Beverley Whitaker

Beverley studied music at Leeds University and began her career teaching violin, piano and singing in schools and colleges across Yorkshire. She first started performing leading Soprano roles with Opera Youth (part of Opera North), and, after moving to Cheltenham in 2002, joined the Cotswold Savoyards and CODs, and was given some fabulous roles, including 'Mabel' in Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance, and the iconic 'Wardrobe' in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Although professionally Beverley moved into management consulting, her love and passion for music remains as strong as ever and she helped set up, and took on leadership of the CODs Community choir back in 2014 Since then, the choir has gone from strength to strength, with over 75 members, performing concerts twice a year, as well as supporting numerous community events