The Team
Introducing our Founders
The BIG Sing was founded by Howard Francis, Gemma Francis, Jon Rattenbury & Adetoun Anibi over eleven years ago! Having performed alongside some BIG names such as Jamie Cullum, Ellie Goulding, Westlife, Kylie Minogue, Leona Lewis, Will Young and James Brown to name a few, and being full time members of The London Community Gospel Choir, our founders were passionate about making a difference in our communities. It was at this moment that The BIG Sing was born! More recently Howard and Gemma have taken the reigns and are now heading up The BIG Sing family and Jon currently leads our Sister Choir ‘Sing London’ in Central London. Check them out here.

THE BIG SING FOUNDER – MANAGING DIRECTOR
Oversees the BIG Sing family

THE BIG SING FOUNDER – MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Oversees the BIG Sing family
Meet our Choir Tutors







Charly joined our team in May 2021 after loving coming to TINY Sing as a mum for two years with her little ones. Charly loves to dance and sing around the house with her family and has a background in musical theatre and choir singing. Charly formerly worked for Disney World in Florida and has a great love for music and movement which she enjoys bringing to our babies and tots each week.


Meet our Support Staff


Evie is at a great time in her life where she has finished her GCSE’s and is now on board with us to help behind the scenes. Having been a part of the BIG Sing since she was only 6 years old, Evie has seen The BIG Sing develop over the past 11 years and has all the background knowledge required to help us. Evie is assisting in The BIG Sing Office, helping with social media and overseeing the co-ordination of our SOUL projects. We are SO excited to have Evie on our team.

As the daughter of an original committee member who helped set up The BIG Sing SOUL, Emma has delighted in watching SOUL grow. Emma has been involved in fundraising for many different causes for as long as she can remember – arranging events, applying for funding and completing challenges. Emma is family orientated with three children including two sons with additional needs giving her first hand experience of seeing how our charity can give singing opportunities to communities bringing joy and confidence. This has driven her passion to ensure activities are accessible for all. Emma is organised and committed and is very excited to join our team in January 2023. Welcome Emma!