About
Louise directs the Chamber Choir, an auditioned choir for students, and the UNIty Choir, the University's community choir which is open to staff students and members of the local community. She also devised and runs the Vocal Leadership placement as part of the SOTA300 Work Placement module, the 'Singtastic!' singing programme with local primary schools, and works closely with other members of the performance team to create and oversee performance opportunities for students. She also guest lectures on the MUSI200 Conducting module and on the MMus Pedagogy module. Under Louise's tenure the choirs have performed in numerous concerts both on and off campus, including at the Tung Auditorium, Liverpool Cathedral and the Eurovision Village stage, and has toured to Belgium (2023) and Berlin (2025), performing at a number of prestigious venues there including the Berliner Dom.
After a decade as a music specialist teacher in secondary and primary schools, Louise trained as a conductor and quickly built a reputation for her engaging style and high standards. Alongside her role at the University, Louise enjoys a busy freelance career as a conductor, workshop leader and soprano and has worked regularly for organisations across the country, including Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Company (guest Tutor / Artistic Director), the Hallé (Workplace Choir Conductor), Sing for Pleasure (regular Tutor) and Sale Youth Choirs (guest Tutor). She is in demand as a workshop leader, adjudicator and musical theatre MD, and is known for her ability to get the best out of singers, whatever their prior experience. Also an accomplished soprano, she performs regularly as a soloist in both oratorio and for recitals across the North West and as a freelance singer for Liverpool Bach Collective, Kantos, and for a variety of other organisations.
Louise retains a keen interest in music education and the role of singing in schools and communities, and the associated areas of vocal pedagogy and musicianship.