Women Conductors

Proud that Helen Harrison Conductor started her conducting journey with us at BSO.

Read this article about Helen Harrison's journey

Helen had the opportunity to conduct the youth orchestra she was a member of and it was this experience that ultimately led to her successful career.

Giving young musicians the opportunity to conduct an orchestra is one of the ways we collaborate with local schools. Over the last few years we have run conducting workshops with students from Blackpool College, Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School and most recently Hodgson Academy.