Biography

A versatile conductor with a fresh approach to music-making, Victoria is in demand across the UK and Europe.  She has worked extensively with both professional and amateur ensembles, including Mid-Wales Opera, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Schleswig-Holstein Festival and Cumbria Rural Choirs, and appears frequently as guest conductor for other ensembles.  In 2016 Victoria founded the international award-winning chamber choir, Evoke.  

Recognised for her ability to enthuse and engage musicians, Victoria is regularly invited as a workshop leader for festivals, recently appearing at AMJ Eurotreff (Germany), European Choral Association – Europa Cantat (Hungary), Cranleigh Choral Week and the Worcester International Festival for Young Singers.

 

Currently Artistic Director at the University of Reading, Victoria directs all music programmes and activities across the university. She also teaches conducting both privately and with Voces Academy.  She is also a respected facilitator and leadership coach in executive education, working globally with some of the world’s leading organisations and frequently invited to join the executive education programmes at the Saïd Business School, Oxford University.

Victoria’s experience includes performances in some of the leading venues across the UK; the Royal Albert Hall – London, Bridgewater Hall – Manchester and St David’s Hall – Cardiff.  She has extensive experience as an ensemble singer, performing with the likes of the North German Radio Symphony Orchestra (NDR), City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, St Endellion Festivals and numerous recordings for disc and film.

Beginning her career in Australia, Victoria obtained Bachelor’s degrees in Music (Piano) and Business before relocating to the UK to undertake a MMus Choral Conducting at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD), graduating with Distinction.  Whilst at RWCMD Victoria studied under Neil Ferris, Simon Halsey CBE and Sarah Tenant-Flowers, and has also received tuition from a number of internationally respected conductors including Rodney Eichenberger (USA), Fred Sjöberg (Sweden), Jo-Michael Sheibe (USA), Peter Hanke (Denmark) and Karen Grylls (NZ).

 Victoria is been the recipient of prestigious awards from the European Choral Association and Arts Foundation, an organisation dedicated to supporting future leaders in the Arts.