Pauline Round

Music has been very much part of my life from an early age. I started singing in a choir when I was at school and have continued to do so throughout my life. I now sing with the Lichfield Cathedral Chorus and am a regular attender at Paul Spicer's English Choral Experience course at Abbey Dore and numerous other choral workshops. My late husband and I were closely involved in the beginning of the Lichfield Festival and my involvement continues until this day.

For a number of years I lived in Canterbury, where I served on Canterbury Diocesan Synod and Archbishop's Council and became closely involved with Canterbury Festival. I returned to Lichfield in 2001 and was at that time invited to join the Lichfield Festival Board on which I still serve. I am a member of the congregation of Lichfield Cathedral and serve on the Cathedral Council. For a number of years I also served on the Executive Committee of the Friends of Lichfield Cathedral. The Abbotsholme Arts Society, closely associated with the Lichfield Festival, and one of the most highly regarded Chamber Music concert clubs in the UK, is another absorbing interest, and I serve on its committee. My other passions are reading, writing poetry, enjoying my grandchildren, and entertaining.

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