The Ely Imps is a Choir for 7-13 year olds based in Ely Cathedral

Ely Cathedral

Ely Cathedral is the principal church of the Diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England, and is the seat of the Bishop of Ely and a suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Huntingdon...

, their conductor is Paul Trepte

Paul Trepte

Paul Trepte is an English cathedral organist, who served in St Edmundsbury Cathedral and is at Ely Cathedral-Background:Paul Trepte was born on 24 April 1954 in Morley, Yorkshire...

2006: John Rutter Concert

The Ely Imps was started in 2006 as a choir for a concert with John Rutter

John Rutter

John Milford Rutter CBE is a British composer, conductor, editor, arranger and record producer, mainly of choral music.-Biography:Born in London, Rutter was educated at Highgate School, where a fellow pupil was John Tavener. He read music at Clare College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the...

 conducting and composing music for them. Children from all around the District

Isle of Ely

The Isle of Ely is a historic region around the city of Ely now in Cambridgeshire, England but previously a county in its own right.-Etymology:...

 came to perform, some even coming from as far as Peterborough

Peterborough

Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...

. The average number of kids there was 108.

2007: Upcoming Success

After a sold-out concert, The choir was kept going, as Director of music Paul Trepte

Paul Trepte

Paul Trepte is an English cathedral organist, who served in St Edmundsbury Cathedral and is at Ely Cathedral-Background:Paul Trepte was born on 24 April 1954 in Morley, Yorkshire...

 became conductor. In 2007 the Imps did Three Concerts at Christmas, two with the Cathedral Choristers and one on their own. All Three Concerts sold out. This saw a rise in Children joining.

2008-present: A Success

In May 2008 the Imps sang songs by Richard Rodney Bennett

Richard Rodney Bennett

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, CBE is an English composer renowned for his film scores and his jazz performance as much as for his challenging concert works...

. Then in June went to the Cambridgeshire music concert with 2000 other kids.
In December another jam-packed Christmas Period led to a concert with the Medieval Babes in 2009. December 2009 saw them do 4 concerts for Christmas

Christmas

Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...

. In April 2010 they will do another concert with the Medieval Babes and the May Day

May Day

May Day on May 1 is an ancient northern hemisphere spring festival and usually a public holiday; it is also a traditional spring holiday in many cultures....

 concert which attracts around 2000 people every year.

Staff

Conductors:

• John Rutter
  John Rutter
  John Milford Rutter CBE is a British composer, conductor, editor, arranger and record producer, mainly of choral music.-Biography:Born in London, Rutter was educated at Highgate School, where a fellow pupil was John Tavener. He read music at Clare College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the...
  
   2006
• Paul Trepte
  Paul Trepte
  Paul Trepte is an English cathedral organist, who served in St Edmundsbury Cathedral and is at Ely Cathedral-Background:Paul Trepte was born on 24 April 1954 in Morley, Yorkshire...
  
  2007-present

Organists:

• Alex ??? 2006-2007
• Johnathan Lilley 2008-present.

Admin:

• Anne Mizen 2006-present

2008

• May Day Concert
• Wood Green Animal Shelter Charity Concert
• Christmas Concerts (2)
• Crib Service
• Cambridgeshire Music