International opera star Kathryn Harries became the Honorary President for the Thames Philharmonic Choir in 2004. Her connections with the Choir and with Kingston University go back many years. She grew up locally, taught singing in Kingston University as a colleague of John Bate, and sang as a soloist with the choir on several occasions. We were delighted that she joined us for our debut concert at the Cadogan Hall on 13 May 2006 as the soprano soloist.