Claire Innes-Hopkins is currently Organ Scholar at Peterborough Cathedral where she accompanies the Cathedral Choir regularly as well as assisting with the training of the choristers. With the implementation of the Sing Up Chorister Outreach Programme she has also been working as a singing leader in primary schools, and since February has taken on joint direction of this programme. Claire’s musical career began as a Cathedral Chorister at St Albans and has, thus far, covered a wide variety of accomplishments in many disciplines including organ solo performance (recital engagements), accompaniment (organ and piano) and singing (solo and choral). Highlights include playing Saint Saëns Organ Symphony with Hertfordshire County Youth Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall, studying composition with Giles Swayne and performing the premiere of transcriptions of “underground music” arranged for organ duet. She read Music at Selwyn College, Cambridge University (whilst Organ Scholar there), graduating with a BA, preceding that spending her gap year as Assistant Organist at Winchester College. In July 2009 she gained her Fellowship of the Royal College of Organists. Claire currently directs Southfields Junior School Choir in Peterborough and in her spare time, also a keen sportswoman, she plays tennis and hockey. Covering an interim period between permanent conductors, Claire is very pleased to be able to take on the position of Musical Director of St Peter’s Singers for two terms.