Our Musical Director Alex Kyle and accompanist Robert Sudall

Alex Kyle

Alex Kyle, who lives in Leeds, has been Musical Director for Ilkley and Otley Choral Societies since January 2024.

Alex is a well established figure in Yorkshire music circles. He is a well known conductor, solo singer and singing teacher. 

From 2013-22 Alex was Choral Director for Leeds Diocese Music during which period he conducted Bradford Cathedral Youth Choir in prestigious venues such as the Papal Basilica of St Peter’s in the Vatican and on BBC television and Radio 3 and 4.

In 2025 Alex was also appointed to the acclaimed Huddersfield Choral Society as an Assistant Choral Director. 

Alex is in demand as a solo singer and guest conductor, and has run workshops at regional music festivals. He has recently been awarded a Masters Degree with Distinction in Solo Voice Ensemble Singing at the University of York. He recently formed Vivify Ensemble, a vocal group specialising in Renaissance music. 

Robert Sudall

Robert Sudall is a jazz pianist, organist and composer. Since studying organ at the Royal Northern College of Music, Robert has developed into a musician with a huge array of musical interests and influences. Drawing on genres as diverse as classical, jazz and folk, to world, electronic and rock, he is continually seeking new sources of inspiration from which to grow and deepen his craft.

Robert is in extensive demand as an accompanist and teacher. He has accompanied choral societies across the Yorkshire region and is the regular accompanist for Ilkley Choral Society and Cantores Olicanae. Since 2017 he has been one of the pianists for the academy of Northern Ballet.

As a performer, Robert has given concerts across the UK and Europe, both as a soloist and as part of his contemporary piano trio, ‘Motion Complex’. Having recorded several albums over the last decade, all featuring his own compositions, Robert’s second album ‘Silently Evolving’ was played extensively on BBC Radio 2.