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Ralph sang with The Churchdown Male Voice Choir in Washington Cathedral in September 2000. They also performed at The Basilica in Baltimore and with The U.S Army Mens Chorus at Fort Meyer. He has also performed abroad in Barcelona, Bavaria, and Elba.

In December 2000, The Goldsmiths Choral Union, one of London's leading amateur choirs gave Ralph the opportunity to perform with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus at The Royal Festival Hall in London at a Christmas Concert for BBC Radio 2 followed soon after by Handel's Messiah with The London Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus in The Royal Albert Hall. From September 2001 to March 2003 he was a member of one of Gloucestershire's premier chamber choirs The Cappella Singers. In May 2002 they gave a concert at Malmesbury Abbey at the invitation of the Malmesbury Abbey Music Society to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee.

Ralph sang with The Philomusica of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire from September 2001 to April 2004, and in 2003 he was made Assistant Musical Director of Churchdown Male Voice Choir where he happily enjoys performing in concerts as a soloist and conductor. In December 2003, he sang solo at a concert in Gloucester Cathedral that was broadcast on BBC Radio Gloucestershire on Christmas Day. Ralph became a member of Cheltenham's leading operatic society The Cotswold Savoyards in 2004 and has performed two leading roles so far. In the following year, he performed in a duet with Jemima Phillips, Royal Harpist to His Highness The Prince of Wales at The Pittville Pump Rooms, Cheltenham.

Since 1984 he has been a competitor at The Cheltenham Festival winning prizes for poetry readings, acting and singing. In 2006 Ralph was awarded the Foxwell Rosebowl for tenor solo, and in May 2007 won seven first places for solo singing also. Ralph won the light opera category at the 105th Mid-Somerset Bath Festival in March 2006 and, in March 2007, he took first place in five of the seven classes at The 73rd Herefordshire Festival of Music Speech and Drama. He won the Boehm Trophy for the highest mark for adult singing.

In May 2008 Ralph became the first recipient of The Clifford Viles Memorial Cup. A new trophy in memory of the popular Gloucestershire tenor. For his winning performance Ralph sang songs by Samuel Barber and Gerald Finzi. The cup was presented at The Cheltenham Festival by Barbara Viles and the festival's chairman Chris Lammiman. Ralph also received The Herbert Howells trophy for Ivor Gurney's composition 'Sleep', The Pates Grammar School Cup and The Gertrude Mace Memorial Shield for a performance of an aria from Handel's oratorio Samson.

Ralph is currently a guest soloist for Charlton Kings Choral Society, Cheltenham Choral Society, Churchdown Choral Society and The Silurian Choir.

Ralph's current teachers are Maria Jagusz and Andrew Hopwood. Maria has sung principal roles at Covent Garden, Glyndebourne, Opera North and Scottish Opera. Many of these have been televised and have received excellent reviews. She has also sung with Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo. Andrew is a graduate of Birmingham Conservatoire, has twenty years of professional singing experience and was the Teacher of Ayreshire's Young Musician Of The Year 2004.

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