Ar hyn of bryd mae'r cynnwys hwn ar gael yn Saesneg yn unig.
Ar hyn of bryd mae'r cynnwys hwn ar gael yn Saesneg yn unig.
Ar hyn of bryd mae'r cynnwys hwn ar gael yn Saesneg yn unig.
hyrwyddo a dathlu cerddoriaeth Cymru
promoting and celebrating the music of Wales
+44 (0)29 2063 5640
Harriet Wybor (co-chair)
Harriet has been a Trustee of TÅ· Cerdd since 2019, and became Co-Chair at the end of 2024. For over 15 years, her work has been dedicated to supporting composers and performers, and championing new music.
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Harriet is General Manager at the Royal Philharmonic Society, where her work involves managing partnerships, commissioning, programmes and grants for musicians, fundraising, and co-producing a range of talks and events including the flagship RPS Awards. She previously worked in music publishing, rights management and artist development at Wise Music Group, Manners McDade, PRS for Music, and as Head of Business Development in the music department at Oxford University Press, where she was also elected as a Director of the Music Publishers Association.
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Harriet is also a member of the Advisory Panel for Music Masters. She originally studied for an MA in composition at Durham University followed by an LLM in intellectual property law at the University of Edinburgh. She returned to Durham University Business School to study part-time from 2017-2019 for an MBA, focussing on non-profit strategy and organisational development.
Harriet grew up in Yorkshire and is now based in Suffolk, where she can often be found at her local concert hall. She also sings with Albion and the Britten Pears Chamber Choir.
Rachel Ford-Evans (co-chair)
Rachel brings legal and HR expertise to the Board through her work as an employment lawyer. She joined the Board in 2021 and was appointed as Co-Chair alongside Harriet Wybor in December 2024.
Rachel is a solicitor at Darwin Gray LLP, a commercial law firm based in Cardiff and Bangor, which she joined as a trainee solicitor in 2014 after graduating from Cambridge and Cardiff University. She specialises in employment law and has developed a particular expertise in, and passion for, equality and discrimination, regularly advising and representing organisations in a range of sectors on these issues. She also trains employers, managers and HR teams on subjects such as equality, diversity and preventing sexual harassment, as well as other issues ranging from data protection to conducting workplace investigations. She regularly advises charities and other third sector organisations on best practice in employment law, HR and governance.
As well as advising and representing employer clients, Rachel also acts in the Employment Tribunals for employees who have been unfairly treated at work.
Rachel is from Penarth and attended Stanwell School, where she developed a keen interest in music.
Amruta Garud
Amruta Garud is an accomplished Indian classical vocalist, educator, author, composer, and producer, known for her pioneering work in bringing world music to wider audiences across Wales and beyond. Originally from India, she moved to the UK in 2010 and has since dedicated her practice to fostering cross-cultural understanding, well-being, and creative collaboration through music.
As the founder and creative director of Ayan Cymru, Amruta has passionately curated and delivered a wide range of intercultural music projects, events, performances, and participatory workshops across schools, colleges, healthcare settings, community centres, prisons, arts venues, and festivals. Her work bridges traditional and contemporary practices, blending Indian classical music with Welsh, Latin, rap, and jazz influences.
Amruta is committed to broadening access to music education and has been instrumental in establishing accredited Indian music courses in Wales. Her performances have been featured at major events including the National Eisteddfod, Brecon Jazz Festival, and the House of Commons, where she celebrated Welsh-Indian cultural connections.
As a TÅ· Cerdd trustee, Amruta brings her expertise in intercultural music, community engagement, and inclusive practice to support the organisation’s mission of championing music across Wales.
Gareth Churchill
Gareth is a composer and collaborative artist based in Cardiff. As someone who identifies as disabled, his musical voice is deeply rooted in his personal, lived experiences of the mechanical interacting with the organic, and his artistic point-of-view, as the embodiment of these experiences, is both highly personal and unique.
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His work makes a feature of collaboration, with the intention of empowering communities and individuals to give musical voice and artistic expression to their lived experiences. This reflects an ambition to create poignant, truly contemporary works, capturing the here and now and preserving sonic moments in time.
Claire Foster
Claire is a diversity, equality and inclusion specialist, passionate about making things better. Currently working as a healthcare inspector, Claire has 20 years of experience in the voluntary sector specialising in mental health and gender equality. She has provided diversity and inclusion consultancy to multinational organisations and has worked with many business in the UK to promote wellbeing and mental health initiatives for their staff.
Some may say that Claire is a born again brass bander. Having learned the tuba at school she stopped playing at aged 16 having reached the dizzy heights of grade 4. Some 25 years later, Claire joined Melingriffith's Community brass band and has not looked back since. She loves nothing more than playing christmas carols in a supermarket and entertaining the public from a park band stand during the summer months. Having experienced, first hand, the mental health and wellbeing benefits of playing music in an ensemble at a community level, she is keen to open up opportunities to many more and ensure that community music is heard by diverse and varied audiences across Wales. Claire is a committee member at Melingriffith brass band and the M3 Youth band manager.
Claire is an experienced chair of governors at a local school and also a board member at a gender equality charity in Wales.
Christina Macaulay
Christina joined the board of TÅ· Cerdd in 2022 and has had a long career in television broadcasting, specialising in music and arts. Among her commissions are Gareth Malone’s Messiah; Cardiff Singer of the World: the National Eisteddfod, Dance Passion Swansea; Wales: Music Nation with Huw Stephens; Calan with the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales; and Other Voices Festival, as well as many other Factual commissions.
Christina left BBC Wales in March 2025 and is currently freelancing as an executive producer, and spending time on amateur music-making and working to support and promote music-making in Wales.
She has also joined the board of Arts Active which promotes music making in communities and Clera which supports Welsh folk music. She sings in Welsh Camerata, a specialist early music choir, and Cardiff Chamber Choir. She plays whistles in folk sessions in Cardiff and beyond and enjoys all the musical experiences that Cardiff has to offer, including the growing jazz scene. She is particularly interested in supporting smaller venues and developing the careers of music students beyond college. She continues to learn Welsh and has two Welsh speaking children – one of whom is pursuing a career in classical singing.​​​
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Niamh O’Donnell
Originally from the seaside town of Aberystwyth, a graduate of RWCMD, Niamh explores both notational and electro-acoustic music. Niamh’s works has branched out to ensembles and groups, composing digital installations for two Sinfonia Cymru Curate concerts and composing a hybrid piece for TÅ· Cerdd’s CoDi Sound. Niamh has composed for ensembles such as The Hermes Experiment, the Gallos Trio, Berkeley ensemble and UPROAR with the tutorage of popular British composers Mark Bowden, Lynne Plowman and Mark D. Boden. Currently working as a score editor and arranger, Niamh is also a part of the Anthem Youth Forum.
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Kiko Shao
Kiko Shao is a Cardiff-based composer, originally from Hong Kong. She is currently a music lecturer at Cardiff University, having previously taught at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and Xinghai Conservatory of Music. Most of her pieces are inspired by Chinese arts and culture and she explores the capabilities of Chinese instruments in her music.
More recently her music has been selected by TÅ· Cerdd CoDi Lead programme and Treephonia: Live 2022 call for score project, and the Psappha’s composing for programme. Shewas the selected young composer in the Young China: Ten Talented Composers chamber music festival in Germany and third prize recipient of the Seventh ConTempo New Chamber Music Composition Competition, presented by the Central Conservatory of Music in China. She has also collaborated with various international ensembles, including the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Orchestra, Windpipe Chinese Music Ensemble, Yuanyang Chinese Music Ensemble of Central Conservatory of Music, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Szymanowski Quartet, and Sonar Quartet in Germany.
With a passion for education, Kiko holds a postgraduate diploma in Education and has qualified teacher status in the UK. She has also been invited to participate in several composition workshops, working and sharing her music with young people.