Wayne Ellington

Creative Multi-Specialist

BA

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Wayne’s singing career began at a very early age in church, where he sang in a group alongside his siblings. It was obvious that young Wayne had a natural flair for singing, and he was encouraged to perform at every opportunity. It wasn’t long before Wayne was joining choirs, singing solo, and developing skills that would serve him well in later years.

Wayne further honed his talent when he attended Brunel University studying a BMus in Music and Art, gaining the prestigious and coveted Sheridan Instrumental Prize for Outstanding Singing and Musicianship in the process.

Since successfully completing his degree, Wayne’s musical career has gone from strength to strength. His career in the arts is extensive and has seen him performing in musicals, providing backing vocals for recording artists, singing internationally with choirs, delivering singing workshops, running vocal coaching classes and working in schools. He has stood on the stage with well-known figures such as Sir Tom Jones, Blur, Leona Lewis and even Pope St John Paul II. He has worked all over the UK and as far afield as Italy, Germany, Poland, Denmark and many more.

Wayne completed his first Jazz album in 2017 singing the songs of Nat King Cole and continues to tour theatres and known venues around the UK.

Wayne is the founder of Manchester Inspirational Voices, a vibrant community choir based in the heart of Manchester, and has been directing them for the past 12 years. In 2016, the choir succeeded in winning the BBC Songs of Praise Gospel Choir of the Year. The choir is one of his proudest achievements to date, as it seeks to give others access to things that gives him the most inspiration – the gift of singing.

Wayne is a very proud staff member here at RNCM and aspires to strengthen and raise the quality of singing to his students.