Harry Mobbs is a baritone and conductor based in Manchester. A former conductor of Ad Solem Chamber Choir, with whom he toured Scotland, Ireland and Hong Kong, Harry has sung with a variety of ensembles, including Echo Vocal Ensemble, Kantos Chamber Choir and Manchester Cathedral Choir, and has managed two opera productions. Harry has enjoyed early success as Manager and Co-Founder of The Mancunium Consort, a Manchester-based ensemble seeking to widen the platform for Young Professionals in the North. This work has seen the group perform alongside The Gesualdo Six, open the Live at Lunchtime series at The Bridgewater Hall, and recently complete their first UK tour to Kent and Banbury. Harry is an alumnus of the Genesis Sixteen young artists programme, and currently holds a UK Scholarship with VOCES8. 

Associate Choral Leader for Children’s Choirs

Katie Lyons graduated from Queen’s University Belfast with a first-class honours degree in Music in 2022, before moving to Manchester to complete a PGCE in Secondary Music Education at Manchester Metropolitan University and the Royal Northern College of Music in 2023. An avid lover of choral music, Katie has sung with many choirs in Manchester and Belfast, including Somnium Chamber Choir, Sestina Early Music Ensemble, and Belfast Cathedral Choir, and was a Diocese of Manchester choral scholar in 2022/23. She has worked in music education for over six years in a variety of settings, including one-to-one tuition, choir leadership, music services, and as a secondary school curriculum teacher. Katie is passionate about making music accessible and enjoyable for all young people and is excited to bring this to her new role as Associate Choral Leader for Children’s Choirs in Manchester, in partnership with St Martin-in-the-Fields.

Associate Choral Leader for Community Music

Oliver Heath is a Northern Irish conductor, composer, and tenor. He is Choral Director for the Diocese of Salford and works with a variety of ensembles across Manchester and Yorkshire. He has held conducting scholarships with Sing for Pleasure, the Royal School of Church Music, and the Diocese of Leeds’ award-winning Schools Singing Programme, learning from some of the UK’s leading choral musicians. Alongside his conducting work, Oliver is an active composer of choral and vocal music, with published works performed by choirs across the UK. He is also a sought-after tenor, having recently been selected for Genesis 16 and the Chamber Choir Ireland Studio. He is looking forward to starting as Associate Choral Leader for Community Music in Manchester in partnership with St Martin-in-the-Fields from September 2025.

Associate Choral Leader for Sing my Soul Choral Scholars

Ben Nicoll studied conducting at the University of Manchester with Rob Guy, where he was selected for the conducting programme and led various ensembles, masterclasses, and two world premieres. After graduating, he became the conducting scholar at the University of Warwick, studying with Suzzie Vango and Tom Newall, and regularly conducting the Chamber Choir, Chorus, Symphony Orchestra, and Vox Ensemble at the Warwick Arts Centre and on tours to Manchester, Coventry, Lichfield, and Prague. Ben is also Musical Director for the Poynton Gilbert and Sullivan Society, conducting productions of HMS Pinafore and Iolanthe. From September, Ben is excited to take up the role of Associate Choral Leader for Manchester Choral Scholars in partnership with St Martin-in-the-Fields and begin conducting the Burford Orchestra.