Suzzie Vango is passionate about the arts and choral education, and her high-energy workshops and dynamic choral programmes have gained her an international reputation, working with singers of all ages. In demand as a soprano, choral director and vocal coach, Suzzie has run projects in Uganda, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Thailand, the USA and across Europe, with recent visits to Ireland, the Netherlands, Tanzania and Kenya.
Suzzie is co-founder/director of international a cappella quintet Papagena, founder/director of Sonos Chamber Choir, and a conductor for the National Children’s Choir of Great Britain. She has been a guest conductor for ensembles including London Voices, Ex Cathedra, Manchester Chamber Choir and the Orchestra of the Swan. Recent collaborations have seen her working with: the London Symphony Orchestra, the CBSO, Vache Baroque, Sing for Pleasure, Sing Ireland, Gabrieli ROAR and the National Youth Choirs.
Suzzie is Associate Artist at the University of Warwick and Schools Programme Lead for Music of Life, founding their successful SEND school choirs project over ten years ago. She is also a vocal tutor on Ex Cathedra Education’s award-winning projects: Singing Playgrounds, Singing Medicine and SingMaker, having written a number of pieces for their education resources.
Her own compositions have been published in numerous publications, including OUP’s Carols for Choirs 6, and she is co-author of multi-award winning warm up book How to Make Your Choir Sound Awesome.