The Musical Team
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Melody Gifford
​Deputy Musical
​Director

Melody holds a master’s degree in choral conducting from Penn State University and had the honour of conducting the AMIS Latin American Honor Choir in Quito, Ecuador. She is the choral music director at Cayman International School and is thrilled to have the opportunity to direct the Cayman National Choir this season.

Alina Makhina Orchestra Musical Director

Alina Makhina has been conducting the Cayman National Orchestra since September 2023. Alina was born in Russia, but at the age of fifteen moved to England to study violin and piano at the Purcell School for young musicians. From there she won a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Music where she studied performing and conducting. Her passion for music education led her into teaching and she is now head of music at St. Ignatius

Sue Horrocks
​Musical Director
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A graduate of Cambridge University in Music and Education, Sue, an accomplished flautist, has lived in Cayman since 1992. In 2011 she was named a Paul Harries Fellow of by the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International for her work as an educator, actor, Director of CBCO as well as contribution to Cayman HospiceCare. In 2013 she was awarded the Cayman National Cultural Foundation Art & Culture Gold Award. Sue remains passionate about music and education, and invites everyone to share the calm of the spirit and joy in the heart that hearing or making music brings.

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The Management Team

A talented team covers many tasks!
EXCO Hon President Sydney Coleman
EXCO Chair 
EXCO Treasurer Sarah Bertran
EXCO Secretary Charity Putman
EXCO Media, Marketing, PR Tori Croft
EXCO Property Manager  Ernest Jehangir
Membership Secretary Katie Moore
Event Logistics & Ticket Sales M J Liclican

Friends and Supporters

What would we do without them!
So many fantastic supporters in the past, thank you!  

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” – Plato