomson Cruise, Fred Olson Cruise and Warner Leisure Hotels. He has also been involved in creating many of the vocal and band arrangements for these productions.
In addition, Mike has numerous other credits as Composer and Arranger including: The Water Babies (Riverside Theatre, Coleraine); various instrumental pieces for the Latin American Ensemble ‘Apitos’; bespoke vocal arrangements for The Milltown Singers. Most recently he has been involved in a writing collaboration, providing arrangements and orchestrations for a series of new childrens' musicals for primary schools.
Mike has toured extensively throughout the UK as keyboard player for Joe Longthorne. He was also Musical Director for the televised International Broadcasting Convention Awards Ceremony at the Rai Exhibition Centre, Amsterdam, and is now also the Musical Director for The Milltown Singers.
Make your own recording
Have you ever thought about recording your own song? Mike will supply a custom made backing track or accompany you on the piano. It is a fun and relaxed session and you can sit in on the mixing process to make sure you go away with a recording you will be proud of. For details go to the More tab and then to Record Your Own Song. This is open to anyone, not just choir members.
Who we are
The Milltown Singers are a non-auditioning, mixed ability singing group which started out at The Mill, Banbury around 1998 with our then-teacher,Teresa Suttee.
In 2009, the focus on singing changed at The Mill to a more formal teaching “class” to meet Ofsted requirements and Susie Idun became our new teacher.
When Susie left, we cast about for a new musical director - always keeping in mind that our aim, as members see it, is to provide a weekly session of singing for people who may or may not be able to read music, but who like to learn and sing all sorts of different genres, without pressure and in a relaxed atmosphere.
We were extremely lucky to find our fantastic musical director, Mike Horth who has taught us ever since.
We meet every Thursday in term times 8.00 pm to 9.30 pm
Chasewell Community Centre,
Avocet Way,
Banbury
OX16 9YA
In 2009, the focus on singing changed at The Mill to a more formal teaching “class” to meet Ofsted requirements and Susie Idun became our new teacher.
When Susie left, we cast about for a new musical director - always keeping in mind that our aim, as members see it, is to provide a weekly session of singing for people who may or may not be able to read music, but who like to learn and sing all sorts of different genres, without pressure and in a relaxed atmosphere.
We were extremely lucky to find our fantastic musical director, Mike Horth who has taught us ever since.
We meet every Thursday in term times 8.00 pm to 9.30 pm
Chasewell Community Centre,
Avocet Way,
Banbury
OX16 9YA
