Meet the Team
Zara Wardrop is a recent graduate from the Royal Northern College of Music, achieving a first class Bachelor of Music (honours) in Vocal studies and Opera. She is now studying a Post-graduate Diploma of Education at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Outside her studies, Zara is passionate about promoting the Arts to young people and new audiences, hence founding the organisation Kickstart Opera. Through her teaching and development of Kickstart Opera, Zara was awarded the 2020 RNCM Entrepreneurship Award supported by the RNCM Principle Circle and YAMAHA UK.
Zara Wardrop
Fiona Coulter
Fiona is a singer and MusicalTheatre performer who studied at the University of the West of Scotland. After touring the UK in various productions, Fiona has settled down in Glasgow where she teaches a mixture of social work classes, private lessons and council arts classes whilst still performing. Fiona believes in ensuring a fun and comfortable teaching environment to create strong, confident performers.
Rachel Hynes
Rachel was born in Wales and studied at Leeds University College Bretton Hall and RSAMD in Glasgow. She was a Company Principal with Scottish Opera (2000-2004), and has performed with Opera North, Welsh National Opera, English National Opera, The Opera Group and Royal Opera House 2, Tête a Tête, Cantare d’Arte Montepulciano, Edinburgh International Festivals, BBC Symphony Orchestra, and has broadcast on BBC television and radio, and RAI 3.
A great advocate for music as therapy, Rachel has built a portfolio as a community musician and a Vocal Animateur, leading singing with Dementia projects with Common Wheel Glasgow’s ‘Art in the Gart’ music scheme, at Gartnavel Hospital, The Platform Singers based at Platform, Easterhouse, and the Tenants Choir with South Ayrshire Council. Trained by British Lung Foundation and The Musical Breath, Rachel runs several Singing For Lung Health groups, including ones with Plantation Productions, The Barony Centre West Kilbride and St Andrew’s Voices, plus her own group, ‘DAYR To Sing’ in Ayr. Trained by Sing to Beat and the Canterbury Trust, Rachel also runs the Ayrshire Parkinson’s Community Singers. Work during lockdown has grown to include singing and Covid rehabilitation and working with NHS staff well-being. Rachel is delighted to be working with the children of West Kilbride through WKSings.
Rhona is an enthusiastic amateur singer. In her spare time she was involved in West Kilbride Community Choir. She is part of the West Kilbride Community Support Group - Imagination Group which provides activities for the children during this time.
Rhona Clark
Performing is a passion of Ross’, whether that be through voice, saxophone or acting! His love for the arts sparked through musical theatre from a young age, however he has gone onto perform classical music globally, having been a member of the National Youth Choir of Scotland. Whilst Ross currently works in Sales, he always makes room for music and believes it is a crucial part of education for children to express their creative side! He looks forward to the future of WK Sings!
