BA (Hons) MMus MMP Guildhall Artist

Cassandra studied as a soprano at the Purcell School under the Government Aided Music and Ballet Scheme, the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, and then as a postgraduate with Professor Susan McCulloch at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Cassandra has performed extensively as an oratorio soloist and recitalist and performed lyric soprano roles in opera excerpts at the Royal Albert Hall, amongst other concert venues in the UK and Europe. She returned to the Purcell School as a singing teacher, subsequently taking an additional teaching post at St George’s School, Windsor Castle. Cassandra was appointed Director of Junior School Music at North London Collegiate School, where she nurtured and developed pupil’s love of singing and founded the award-winning Canons Choir. The Choir was selected for Let the Peoples Sing and featured on BBC Radio 3’s The Choir in 2014.
She joined Heath Mount School as Director of Music, where she conducted the internationally award-winning Bax Choir, named after alumnus Sir Arnold Bax. The Choir appeared as finalists in the BBC Songs of Praise Young Choir of the Year 2019 competition and were high scoring finalists in the Barnardo’s National Choral Competition, performing at The Royal Festival Hall.
Bax Choir won 1st Prize in the Children’s Folk Choirs competition and 2nd Prize in the Junior Children’s Choir competition at the prestigious Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in 2019. As the highest scoring children’s choir at the Eisteddfod, Bax Choir was crowned ‘Children’s Choir of the World 2019’ and awarded the impressive Owen Davies Trophy. Cassandra was also awarded the Conductor’s Prize for her inspirational work with young choirs.
She led Walhampton Chapel Choir to Llangollen in 2023, winning 2nd Prize in the Junior Children’s Choir category, and she is in demand as an adjudicator and animateur; she was interviewed by The Week magazine for an article on the benefits of singing in schools, published in March 2020.
Cassandra has worked extensively with voices, both in the classroom and on the concert platform, and is passionate about sharing her love of singing. She joins Caritas Harmony as Musical Director in September 2023, along with Highate School, and enjoys a busy career as a conductor, performer and educator.

Sue started to play for Caritas Harmony in 2017.  Originally from Yorkshire, she studied the piano and viola at the Royal College of Music, London.  She has recorded piano works for several films, including ‘Lady Chatterley’ and ‘Emma’ and has worked as a chaperone in two Harry Potter films.  She runs a thriving piano teaching practice, teaches in several different schools and accompanies instrumentalists and singers.  She is the Music Director for Putteridgebury Gilbert and Sullivan Society’s current production of The Gondoliers which is opening this year’s International G & S Festival in Harrogate in August, 2018.  Sue lives in Pirton with her husband and in her spare time enjoys travelling, gardening and all things French.

Guest Accompanist, Vivien Powles, holds an LTCL Performer’s diploma and a Postgraduate Certificate in Accompaniment from Trinity college of Music.  She works as a ballet accompanist for Harpenden Dance School and the Carter School of Dance in Hertford, as well as being rehearsal accompanist for Harpenden Choral Society.  She works with singers, dancers and instrumentalists of all ages, specialising in examination, recital and choral workshop accompaniment.

As a singer, she performs with Harpenden Choral society, the Royston Priory Singers and Choir 18, a small ‘a capella’ group.  She is pleased to have been a guest accompanist at several Caritas Harmony concerts and has particularly enjoyed playing in the lovely garden at Wayside Cottage.

2nd Altos

Back Row: Michelle Stephenson, Tafi Masamha, Debbie Prince, Mary Davie, Sue Pitkin

Front Row: Gill Davidson, Tina Graham, Sheila Cripps

Not in photo: Kim Fowler, Sylvia Kendrick

1st Altos

Back Row: Diana Martin, Leah Loukes, Maggie Slater, Mandy Beswick

Front Row: Jackie Howe, Karen Kennedy, Karen Deveney

Not in photo: Georgie Cole, Jill Hayward

1st Sopranos

Back Row: Frances Higgins, Cathy Delaney, Lyn Weedon, Sue Gadsden,

Third Row: Annamaria Macchi, Stephanie Musgrove, Jooles Tostevin-Hobbs, Emma Clark, Ketina Orriss

Second Row: Sue Tunnicliff, Karen Woolford, Susan Rodger, Kathy Knight

Front Row: Tamara Machado, Lisa Green, Margaret Shadlow, Trina Earnshaw

Not in photo Cathy Maile, Maggie Templeman, Bernadette Freed, Linda Payne

2nd Sopranos 

Back Row: Vickie Wood, Sue Holland, Beverley Woollard, Jennifer Herd

Third Row: Eileen Reid, Jane Jacoby, Claire Kirby, Jennifer Goldsberry

Second Row: Sarah Vyvyan, Jean Newman, Geraldine Carroll, Ciara Goldsberry

Front Row: Anne Adams, Eunice Quinn, Julia Holder

Not in photo: Maria Setna, Marie Tite, Mary Stewart, Sue Spence

Caritas Singers

Back Row: Annamaria Macchi, Sheila Cripps, Maggie Slater, Vickie Wood

Third Row: Sue Tunnicliff, Stephanie Musgrove, Leah Loukes, Jennifer Herd, Eunice Quinn

Second Row: Cassandra White (MD) Karen Woolford, Gill Davidson, Geraldine Carroll, Susan Rodger, Beverley Woollard, Sue Trost (Accompanist)

Front Row: Jackie Howe, Diana Martin, Julia Holder

Not in photo: Cathy Maile, Susan Rodger, Maggie Templeman, Georgie Cole, Marie Tite