Laurel Neighbour

is a dynamic Musical Director and singer based in South London, celebrated for her leadership, vocal expertise, and versatility in both classical and pop performance. She currently directs the Note-orious Community Choir, King’s College London Staff Choir, and London Youth Choir North East, and spent ten years as Musical Director of the London Humanist Choir. Her past roles include Assistant Musical Director for St John of Jerusalem Festival Chorus and completing an apprenticeship with the Royal Opera House Thurrock Community Chorus.

Laurel made her BBC Proms conducting debut in 2019, leading one of eight choirs in John Luther Adams’ “In the Name of the Earth” at the Royal Albert Hall. Other career highlights include conducting at Twickenham for the Rugby World Cup (2015), Brahms’ “Ein Deutsches Requiem” with Wokingham Choral Society (2022), and leading an International Women’s Day event for Music in Offices (2024), featured on ITV News.  

A passionate advocate for music education, Laurel leads school projects for The Sixteen and the Voces8 Foundation, as well as massed singing events for Music Education Islington. She works with secondary age choirs at ARK Music, and has also held education roles with Dartford Choral Outreach, Southwark Music, and Voices Foundation.  

As a singer, she has recorded soundtracks for “The Matrix Resurrections”, “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning”, and “Argyll”, along with music releases for David Gilmour (“Luck & Strange”), AURORA, and Will Todd. A longstanding member of the professional choir at St Martin-in-the-Fields, she has performed with leading ensembles such as Echo Vocal Ensemble, Apollo5, St Paul’s Cathedral Consort, and London Choral Sinfonia. Since 2015, Laurel has collaborated with Gareth Malone, supporting projects such as “Great British Home Chorus”. She is currently a lead vocalist and instrumentalist on his “Singalong-a-Gareth” tours (2022–2024). In 2012, she performed as part of the choir accompanying The Rolling Stones at the O2 Arena.