Making Music is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee, overseen by a volunteer board of directors. Nine of these directors are elected from the member groups of Making Music, and up to three more can be co-opted. The directors are also the trustees of the charity.
Rhiannon Harrison, Chair
Rhiannon is a freelance musician, and their time is split between performing on trombone, teaching brass, and conducting the Worsley Concert Band. Rhiannon's main passion is musical theatre, and they spend most of their time in pits, accompanying both amateur and professional productions.
Jayne Barr
Jayne has a Music degree from Nottingham University. She spends her leisure-time singing with Hampstead Chamber Choir and playing alto sax (a lot) and flute (a bit) in a London-based rock ‘n roll covers band called The ScratchBand. A marketing and communications specialist, Jayne is Head of Brand and Creative at Middlesex University and also a founder partner at Adiona, a data-led Insurtech start-up.
Sumit Biswas
Sumit is a violinist and Treasurer of Wantage Orchestra, which performs regularly to the public in Oxfordshire. He is passionate that playing, performing or listening to music enriches and builds communities. He also works as a management consultant, with his own business specialising in strategy, transformation and improvement, across many varied corporate and public sector organisations. He has also been Non-Executive Director on the Board of NHS Trusts for several years.
Andy Devine
Andy manages Finance and IT for Teesside Music Society, a promoter group based in rural North Yorkshire. Before retiring early, Andy worked for a global IT consultancy in service and project management. Andy is a very active leisure-time musician playing the organ, playing saxophone in big bands and double bass in Saint Cecilia Orchestra, Cleveland Philharmonic and Orchestra North East and, when time permits, singing in or accompanying choirs.
Margaret Harrison
Margaret is the Chair of Neston Singers, a community choir in Cheshire. She's sung in choirs since she joined her local church choir at the age of 11. In her day job Margaret works for the Association of Independent Museums, a charity and membership organisation whose members are mostly small and volunteer-run, like many Making Music members.
Nick James
Nick James has been a committee member for the Rhondda Symphony Orchestra in Wales for many years in a variety of roles, including publicity, IT and finance. He also has a wealth of experience in the business software and corporate world. Nick is passionate about giving people the chance to play and perform music in their community.
Katy Lethbridge
Katy is a long-time performer in amateur orchestras, musical theatre, opera, and classical choirs. She is Chair and a Trustee of Wokingham Choral Society, and an Angel sponsor of the Surrey Hills International Music Festival, supporting established, emerging and young musicians in their professional careers. Katy is passionate about helping amateur and professional musicians to flourish, supporting a vibrant and sustainable UK musical community.
Philip O'Rawe
Philip is the Treasurer and Events Manager of Cappella Caeciliana, a chamber choir based in Belfast, of which he has been a member for over 20 years. He has worked for many years as an IT manager/professional in the telecommunications industry, and has extensive experience as a representative in the Prospect trade union.
Will Prideaux
Will is a choral conductor. In his role as director of music education charity Peterborough Sings! he is responsible for the award-winning equal-voice ensembles Peterborough Male Voice Choir and Peterborough Voices, as well as a community chorus and a youth choir. He also leads the Peterborough Sings! ACE-funded programme of development work for lower voice choirs and the Peterborough Music Hub singing strategy.
Catherine Travers
Catherine has belonged to over 15 choirs and orchestras of wildly varying shapes and sizes over the last two decades. She is passionate about how music-making at every level and of every kind lifts the spirit, forges connections and enriches life. Currently, she sings with the London Philharmonic Choir and plays flute with the St Neots Sinfonia. Beyond music, she works in publishing, with a particular focus on online learning.
Neil Weir
Neil Weir is Chair of the music education and inclusion charity, Love Music, based in Edinburgh. He sings with and is a trustee of the Edinburgh Bach Choir. Neil is also involved in the theatre world and is currently Chair of Grid Iron Theatre Company and a Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society.
