Rebecca Anderson Musical director (from Sept 2026)
Rebecca is a Scottish conductor, mezzo-soprano, and producer working across the UK. Initially, Rebecca studied geography at the University of St Andrews and worked in meteorology before moving to Manchester to complete an MMus at the Royal Northern College of Music (2019-21). She then worked as the President of the Students’ Union (2021-22) and finally completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Studies at the RNCM (2022-23). For more information, see https://www.rebeccaanderson.org/
As a mezzo-soprano Rebecca has numerous opera credits nationwide. She is looking forward to the contrast and fun of leading a community choir.
As a Producer, Rebecca works with the National Youth Choir, predominantly with their 18-25 choir and Emerging Professional Artists programmes, managing many high-profile events including collaborations with 3Choirs Festival, BBC Proms, and a recent international tour to South Africa. She also works with Waterperry Opera Festival as Learning and Participation Producer facilitating workshops for primary schools across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. More generally she strives to champion early-career artists and facilitate easy access to the arts.
We are delighted that Rebecca will be bringing her energy, passion and humour to build on the strengths of our choir.
Ken Harratt, Piano Accompanist
Ken was taught piano from age 8, and his first teacher was a concert pianist. By the age of 12, Ken was improvising Mozart and other classical composers. Ken studied music at Brunel, London, then went on to study jazz piano. Ken runs his own music quintet. He works as a freelance musician and teaches piano. Ken has been the piano accompanist to The One Voice Watford Community Choir since Autumn 2013, bringing his own inimitable and relaxed style to the choir.
