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The Dean
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The Director of Music
Head of the Chapel Office
After many years of teaching music to all ages, she was lured into the world of Museum Education where her award-winning creative approach to learning ranged from piecing together a life-size cuddly equine digestive system to teaching six-year-olds to sing a C17th Catch!
Gabrielle is delighted to have returned to her University roots as part of the ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Chapel Team and can be contacted about routine Chapel matters at gjb62@cam.ac.uk
The Decani Scholar
The Decani Scholar is Hannah Fytche.
Hannah Fytche is a PhD student in New Testament Theology, researching the image of ‘the body of Christ’ and how this helps us to understand individual and community identities.
Hannah has been a part of the ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Chapel community since coming up to Cambridge in 2015. Following four years as a student here, Hannah worked full-time for St Andrew’s Church, Chesterton, before returning to ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø to begin her PhD in 2021. Chapel life is a constant joy to her, providing beauty, rest and friendship through all the ups and downs of a Cambridge term. She loves that people with different backgrounds and experiences can all come together and make this Chapel their community.
Alongside study, Hannah loves the occasional crafternoon (‘craft afternoon’!), exploring the Cambridgeshire countryside, and reading good books. As Decani Scholar, Hannah is available to students for a chat at any time and can be contacted on hrf24@cam.ac.uk
The Choir Administrator
Harry Elliot is responsible for all the Choir’s external engagements.
Harry is a bass-baritone who grew up in North London and discovered his passion for choral music at Highgate School. After completing his ARSM Diploma in Singing, he went on to gain a Choral Scholarship at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he also read maths as an undergraduate for three years, graduating last June.
During this time, he performed with various ensembles alongside Caius Choir—including Caius Men and the University Chamber Choir—in addition to singing principal roles in a variety of opera productions. From the Baroque passion of Handel’s Rodelinda to the quaint comedy of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Ruddigore, Harry’s stage experience has afforded him myriad opportunities to develop his performance skills.
Among these ensembles, one stood out particularly for Harry, namely the Cambridge Early Music Consort. There, he discovered a passion for early music—one which he has explored further this year with the Bruegel Consort, a Cambridge-based early music vocal ensemble.
However, Harry has not eschewed his Anglican choral pursuits, and enjoys singing regular services with both ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Choir and St. John’s Voices. He also enjoys playing piano, flute and clarinet in his spare time.
Harry can be contacted at he287@cam.ac.uk.
The Organ Scholars
Sir William McKie Senior Organ Scholar
Daniel Blaze started playing the organ at All Saints Church where he spent two years as organ scholar accompanying the choir and playing voluntaries on the famous Frobenius organ. He then spent a gap year as the Organ Scholar for both Sherborne Abbey and Sherborne School, playing for services in the Abbey for both the Abbey choir and Sherborne
School’s choirs. As Organ Scholar at ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø, he has played for a broadcast Epiphany carol service, and has accompanied the Choir in venues in the Netherlands, the United States, and various locations in England. On top of the organ, Daniel is a keen singer, directing and singing with Lady ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø’s Consort, and Cantus Byrdus. He is also a busy horn player, having performed with many orchestras in Cambridge, including the Cambridge University Orchestra, as well as performing chamber music as part of the Instrumental Award Scheme.
Junior Organ Scholar
Evie Perfect spent her gap year as Organ Scholar at Hereford Cathedral and is currently studying Music. After starting to learn the organ with Adrian Partington when she was 13, she became the Organist at St George’s Church, Brockworth and subsequently was the Junior Organ Scholar at Gloucester Cathedral. At A level she enjoyed studying Maths, Physics and Music, and combined these interests by writing a paper on the development of temperament. Although primarily an organist, Evie also sings regularly and was the inaugural head girl chorister at Gloucester Cathedral. She is also a ‘cellist and played in the Gloucester Youth Chamber Orchestra, during which time she took part in a virtual recording of the Egmont Overture by Beethoven during the pandemic. She currently studies with Gerdi Troskie and enjoys playing a wide range of musical styles from Bach to Hakim. Her ultimate aim is to become a Cathedral organist in the future.
Religious networks in ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø and the University
The ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Christian Union Representatives are Susannah Scott (ss2849@cam.ac.uk) and Matthew Sherwood (ms2832@cam.ac.uk).
The ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Fisher House Representative is Tabitha Smith (tets2@cam.ac.uk).
The University Jewish Chaplains are Ben Baruch and Atira Baruch (ben@mychaplaincy.co.uk and atira@mychaplaincy.co.uk).
The University Buddhist Chaplain is Dr Rachael Harris. Rachael can be contacted at rmh1001@cam.ac.uk and is a Fellow of ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø.
Cambridge University Islamic Society (CU ISoc) information can be found .