Music Team
Mat Wright MBE
Artistic Director
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Musical Director
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Musical Director
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Assistant Musical Director
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Assistant Musical Director
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Assistant Musical Director
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Assistant Musical Director
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Assistant Musical Director
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Assistant Musical Director
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Accompanist
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Accompanist
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Accompanist
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Accompanist
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Musical Assistant
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Musical Assistant
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- Mat Wright - Artistic Director
BYC Senior Choir
- Mat Wright - Musical Director
- Luke Mather - Assistant Musical Director
- Sarah-Lucy Penny - Assistant Musical Director
- Gareth Taylor - Accompanist
- Rob Cooper - Accompanist
BYC Intermediate Choir
- Luke Mather - Musical Director
- Sarah-Lucy Penny - Assistant Musical Director
- Eleanor Wright - Assistant Musical Director
- Rob Cooper - Accompanist
BYC Children’s Choir Central
- Eleanor Wright - Musical Director
- Michelle Barnes - Assistant Musical Director
- Rosie Masters - Assistant Musical Director
- Fiona Taylor - Assistant Musical Director
- Gareth Taylor - Accompanist
BYC Children’s Choir East
- Luke Mather - Musical Director
- Helen Madden - Accompanist
- Gorgey Bennett - Musical Assistant
- Ellie Norman - Mentor
BYC Children’s Choir West
- Gavin Usher-Scofield - Musical Director
- Emma McKenna - Accompanist
- Tom Masters - Musical Assistant
- Hannah Rowe - Mentor
BYC Junior Choir
- Eleanor Wright - Musical Director
- Gareth Taylor - Accompanist
- Gorgey Bennett - Musical Assistant
- Hannah Todd - Mentor
- Bronwen Dooling - Mentor
Band
- Keith Ramskill - Drums
- Tommy Fuller - Bass Guitar
- Jeff Swift - Guitar
- Mary Golder - Trombone
- Lyn Maitland - Clarinet / Alto Sax
- Mick Roberts - Flute / Tenor Sax
- Eleanor Wright - Violin / Viola
- Rob Horscroft - Trumpet
Section Leaders
Charlotte Veal
Soprano - Leader
Victoria Price
Soprano - Deputy Leader
Hannah Todd
Soprano - Assistant Leader
Grace Butterworth
Soprano - Assistant Leader
Amelia Akrill
Soprano - Mentor
Charlotte Bentley
Mezzo Soprano - Leader
Zoe Aradipioti
Mezzo Soprano - Deputy Leader
Megan Hirst
Mezzo Soprano - Assistant Leader
Ella McKay
Mezzo Soprano - Assistant Leader
Lauren Ball
Mezzo Soprano - Mentor
Gorgey Bennett
Alto - Section Leader
Isabella Watson
Alto - Deputy Leader
Ruby Hepplestone
Alto - Assistant Leader
Hannah Rowe
Alto - Assistant Leader
Tom Masters
Tenor - Section Leader
Lewis Burns
Tenor - Deputy Leader
Robert Taylor
Tenor - Assistant Leader
Andrew McDonald
Tenor - Assistant Leader
Mila Whitaker
Soprano - Assistant Leader
Key Partners & Sponsors
We would like to thank our Key Partners for their continued support.
We would like to thank our Sponsors for their continued support.
Support BYCPatrons & Friends
We are immensely grateful to the large group of people that have chosen to support the choir by becoming a volunteer or a friend.
Their support, both financially and in person, really helps to drive the choir forward and gives us the means to continue offering the opportunities that we do. Our current list of volunteer and friends is below. We thank them for their committed support of Barnsley Youth Choir and look forward to welcoming them to future BYC events.
If you would like to find more about how to become a patron or a friend, please click the button.
Become a Patron or a FriendHonorary Patrons
- Mr & Mrs John Parkinson
- Mel Dyke
- Dan Jarvis MP
- Nick Bowen
- Matthew Milburn
- Carl Firth
- Andrew Harrod
- Sir Nicholas Hewitt
Friends
- Oliver Coppard
- Sarah Green
- Christine Jones
- Gail Preece
Trustees
Volunteers & Staff
We are immensely grateful to the large group of people that have chosen to support the choir by becoming a volunteer.
If you would like to find out how to become a volunteer, please click the button.
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Become a VolunteerStrategic
- Yvonne Worsley - Chairperson
- Ann Wroe - President
- Nicola Ellel - Safeguarding
- Karen Davis - General Secretary
- Lynne Veal - Membership Secretary
- Christine Hayhoe - Head of Accounts
- Hugh Ritchie - First Aid
- Rachel Hanson - Volunteer Manager
- Dr. Peter Birkby - Development Officer
- Mat Wright - Artistic Director
Operation Volunteers
- Ann Wroe - President
- Lynne Veal - Members / Auditions Secretary / Ticket Sales
- Hugh Ritchie - First Aid Lead
- Mary Alonefti - Data Manager
BYC Senior Choir
- Louise Korobka - Registrar
- Sue Norman - Assistant Registrar
BYC Intermediate Choir
- Mavis Clarke - Registrar
- Julia Spencer - Assistant Choir Registrar
- Jill Pearce - Assistant Registrar
- Susan Dixon-Melling - Assistant Registrar
BYC Children’s Choir Central
- Kathy Fletcher - Registrar
- Debbie Stuchbery - Assistant Registrar
- Nicola Ellel - Assistant Registrar
BYC Children’s Choir East
- Susan Norman - Registrar
- Louise Korobka - Assistant Registrar
- Lee Jenkinson - Assistant Registrar
BYC Children’s Choir West
- Joanne McDonald - Registrar
- Jill Kikupi - Assistant Registrar
- Lynne Price - Assistant Registrar
BYC Junior Choir
- Lynne Veal - Registrar
- Pat Irwin - Registrar
- Debs Mahmood -Safeguarding
- Nicola Ellel -Safeguarding
- Carol-Anne Armitage - Safeguarding
Uniforms
- Lisa Critchley - Uniforms Manager
- Jo Jenkinson - Uniforms Manager
- Carl Firth - Uniforms Advisor / Liaison with America
- Emily Ritchie - Uniforms Coordinator
- Sarah Pearce - Uniforms Assistant
- Lynn Price - Uniforms Assistant
- Tracy Richardson - Uniforms Assistant
- Jean Green - Uniforms Assistant
- Jee-un Akrill - Uniforms Assistant
Catering
- Paul Chambers - Catering / Refreshment Team
- Mary Alonefti - Catering / Refreshment Team
- Kay Butterworth - Catering / Refreshment Team
- Jill Kikupi - Catering / Refreshment Team
- Joanne McDonald - Catering / Refreshment Team
Volunteers
- Rachel Hanson - Volunteer Manager
- Debbie Stuchbery - Social Secretary
- Kelly Adlington - Volunteer
- Debbie Anderson - Volunteer
- Caroline Butler - Volunteer
- Julie Norton - Volunteer
- Kevan Riggett-Barrett - Volunteer
- Samantha Dunnill - Volunteer
- Melanie Harding - Volunteer
- Peninah Keza-Kirabo - Volunteer
- Joanne McDonald - Volunteer
- Kathryn Austin - Volunteer
- Claire Watts - Volunteer
- David Dewey - Volunteer
- Sarah Dewey - Volunteer
- Penny Gill - Volunteer
- Chris White - Volunteer
- Pawel Sobczak - Volunteer
- John Kenny - Volunteer
- Martin Akrill - Volunteer
- Anne Hamby - Volunteer
- Ruth Putsoane - Volunteer
- Jean Green - Volunteer
Finance
- Yvonne Worsley - Chairperson
- Rachel Hanson - Assistant Accounts
- Ann Wroe - Trip Manager
- Karen Davis - General Secretary
- Carol Bentley - Patrons Secretary
- Sarah Kendall - Patrons Finance
- Jill Pearce - Patrons Assistant Admin
- Susan Dixon-Melling - Patrons Assistant Admin
- Lee Jenkinson - Merchandise
- Jessica Jenkinson - Merchandise / Uniforms Assistant
Technical
- Ian Ellel - Stage Crew /
Assistant Librarian
- Paul Brackpool - Stage Crew
- John Hutchinson - Stage Crew
- Al McNichol - Sound Technician
- Jack Green - Sound Technician
- David Marsden - Technical support
- fcd.org.uk - Programme and Website Design
- Sarah Brabbin - Photography Lead
- Chris White - Photography
- Ian Wallace - Photography
- Ellie Norman - Photography
- Charlie Cookson - Librarian
- Charlotte Bentley - Assistant Librarian
- Pat Irwin - Assistant Librarian
