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Conducting musicians of the ROH Orchestra
Throwback to last June when I conducted and narrated this big-scale version of the Create and Sing Magic Flute with a massed choir of 400 schoolchildren of the Sutton Music Trust, along with esteemed soloists and the members of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House....
Arts Emergency mentor
Proud to wear my Arts Emergency badge on my way to met the mentee I've been paired with for the first time. Looking forward to supporting young people getting into a career in the arts.
Designed and Delivered Voice Course for ROH
Very proud to have wrapped co-delivering the 5-week course "Healthy Singing for Teachers" nationally for the Royal Opera House. I co-developed this course as a research-led, evidence-based guide to vocal health, singing technique, and performance anxiety. Aimed at...
Live national broadcast from the Royal Opera House
Here's the set-up for our live national broadcast of our digital Magic Flute from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. I was honoured to be presenting alongside superstar director Louise Bakker, soloists Camilla Kerslake, Natasha Agarwal, and Thomas Chenhall, and...
Leading a session with National Youth Choir
I was honoured to co-lead a practical discussion day with Nicki Kennedy and Richard Edgar-Wilson for the National Youth Choir Fellows, Young Conductors, and Young Composers, as part of the Association of Teachers of Singing partnership with the National Youth Choir....
Debut onstage at Royal Opera House
Pinch me! This was the moment I made my debut on the mainstage of the Royal Opera House, presenting this extraordinary production of The Magic Flute. Jonathan Ainscough and I led from the stage as Richard Hetherington conducted the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House...
Hosting AOTOS seminar
Tonight! I am delighted to host this online talk in my capacity as Chair Elect for the Association of Teachers of Singing. We have invited the fabulous Abigail Mann-Daraz to give a presentation on "Intentional Practice in the Voice Studio", which will discuss how to...
Conducting for Create Day 2023
Honoured to conduct in the Royal Opera House's inaugural Create Day. Create Day brought together thousands of children from all over the U.K., to devise and perform a piece responding to the theme of the UN Convention's Rights of the Child, simultaneously around the...
Presenting at the National Singing Symposium
I was honoured to be able to present at the National Singing Symposium, by Music Education Solutions, this autumn. Working with the fabulous director Sarah Tipple, we led delegates through a whistle-stop tour of how to learn and stage an opera. We worked on music from...
Storytelling Workshops for the ROH
I've been lucky enough to run a series of workshops for the Royal Opera House, teaching children how to be opera directors. Having toured these to Doncaster and Rotherham, these latest workshops were for the children of Tees Valley Music Service in North Yorkshire....
Teaching for the Royal Opera House
2024 has started with a bang! I've just finished running my first two cpd workshops of the year for the Royal Opera House, and off to run my third tomorrow, in Bristol. The music of The Magic Flute is the perfect way to start the year! Photo by Veronika Ward.
Counselling Skills for Singing Teachers
Lovely thing to start my 2024: returning home to my certificate on completing the excellent “Counselling Skills for Singing Teachers” course by Vocal Health Education.This rigorous course, run by the brilliant Sarah Carcillo, has challenged me and developed my...