Who we are
Coda employs a team of over 20 professional staff including two fully qualified music therapists. In addition, we contract freelance musicians for short-term or one-off workshops, programmes and projects.
Management and Administration
Chief Executive: Jane Bryant
Administrator: Joel Heys
Events Co-ordinator: Laura Toms (Holiday Music Programmes; Coda Fiddle Orchestra)
Music Staff
The core staff team - comprising tutors covering a wide range of instruments work within a number of sectors - each with a sector leader - with overall music leadership provided by the Professional Team Leader:
Professional Team Leader Gillian Tolliday
Piano Sector
Carol Davies (Sector Leader)
Sandra Black
Frances Flynn
Meherunisha Vurchio
Daphne Harris
Strings Sector
Gill Tolliday - Violin, Viola
Jenny Holt - Violin
Frances Flynn - Violin
Joseph Koos - Violoncello (Strings Music Leader)
Meherunisha Vurchio - Violoncello
Guitars and Drums Sector
Chris Hopgood (Sector Leader) - Electric guitars
Stephen Kenyon - Classical guitar
Andrew Stone - Electric and acoustic guitars
Simon Mellish - Drum kit, world drums
Early Years Sector (Coda Kindermusik)
Meherunisha Vurchio (Sector Leader)
Laura Toms - Baby Ballet
Vocal Sector
Bob Burke (Sector Leader) - Community Choir
Linda Cameron - Coda Choir
Hilary Beckingham - Vocal Tutor (classical/other styles)
Rachel Rafter - Vocal tutor (contemporary styles e.g. rock/pop/jazz)
Woodwind
Daphne Harris - Clarinet, Saxophones, Recorder
Carol Davies - Recorder Rendezvous
Music Therapy
Rachel Millman, Head Music Therapist*
Frances Flynn - Music Therapist
Susan Nares - Music Therapist
Julia Wade - Music Therapist
*Head Music Therapist (one day per month) supported through a new collaborative association with Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy
We provide opportunities for creative music making...
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contact@coda.org.uk