As many colleagues may know, the Director of Music, Sue Wanless, is retiring from the University after over thirty years dedicated to the extra-curricular musical life of the University.

For thirty-two years, Sue has been at the helm of the Music department,  conducting the University Chorus and Symphony Orchestra each year in the epic annual Colyer-Fergusson concert in Canterbury Cathedral, as well as the University Camerata and other chamber groups.

From humble beginning in the Senate Building through to the opening of the purpose-built Colyer-Fergusson building, music has become a flourishing, vital part of the University’s creative life.

Aside from a busy life on campus, Sue has also  been part of the panel of judges for the Canterbury International Festival’s annual music bursary competition for young performers. Read more about Sue’s commitment to music-making on this blogpost.