Choirs

Maddie Johnston is a cellist and singer studying at the Royal Academy of Music with Josephine Knight. Her performing highlights include peforming at The WCTC (World Congress on Thyroid Cancer) Gala Evening at OXO Tower, (London) and ‘The Chartered Institution for Further Education’ Admissions Ceremony at Apothecaries’ Hall, (London). She has also worked with the Malta Philharmonic for the Versatile Festival and recorded with the British electronic group ‘Underworld’. She has a strong background in choral training and has sung in venues over the North of England, including Newcastle Cathedral, Durham Cathedral, Newcastle City Hall and The Glasshouse International Centre for Music. Maddie strives to bring music to all ages and backgrounds and has worked with Age UK to provide a safe space for dementia patients to listen and respond to classical music, and also the CityLit percussion orchestra working with disabled adults to create music. She has a strong background working with children, having run creative workshops across the north of England, and strongly believes in the encouragement of musicality from a young age.