FOR THE JOY OF PLAYING AND THE LOVE OF LEARNING
carry out their duties completely voluntarily.
OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OUR PATRONS
OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Our Trustees take their responsibilities extremely seriously. They bring a wealth of experience from the private, commercial and public sectors.
Their knowledge and business acumen is invaluable and we are very grateful for their dedication and steer.
For some time, creating a sub-brand of the College has been under discussion to eliminate confusion about who we are and what we do. Music House is the result of these discussions.
We believe this brand proposition will allow us to move with the times and give us greater diversity in what we can offer.
MEET OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MEET DAVID
MEET NICK
MEET LEE
DAVID HUGHES – CHAIRMAN
David is a very hands on trustees, overseeing all financial matters.
David’s working life has involved international sales and marketing, including owning a light engineering company for 17 years operating in global markets.
For 12 years, he was head of the International Trade Advisory Service in West Yorkshire for UK Trade and Investment.
Before retiring to pursue other interests, David was self-employed for 3 years as a project manager/business adviser.
A very keen sportsman, playing golf as much as possible and taking on the role of a director on the Board of Scarcroft Golf Club.
NICK WAYNE
Nick is a seasoned Marketing, Advertising and Design specialist with over 35 years’ experience of owning and running Marketing Agencies; Nick put into motion his ‘exit strategy’ in December 2017 and has been even busier with the Realistic Business Consortium and other business interests ever since.
With a passion for helping Third Sector organisations, not only is he is a Trustee of the Yorkshire College of Music & Drama, but also, Patron of Leeds Children’s Hospital Appeal, an Ambassador for Leeds Trinity University, on the Executive Committee of Leeds Legacy Awards, on the Advisory Board of the Yorkshire Asian Business Association amongst a number of other activities.
LEE WALLACE
Lee has been a Trustee since 2011. He enjoys the energy and enthusiasm of the team and the creative process involved in delivering the charitable aims of Music House. By day, Lee is a Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor, based at a Practice in Headingley.
When not working, he has multiple connections to the world of music in West Yorkshire – singing with Leeds-based Heritage Masterworks Chorale and Leeds Male Voice Choir, musical theatre and pantomime performances with Whitkirk Arts Guild and Roundhay’s Amateur Dramatic Society.
With such a busy and varied life, he still finds time for other hobbies including drawing and painting, reading and setting up a home-studio to explore voice-acting work.
MEET OUR PATRONS
OUR PATRONS
Music House is grateful for the support of our Patrons.
DAVID LASCELLES
David Lascelles is the 8th Earl of Harewood and first cousin once removed of the Queen.
David is a BAFTA award winning producer with a long established career in film and television producing many films, documentaries and tv series’ including: The Return of the Inca;The Wisdom of Crocodiles; Inspector Morse and Second Sight.
SHARON WATSON MBE DL
Sharon Watson is the fourth Principal of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance.
Prior to which she was the longest-standing Artistic Director of Phoenix Dance Theatre.
Her journey with the company began when she was one of the first female Principal Dancers invited to join the all-male award-winning company and she retuned in 2009 as the new Artistic Director.
In January 2022, Sharon was award an MBE for her services to dance.