So proud of the students at Leeds Conservatoire who have worked really hard to give fantastic performances both on stage and in the orchestra pit. A privilege to work as part of a truly wonderful creative team - thanks all!#conductor #leeds #opera

Our Sound of Music sing-along day at Harpurhey Neighbourhood Project is underway! The choir are warmed up and in fine voice to lead the singing with their conductor Rachel Abbott! #community #northmanchester #singalong #harpurhey

Great to be back working in #Buxton with our young singers from #Taxal and #WhaleyBridge and starting a period guest conducting the #Platform3 Kaleidoscope Choir! #conductor Buxton Opera House & Pavilion Arts Centre Buxton International Festival

Happy to be back with SalfordChoralSociety as we prepare for our concert later this month. Tonight we pretty much sang the whole programme through. So excited to conduct my first #Brahms Requiem! #conductor

Had a fantastic day meeting the staff and students at Kirkham Grammar School and adjudicating their house music competition! How wonderful to hear so many fantastic performances - well done everyone! #conductor #youthmusic #Lancashire #Kirkham

Happy International Women’s Day to the fabulous women in my life, especially at work where we are still striving for #equity 📸 from our March last year with Congleton Choral Society as we sang Ethyl Smyth’s ’March of the Women’ #IWD2023

Looking back on our fantastic commission from last year by Lucy Armstrong and Dr Rebecca Hurst on #IWD2023 Later this month, we are looking forward to performing Clara Schumann’s ‘Abendfeier in Venedig’, a beautiful piece for unaccompanied voices. #womencomposers #womeninmusic

At the end of another difficult week for classical music, and of course the choral world, I’ve had the most uplifting time leading a singing day on Elijah with Oldham Choral Society We have some fantastic choirs in the UK with talented and passionate people…1/2

singing in them and leading them. So lovely to see singers from all across the #North including members of Congleton Choral Society and SalfordChoralSociety Thanks for the invite and all the best for your concert!

Some fabulous singing with my groups in #Buxton and #WhaleyBridge today, topped off with a beautiful #PeakDistrict sunset! #conductor

Musicians across the world stand in solidarity with the BBC Singers and have met the news of all these cuts in the arts with anger and sadness. If we don’t all speak out now, I fear about what may come next…. Tonight, SalfordChoralSociety added its voice! #WeAreTheBBCSingers #salford

We stand in solidarity with the BBC Singers and against the horrendous decisions that will have such a negative impact on our cultural landscape. #WeAreTheBBCSingers #salford #choral #choir

We too stand in solidarity with the BBC Singers This cultural vandalism cannot be allowed to continue! #WeAreTheBBCSingers #SaveTheBBCSingers #savethearts #northmanchester #harpurhey #collyhurst

Taking a break from a very busy rehearsal of #Bach and #Handel to show our support for the BBC Singers - This cultural vandalism cannot be allowed! #WeAreTheBBCSingers #savethearts

Very pleased to see the choirs I conduct are represented here, in support of the BBC Singers. #savethebbcsingers #WeAreTheBBCSingers #savethearts SalfordChoralSociety #CongletonCommunityChoir Congleton Choral Society

A fantastic rehearsal with SalfordChoralSociety ahead of our concert on Sat at Royal Northern College of Music Music by Clara Schumann, Parry & Brahms Requiem with Roderick Barrand and Lauryna Sableviciute on piano and a fabulous soloist team of Rachel Abbott and @ChristopherCull rncm.ac.uk/performance/sa…

TONIGHT! 7.30pm at Royal Northern College of Music Looking forward to conducting my first Brahms Requiem with SalfordChoralSociety plus music by Clara Schumann and Parry. Tickets on the door #conductor #choral #salford #manchester #Brahms #Parry #claraschumann

The choir, pianists and soloists are sounding amazing ahead of our concert this evening! It’s still not too late to come along to Royal Northern College of Music - 7.30pm start, tickets available on the door! #choral #choir #salford #Brahms #claraschumann #Parry #manchester

It’s concert week! Join us on Saturday at Congleton Town Hall, 7.30pm with the fantastic Baroque In The North and five soloists! Tickets are available here 👇 congletonchoralsociety.org.uk/concert-2023-0…

Our next programme has a spring in its step, featuring John Rutter’s ‘Feel the Spirit’. Fancy giving us a try? We rehearse Wed7.30-9.30pm at Hemsley House on Salford Crescent - now is a perfect time to try us out! Drop us a DM a for full info! #choir #salford #choral