More Music names new Executive Director

MARIANNE BARRACLOUGH will take up the role of Executive Director at More Music from July, replacing KATHRYN MACDONALD, who leaves the organisation after 30 years,

Barraclough joins the Morecambe-based community music and education charity after serving as Deputy Chief Executive (Programme) at Sinfonia Viva, a not-for-profit orchestra and music education charity based in Derby.

She said: “I am absolutely delighted to be joining the fantastic team at More Music at such an exciting time for the organisation. I enjoyed attending the heart-warming 30th-anniversary celebration event last autumn and feel hugely excited about their creative programmes and their genuine desire to make music more inclusive."

Chair of trustees LAUREN ZAWADZKI said: “This is a huge moment in More Music's 30-year history, and while it is with great sadness that we see Kathryn MacDonald, our current Executive Director, leave the organisation after 30 years, we are delighted to welcome Marianne with open arms."