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David Wynn-Evans, Musical Director

David Wynn-Evans is a Glasgow-based Choral Director. Alongside his role with Paisley Philharmonic Choir, he is the Director of the University of Glasgow Children’s Choir. This role sees him working with over 500 children from Glasgow Primary Schools each week, leading whole-class singing and school choirs. In January 2026 he established an after-school choir based at the University which since its establishment has been 40 members strong.

Before moving to Glasgow, David was based in Manchester, where he directed various community choirs and choral societies, and held Choral Director posts with Salford Cathedral Music and St Martin-in-the-Fields. David has sung with the choir of the Manchester Oratory and Kantos Chamber Choir. He has also worked as an Event Manager for Manchester Camerata, and for Chetham’s School of Music. David previously studied Music at the University of Manchester.

Tim Lambourn, Accompanist

Tim joined the Paisley Philharmonic Choir as accompanist in 2016 following the retirement of Bill Ritchie, previous accompanist of 18 years. Tim freelances, performs, and accompanies several choirs across the Central Belt. He is currently the organist at St Andrew's, Clermiston, Edinburgh, and has previously held organist posts in Paisley (Paisley Abbey) and Aberdeen (High Church, Hilton). He has performed as soloist and accompanist in cathedrals, churches and concert halls throughout the UK, as well as venues in mainland Europe and the USA. Before moving to Scotland he was the organ scholar at Jesus College Cambridge, where he also studied for an undergraduate degree in Geography. Projects with the choirs at Jesus College included CD recordings and radio broadcasts for the BBC. Outside of music, Tim enjoys walking, travel writing and the great outdoors.

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At Paisley Philharmonic Choir, we are very fortunate to have excellent musical leadership and direction. You will see from their profiles that both David Wynn-Evans and Tim Lambourn have impressive credentials. As Musical Director, David is fullly responsible for the artistic direction of the choir, for choosing the programmes of musical works, for training the choir members accordingly at rehearsals, and for conducting them, along with other performers, at any concerts that are arranged.

The Musical Director arranges the times and places of public performances and associated rehearsal schedules, in agreement with the Management Committee. He will also make recommendations to them in relation to the engagement of musicians and soloists required for performances, and can decide, at his own professional discretion, whether to audition any performer. He has the final say over who may, or may not perform in a concert.

As Accompanist, Tim works closely with the Musical Director in co-ordinating the music for both performances and rehearsals.

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The Management Committee

The Choir is managed and administrated by a dedicated Committee of members who have been elected to be Trustees, in line with the Choir’s Constitution. The ‘Trustees’ comprise some ordinary choir members, in addition to those who have been appointed as Officers. Trustees must be choir members and must satisfy Scottish Law in respect of Trustees of Charities. The Management Committee are able to appoint sub-committees where relevant, in order to focus on certain tasks.

The Management Committee currently has the following Officers & Teams:

President

Finance Team

Membership Secretary

Minutes Secretary

Librarians x 2

Publicity, Design & Marketing Team

Social Convenor

Sponsorship & Grants Convenor

Concert Manager

Website Manager + Assistant

Ordinary Member Trustees x 2

The Management Committee may appoint further trustees, officers and teams as required for the functioning of the Choir.