Sue is an experienced artistic planner, event manager, administrator and musician, with current freelance roles including Artistic Planning Manager for the Hallé Orchestra. Sue has worked with the Hallé for 30 years, initially as a member of the viola section and, more recently, in a management capacity. Specific roles with the Hallé have included Head of Ensembles - incorporating education projects such as the Youth Orchestra and Youth Choir - and Co-ordinator of the String Leadership Scheme, a collaboration between the Hallé and the Royal Northern College of Music. She now has full responsibility for creating and programming the orchestra’s 25 pops concerts per year. She also holds the post of music programmer for Broadway Arts Festival in the Cotswolds, and artist support for jazz singer and broadcaster Clare Teal. Sue trained at the University of Birmingham and the Royal Northern College of Music.