The Chamber Choir year started in a predictable fashion with a condensed period of highly competitive auditions with over 150 applicants for just 22 spaces in the new choir. The then incoming management team of Thomas Brooke (Conductor), Fiona Brindle (Manager) and Rachel Newell (Assistant Manager) oversaw the process and before too long a new choir emerged. The choir could not be formed soon enough as the demands of the new university year took their toll on rehearsal time,