Our Team

Musical Director: Kristine Donnan

Kristine Donnan is in demand as a piano accompanist, répétiteur, conductor and organist across Scotland. She is Musical Director of Glasgow Cathedral Choral Society, the, Glasgow Caledonia University Choir and The Carlisle Community Choir. Kristine holds a Masters in piano accompaniment from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where she received the Piano Accompaniment Award as well as the Sam Hutchings Scholarship for Piano Accompaniment. She is currently pianist for several RSNO community choirs. Kristine is also an organist and an arranger and composer of vocal and organ music, having worked with Dame Gillian Weir and Kevin Bowyer. She was awarded a City of Culture award of £10,000 to curate a concert of New Music where she commissioned Irish composers and musicians to have their music performed. Kristine is a popular and passionate pedagogue who aims to give pupils and upcoming musicians opportunities and holistic support in their music journey and career.

ESO Committee 2024-2025:

President: Ellen Macrae

Secretary: Hannah Laverick

Treasurer: Everest Head

Publicity Manager: Isadora Szymanski

Social Secretary: Lara Keen

Sponsorship Manager and Alumni and Outreach Officer: Lily Hodge

Events and Fundraising Manager: Harry Lempreiere-Johnston

EUCO representative: Giselle Nascimento Dias

Ordinary Members: Roxana Fischbacher and Maria Lopez Atanet

ESO Committee 2023-2024

President: Sebastian Schneeberger

Vice President: Fiona Macrae

Secretary: Hannah Laverick

Treasurer: Claire Gilchrist

Publicity Manager: Ellen Macrae

Sponsorship Manager: Lina Turner

Social Secretary and Cast Representative: Hannah McGuiness

Events Manager: Harry Lempriere-Johnston

EUCO Representative: Madison Cozens

Alumni and Outreach Officer: Hester Zijlstra

Ordinary Members: Aarya Ghambir and Isadora Szymanski

ESO Committee 2022-2023

President: Holly Gowen

Secretary: Elizabeth Gibb

Treasurer: Claire Gilchrist

Publicity Manager: Ellen Macrae

Sponsorship Manager: Fiona Macrae

Social Secretary: Madison Cozens

Events Manager: Hester Zijlstra

Ordinary Members: Katarina Keck, Zoe Hutcheon

Cast Representative: Audrey Hogg

ESO Committee 2021-2022

President: Lucy Bridgeman

Secretary: Grace Moran

Treasurer: Claire Gilchrist

Publicity Manager: Giselle Nascimento Dias

Sponsorship Manager: Holly Gowen

Community Outreach Manager: Eleanor Glynn

Social Secretary: Elizabeth Gibb

Events Manager: Fiona Macrae

ESO Committee 2020-2021

President: Holly Gowen

Secretary: Claire Gilchrist

Treasurer: Elizabeth Gibb

Publicity Manager: Eleanor Glynn

Community Outreach Manager: Georgina McNamara

ESO Committee 2019-2020

President: Àine Cassidy

Secretary: Olivia Stevens 

Treasurer: Grace Moran

Publicity Manager: Lucy Bridgeman

Sponsorship Manager: Grace Moran 

Community Outreach & Alumni Manager: Eleanor Glynn

Social Secretary: Hannah Leggatt

Events Manager: Eleanor Craig-Fisher

Ordinary Members: Holly Gowen (cast representative), Marysia Fijol, Elizabeth Gibb.

ESO Committee 2018-2019

President: Hannah Leggatt

Secretary: Izi Thomas

Treasurer: Patrick Dodd

Publicity Manager: Serena Linley-Adams

Sponsorship Manager: Olivia Stevens

Community Outreach & Alumni Manager: Rhys Inward

Social Secretary: Eleanor Roy

Ordinary Members: Mhairi Brannigan (cast representative), Belle Rockett, Grace Moran.

ESO Committee 2017-2018

President: Flynn Le Brocq

Secretary: Serena Linley-Adams

Treasurer: James Field

Publicity Manager: Moorea Corrigan

Sponsorship Manager: Frederick Hervey-Bathurst

Community Outreach & Alumni Manager: Samantha Redfern

Social Secretary: Alexandra Maliphant

Ordinary Members: Sally Pitts (cast representative), Lewis Gilchrist, Patrick Dodd.

ESO Committee 2016-2017

President: Flynn Le Brocq

Secretary: Samantha Redfern

Treasurer: James Field

Publicity Manager: Lorna Stubbs Davies

Sponsorship Manager: Sasha Holland

Community Outreach Manager: Vasia Passaris

Social Secretary: Alexandra Maliphant

Ordinary Members: Carey Andrews (cast representative), Patrick Dodd, Serena Linley-Adams.