Emily Barden is a singer, songwriter, choral leader and workshop facilitator. She runs several adult community choirs under the umbrella ‘West Sussex Sings’ and has recently started a children’s choir ‘Bella Cantanti’. Working with various Music Hubs and organisations across the country, Emily provides CPD and delivers workshops for teachers around classroom composition, songwriting, and creative ways to make music with young people. She writes for ‘Sing Up’ and ‘Britten Pears Arts’ and works closely with the team at Snape Maltings on the Friday Afternoons project. As a Hub Partner Emily leads ‘Big Sings’ and other collaborative projects which celebrate the coming together of people to make music.