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  • Strings
    • Violin / Viola
    • Cello
  • Wind
    • Clarinet / Flute / Saxophone / Recorder
  • Guitar
    • Classical Guitar
    • Electric / Acoustic / Bass Guitar
  • Drums
  • Vocal
• Music Therapy
• Early Years
• Young Music Makers
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  • Coda Fiddle Orchestra
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  • Coda Choir
  • Children’s Showtime Choir
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Who we are

Coda employs a team of over 20 professional staff including three fully qualified music therapists. In addition, we contract freelance musicians for short-term or one-off workshops, programmes and projects.

Management and Administration

Chief Executive: Phil Hallett
Centre Administrators: Lisa Siuda and Roseary Devereaux Jones

Music Staff

The core music staff at Coda include a range of talented musicians with a broad array of skills. They work both on site at our home in Christchurch and in a range of community settings.

Piano Sector

Carol Davies (Sector Leader)
Sandra Black
Meherunisha Vurchio
Guy Gardener

Strings Sector

Gill Tolliday - Violin, Viola
Lucy Ridley Martin - Violin

Stefan Defilo - Violin
Joseph Koos - Violoncello (Strings Music Leader)
Meherunisha Vurchio - Violoncello

Guitars and Drums Sector

Chris Hopgood (Sector Leader) - Electric guitars
Stephen Kenyon - Classical guitar
Greg Pepper - Drum kit, world drums

Early Years Sector

Meherunisha Vurchio (Sector Leader)
Laura Toms - Baby Ballet

Vocal Sector

Andy Stone - Community Choir
Linda Cameron - Coda Choir
Rachel Rafter - Vocal tutor (contemporary styles e.g. rock/pop/jazz)

Woodwind

Lesley Potts - Clarinet, Saxaphone, flute.

Music Therapy

Susan Nares, Owain Clarke & Julia Wade