About Us

Who's who

Patron
HRH The Duke Of Kent, KG

Founder
The Earl Of Harewood

President
Sir Gordon Linacre  

General Director
Richard Mantle

Music Director
Richard Farnes

Board of Trustees

Chairman
Derek Netherton

Vice Chairman
Paula Dillon
Clive Lloyd

Mark Armour
Professor Michael Arthur
Ann Bishop
Cllr Judith Blake
Wayne Bowser
John Bywater FRICS
Vivien Gibney
Nima Poovaya-Smith
Geoffrey Potter
Martin Vander Weyer

Administration

General Manager, Howard Assembly Room
Richard Ashton

Sales Executive, Howard Assembly Room
Charlotte Rainey

Finance Director
Helen Dobson

System Administrator
Simon Cima

HR Manager
Susie Kelly

PA to the General Director
Alice Gilmour

Finance Assistants
Sue Rennie
Bernice Wilson
Nicola Robinson
Christine Hall
David Incoll

IT Support Engineer
David Bateson

Head Receptionist
Anne Power

Receptionists
Andrew Bradley
David Beaumont
Kane Briggs
Dena Marsh

External Communications

Campaigns Manager
Quirin Gerstenecker

Press & PR Manager
Nicola Dempster

Digital Communications Manager
Ashley Mann

Sales and Audience Development Manager
Hazel Arthur

Campaigns Officers
Jennifer Barrett
Sarah Frost

Multimedia Designer
Neil Armstrong

Marketing Co-ordinator
Judith Padmore

Editor
Stuart Leeks

Press Officer
Hannah Stockton

Development Director
Helen Bowdur

Development Manager: Corporate Giving
Matthew Roberts

Event & Administration Co-ordinator
Katharine Oldershaw

Fundraising Consultant
Rory Wardroper

Development Manager: Individual Giving
Anna Hainsworth

Memberships Officer
Vici Keighley

Trusts Manager
Evelyn Hazzard

Development Assistant
Rebecca Shindler

Music

Head of Music
Martin Pickard

Assistant Head of Music
Anthony Kraus

Chorus Master
Timothy Burke

Music Staff
John Querns
Annette Saunders
Lesley-Anne Sammons

Vocal Auditions Co-ordinator
Helga Richardson

Library & Infomation Services Manager
Andrew Fairley

Librarian
Victoria Bellis

Artistic Administration

Planning Director
Christine Jane Chibnall

Orchestra, Chorus & Concerts Director
Hattie Garrard

Orchestra Manager
Helen Wilson

Chorus Manager
Steven Phillips

Chorus & Orchestra Assistant
Emma Black

Company Manager
Jane Bonner

Assistant Company Manager
Rachel Pilkington

Planning Administrator
Sian Gilroy

Casting & Scheduling Administrator
Megan Nelson

Planning Intern
Jessica Fitton

Music Secretary
Helen Stephens

Pit Supervisor
Christopher Ladds

Orchestra Attendant
John Boulton

Titles Supervisor
Lydia French

Projects

Projects Director
Dominic Gray

Projects Manager
Jo Nockels

Projects Officer
Angharad Cooper

Education Director
Rebecca Walsh

Education Manager
Amy Bere

 

Education Producer
Joanna Bedford
Victoria Hunt

Education Project Manager
Hannah Dilworth

Education Officer (ONCC)
Marc Dunleavy

In Harmony Manager
Fiona Cunningham

In Harmony Project Manager
Sally Drinkwater
Ed Marsh

Education Administrator
Janet Crowther

Technical

Technical & Operations Director
Ric Green

Assistant Technical Director
Louise Holley

Technical Manager
Peter Restall

Technical Department Co-ordinator
Michelle Green

Runner
Aaron Marsden

Senior Production Manager
Ray Hain

Production Office Co-ordinator
Laura Turnbull

Sound Manager
Steve Hawkins

Howard Assembly Room Senior Technician
Ben Everett

Howard Assembly Room Apprentice Technician
Jordan Smith

Stage Managers
Kate Davy
Lyndsey Owen

Deputy Stage Manager
Erin Shepherd

Assistant Stage Managers
Sophie Higson
Jane Andrews
Abby Jones

Chief Stage Technician
Charles Macfarlane

Deputy Chief Stage Technicians
Steve Hodgkinson
Andrew Stewart

Stage Wingmen
Ruth Hardisty

Head Flyman
Barry Fettes

Deputy Flyman
Jono Wilks

Stage Daymen
Michele Altana
Pete Young

Stage Technicians
Peter Clark
Tim Dunk
Richard Hirst
Joe Kershaw

Head of Lighting
Colin Smith

Chief Electrician
Mike Lock

Deputy Chief Electrician
Richard Moore

Senior Electrician
Simon Watson

Production Electricians
Thomas Roberts
Keir Webster
Graham Davison

Head of Properties
Karl Graham

Props Assistants
Martin Breidenbach
Mark Longthorne
Nettie Phillips

Head of Costume
Stephen Rodwell

Costume Supervisors
Kate Rossiter
Mary Gillibrand

Workroom Manager/ Men’s Cutter
Lyndsey  Sandham

Ladies Cutter
Caroline Ebrecht

Running Wardrobe Supervisor
Jayne Matthews

Wardrobe Assistants
Denise Joslin

Sewing Assistants
Nadine Davies
Lucy Greenhalgh
Elizabeth Hartley
Gabrielle Hopwood

Dyer
Chris Duffelen

Wigs & Make-up Supervisor
Kim Freeland

Wigs Assistants
Jo Charlton
Nicola Heath
Carrie Edwards

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