{"id":81,"date":"2026-07-13T13:21:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgetimelinechoir.co.uk\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2026-08-13T15:34:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T14:34:57","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cambridgetimelinechoir.co.uk\/?page_id=81","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">Musical Director<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">Founder, and Director of Cambridge Timeline Choir, Stef Conner is a composer and performer making new music out of old worlds &#8211; from cuneiform tablets and Roman inscriptions to Old English riddles and mediaeval ballads. Her work fuses folk, ancient, and contemporary classical traditions. She performs with Kathryn Tickell and the Darkening; sings with Sequentia and Lotos Lab; and has released solo albums The Flood (in Babylonian, with the Gold Lyre of Ur) and Riddle Songs (Delphian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgetimelinechoir.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Page-dividers-modern-enluminures-transparent-4-beige-1024x94.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199\" style=\"aspect-ratio:10.895877603059924;width:621px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgetimelinechoir.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Page-dividers-modern-enluminures-transparent-4-beige-1024x94.png 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgetimelinechoir.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Page-dividers-modern-enluminures-transparent-4-beige-300x27.png 300w, https:\/\/cambridgetimelinechoir.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Page-dividers-modern-enluminures-transparent-4-beige-768x70.png 768w, https:\/\/cambridgetimelinechoir.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Page-dividers-modern-enluminures-transparent-4-beige-1536x140.png 1536w, https:\/\/cambridgetimelinechoir.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Page-dividers-modern-enluminures-transparent-4-beige.png 1640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">Our music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">We are a heritage-inspired choir, but we don&#8217;t limit ourselves to a single era or style. Our unique repertoire spans folk, medieval, Renaissance, English choral works, vintage popular songs, and newly commissioned works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">Under the direction of composer Stef Conner, our philosophy balances musical ambition with warmth, humour, and support. While you don\u2019t need prior experience, expect to be inspired and challenged by innovative arrangements and beautiful, unusual texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgetimelinechoir.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Page-dividers-modern-enluminures-transparent-4-beige-1024x94.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199\" style=\"aspect-ratio:10.895877603059924;width:621px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgetimelinechoir.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Page-dividers-modern-enluminures-transparent-4-beige-1024x94.png 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgetimelinechoir.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Page-dividers-modern-enluminures-transparent-4-beige-300x27.png 300w, https:\/\/cambridgetimelinechoir.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Page-dividers-modern-enluminures-transparent-4-beige-768x70.png 768w, https:\/\/cambridgetimelinechoir.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Page-dividers-modern-enluminures-transparent-4-beige-1536x140.png 1536w, https:\/\/cambridgetimelinechoir.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Page-dividers-modern-enluminures-transparent-4-beige.png 1640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">Our collaborations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">Over the past decade, we have commissioned original vocal works from composers including Kerry Andrew, Chris Leedham, Charlotte Baskerville, Hannah Conway, Alison Willis, and Jonathan Brigg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">In 2025, we partnered with the Cambridge University Library\u2019s <em>Curious Cures<\/em> exhibition, bringing medieval medical texts to life through new choral compositions. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.cam.ac.uk\/stories\/curiouschoir\">Listen to our Curious Cures recordings<\/a> <em>here<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-raft-fg-alt-color has-raft-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1a9e9d69 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-raft-fg-alt-color has-text-color\">Get in touch!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-raft-fg-alt-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cambridgetimelinechoir.co.uk\/?page_id=240\">Sing with us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musical Director Founder, and Director of Cambridge Timeline Choir, Stef Conner is a composer and performer making new music out of old worlds &#8211; from cuneiform tablets and Roman inscriptions to Old English riddles and mediaeval ballads. 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