Who are we
Everyone on our event team is a volunteer! Find out more about what makes them so special below:
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Founder
Phoebe is the Director of A Touch Of Musicality and teaches Vocals, Piano, Songwriting and Music Theory. She also founded leads and writes all the arrangements for our choirs. Phoebe started singing at a very young age, and music has always been a massive part of her life. She got her first taste of real singing when she moved to Singapore as a young girl and her music teacher told her she was really good at it. She went on to perform all over the country in bands and as a solo artist. Musical theatre was always a big influence in her life - performing in local amateur dramatic societies and school plays, but it soon became clear that Jazz music was her main passion. She went on to Goldsmiths University, where she graduated with a First Class Honours Degree before meeting her husband Matt in a band, and their love of music and teaching grew and grew. Teaching is Phoebe's true passion, she puts everything into it, and loves to see her student's progression. In her spare time, you can find her running the streets of Godalming and helping and fundraising for local charities.
Founder
With over 20 years in marketing and events, Belle's professional experience provides a strategic background to all event promotion, sponsor attraction, volunteer engagement and audience engagement. Belle has been been a part of choir life with Phoebe for the last 6 years, and now performs with Farncombe Jazz Choir. Singing from a young age with many members of her family, Belle has appeared on stage in Fame at The Wimbledon Theatre, as part of a 50's band at Ce Roc's national event in The Winter Gardens in Weston-Super-Mare, and as part of a selected children's choir at The Royal Albert Hall, as well as many... many karaoke nights! Volunteering in the arts is something Belle loves to do, despite always being busy, she spent several years leading the Marketing at The Nomad Theatre, producing pantomimes and the well-attended Surrey Showcase event alongside James Pearce & Brooklands Radio.
Design & Crafter Liaison
The artist behind the awesome ChoirBLAST logo and map! Flossie is a freelance Illustrator based in the Surrey Hills. Specialising in hand-created illustrations using ink pen and watercolour paints, Flossie also creates bespoke architecture paintings, such as wedding venues and first homes as well as floral letter designs - she even has her own range of greeting cards, limited edition prints and gifts. As well as being endlessly artistically talented, Flossie performs with all the Jazz Choirs, depending on where she's needed, but mostly in Godalming Jazz Choir (the OG's!) - after all, that's just what sisters do for each other.
Eco, Food & Bevs Liaison
Chiara is a University of Surrey student undertaking a degree in International Hospitality & Tourism Management. She has developed a passion for the intersection of tourism and sustainability. Her passion and experience lend her hand as sustainability coordinator to ensuring ChoirBLAST is as environmentally friendly and socially responsible as possible. Chiara’s life has always been infused with music, with a loud and proud musical family, endless instrumental lessons and choral performances as a child, to now performing in the Guildford and Farncombe Jazz Choirs. Aside from music, her passions lie in reading and travelling; she’s often off on an adventure - solo, with friends, family, or her partner Tyler - and seeing how the world can broaden her horizons and, of course, taking endless pictures!
Volunteers Leader
Caroline is all about communication. No stranger to the Arts, she spent 30 years as a dance teacher, with a particular passion for Ballroom and Latin, but also chalking up everything from Salsa and Ceroc to Argentine Tango along the way. Having trained at the iconic Diamonds, she opened her first dancing school at aged 21, moving on to manage the prestigious Danceworld for multiple world champion Anthony Hurley, before moving onto her own project, DanceWORXs, where she prepared others for their own careers in dance. Caroline is currently teaching GCSE and A Level English and Media - always with one foot in music and drama whenever the opportunity arises. She has been singing with the ATOM choirs for 3 years now and shares Phoebe's enthusiasm for making the Arts accessible for all, living by the famous Barnum quote, “the noblest art is that of making others happy.”
Decor & Experience
Katie is the vibrant artist behind transforming ChoirBLAST into a rainbow wonderland. An award-winning illustrator, Katie graduated from Falmouth University in 2016 and has since built a successful career in children’s book illustration. Her impressive portfolio includes work with Bloomsbury, Walker Books, Hachette, and even Moonpig, as well as being blessed with the delightful honour of illustrating the beloved Paddington Bear. Katie’s unique blend of hand-rendered print processes and digital techniques brings her work to life, earning accolades like Smithsonian Magazine’s Ten Best Children’s Books and the Jane Addams Peace Association Award. In 2022, Katie reignited her passion for music by joining the Guildford and Farncombe Jazz choirs, diving headfirst into the world of singing and embracing every challenge, including a memorable tour to Freiburg. Katie's life has always been intertwined with music, from car journeys to Cornwall filled with David Bowie tunes to her teenage years in a local theatre group and endless reruns of Jools Holland. Outside of work and music, Katie loves food and travel, often planning adventures around culinary delights with her partner Marcus and their dog Sunny. She’s thrilled to see her creative vision come to life at ChoirBLAST, adding a splash of joy and colour to the festival.
Powerhouse
A qualified electrician based in Godalming, Sassy Does It is owned and run by the effervescent Sasha. Having grown up in Godalming and Brook her entire life, and worked in construction with their small family business over the last 15 years, Sasha successfully runs her independent female electricians business serving the local area, as well as parenting duties for her two boys alongside her husband. Bringing a creative approach to all her work, she's the perfect partner to advise us on all things POWER for ChoirBLAST and we are so grateful! Sasha is also a member of the Farncombe Jazz Choir, so look out for her singing and having a boogie, usually in the front row!
Data Wizard
An unknowable enigma, George is competent and EPIC (but would never, ever say this about himself!). He is sometimes too loud (when he’s singing) or quite often too quiet (when he’s speaking). A massive softy at heart, George is always willing to help, whether it's to reach the top shelf or solve a complex spreadsheet problem. An Actuary by day and singer and Go player by night, ChoirBLAST has allowed him to not only fill part of his heart with music again, but he is also an integral part of its community, a very good ear when you need to talk, and an even better conversation driver. He is also a secret Bee 🐝 keeper so there is no limit to his skill. If you want to see him at his loudest come and hear him sing in one of our choirs, if you'd like to test your hearing, strike up a conversation with him.