Ula Weber

Ula is a leading conductor, teacher trainer and workshop leader, whose work has taken her around the UK and as far afield as France, Hong Kong, Uganda, Ukraine, Thailand, China and New Zealand.
Ula is an expert in developing choral and classroom singing and
has delivered singing strategies for Sandwell and Dudley Music Hubs. Ula sings with the renowned choir Ex Cathedra and is one of their lead education vocal tutors. Along with Rebecca Ledgard (Ex Cathedra Director of Education), she co-created Ex Cathedra education’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning Singing Playgrounds project.
Until very recently, when she moved to Inverness, Ula conducted the CBSO SO Vocal (a 200- strong community choir run by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra), the CBSO Children’s Chorus, HSBC UK Choir and the Birmingham City Council. She is the founder and Musical Director of Echo Doliny (The National Polish folk choir) and the National Teachers’ Choir.
As Head of Programme for the national choral organisation, Sing for Pleasure (SfP), Ula organises conducting and singing courses across the UK and abroad. She regularly tutors on SfP conductor training courses and is Course Director for their annual Summer School. Ula is also Choral Programme Manager for The People’s Orchestra charity where she manages a network of choirs across the UK and conducts the massed choirs and orchestra in performances. Ula recently set up a hugely successful Peoples’ Show Choir in the Black Isle.
Ula guest conducts at national and international events and is regularly invited to lead Big Sings and other singing, training, and corporate workshops for choirs and organisations including ABCD, BBC, Big Noise Scotland, G4S, Glyndebourne, Jersey Music Service, Music Mark, National Youth Choir of Scotland, Tenebrae, Sing Up, the UK Choir Festival and numerous Music Hubs across the UK. Ula is assistant conductor for the Young Voices arena tour and was recently shortlisted for the Royal Philharmonic Society’s prestigious Inspiration Award.