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Helen has been commissioned to compose music for over 25 plays,

choral ensembles,TV and dance.  She composed the music for the

highly acclaimed opera adaptation of The Secret Garden, the classic

story by Frances Hodgson Burnett, which was nominated for the

TMA/Martini award.

Helen studied piano and singing at the Guildhall School of Music &

Drama, studying piano with Brigitte Wild, a protégée of Claudio Arrau. 

She is multi-talented and as well as a composer has wide ranging

experience as a singer, pianist, recording artist, musical director and

lyricist.  She is drawn to different genres of music from jazz

improvisation to world music and with her classical background brings

these eclectic influences to her compositions. 

As a singer she is particularly inspired to compose for voices and is

committed to encouraging people to sing! She has recently written a

songbook for children entitled Children under the Sun, and also runs

singing workshops for adults. She has recorded and produced 3 CDs

ranging from multitracked soundscapes and voice to intimate solo

piano. She is working on her 4th album La Sagrada Familia. Currently

Helen is planning a new multi media choral work The Phoenix Cantata

which will draw on her talents as composer and writer.