ABOUT

Mancunian soprano, Katy Allan is a first class graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music, where she studied with renowned mezzo-soprano Antonia Sotgiu. Katy is a freelance professional soprano, most recently performing as the soprano II soloist in Mozart's Mass in C Minor with the Nottingham Festival Chorus and Concert Orchestra at the Albert Hall Nottingham. Katy regularly sings as a soloist with the Hallé Orchestra as part of their Relaxed Concert series, for those living with dementia, additional needs, and other conditions. In September 2022, Katy began her new position as Assistant Director of the Hallé Children's Choir in Manchester, coming full circle from when she joined the choir herself at age ten. Katy is a freelance Singing and Dementia Specialist, delivering singing sessions in care homes and dementia cafes across Derbyshire, Cheshire, and Greater Manchester. Katy also organises her own series of dementia-friendly coffee concerts in her hometown of Buxton and surrounding areas, winning the 2023 "Spirit of the Fringe" Award at the Buxton Festival Fringe for one of these concerts. She is privileged to see the impact that live singing has upon those living with dementia. 

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During her time at the RNCM, Katy won the Amanda Ira Aldridge Honourary Mention in the inaugural Williams-Howard Memorial Prize alongside pianist Carl Leighton. Katy was joint winner of the T E Drane Award for Singing at Chetham's School of music, where the young soprano studied for her sixth form.