Kate Shipway

Kate was appointed to become Musical Director in the autumn of 2022 and brought with her a passion to further develop the choir in terms of repertoire and performance. 

Since joining her local church choir at the age of five, Kate’s love of singing has seen her perform in many venues, throughout Britain and Europe.  

Alongside her appointment as the choir’s MD, Kate also directs Romulus Singers in Hale Barns (Greater Manchester) and Vocal Expressions in Holmfirth and is a Vocal Music Leader for Sheffield Music Hub.

Kate is Creative Director of Singing In..., an organisation based in Sheffield that brings communities together to sing and make music. In the role she leads several community choirs and ukulele groups, composes and arranges songs and directs their memorable singing holidays. Kate works as a freelance coach to choirs and their leaders. She is passionate about enabling directors to get the most out of their choirs and giving groups the tools and freedom to create exciting, moving and powerful performances.

Kate is currently working with Classical Sheffield to create a new work for their weekend festival for community choirs in 2023. She sings Alto in Sine Nomine International Touring Choir and is one of the vocalists with the Northern Collective Big Band.

For more information about Kate visit www.singing-in.com