Jo Leighton

Jo is an enthusiastic and experienced conductor and music educator with over 15 years of teaching experience, specializing in violin, viola, and music theory. She holds a music degree from Royal Holloway, University of London, where she studied conducting under the tutelage of Rupert Gough.Her extensive vocal experience includes singing soprano with the Riverside Opera and performing on TalkSport Radio.Her conducting career began 15 years ago with the Kings Church Choir in Durham. She later served as the musical director of St Mary's Church in Stoke Bishop, Bristol, for six years. During this time, Jo also worked for Bristol Plays Music and founded her own successful music teaching business. She also conducted the choir at St Mary's Church in Long Ashton. She has conducted at fabulous venues like Bristol Cathedral, and been honoured to lead a performance for the Queen’s jubilee. Now a proud resident of Newport with her husband and four children, Jo loves being a choir leader for the People's Show Choir, leading both the Newport and Cardiff choirs. She looks forward to sharing her love of music with you at a rehearsal!"