Singing has always been Barbara's passion and while studying at medical school she was a keen member of the light opera group.

Barbara joined Devizes White Horse Opera in 1996 and has enjoyed playing a part in numerous WHO productions. In 2005 Barbara played the part of Olympia the Doll in Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann and she has just finished touring locally as the Countess in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro including two sell-out performances at the Salberg Theatre in Salisbury Playhouse and as Mrs Ford in Nicolai’s Merry Wives of Windsor.

Barbara has just been cast as Mabel in this season’s production of G&S’ Pirates of Penzance

As a member of Worton & Marston 2000 directed by Michael Reed, musical director to Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Barbara played the part of the wailing wife in their production of Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat.

In 2004 Mike Reed returned to Devizes to stage Songs from the Shows, compered by George Baker ( Inspector Wexford), Barbara sang duets with Paul Arden Griffith (PAG) and Geraldine Aylmer-Kelly.

During 2006 Barbara toured locally with Bath Opera as the Queen of the Night in their Magic Flute. In 2007 she sang the role again for Swindon opera.

In 2007 Barbara performed in a Masterclass in London with Paul Arden-Griffith and Pam Smith and also had coaching in a Mini Masterclass by Rosalind Plowright OBE.

Barbara also enjoys Oratorio and has sung the Soprano Solo parts in Mendelssohn’s Elijah for Portishead, Allegri Miserere for WHO, Poulenc's Gloria, Gounod's St Cecille Mass and Haydn's The Seasons for Chippenham Cantata.

In 2008 she sang Vivaldi's Gloria for Melksham Choral Society for whom she performed several pieces in their summer concert 2007.

In 2009 she sang the Soprano Solo in the Haydn Nelson Mass for the Immaculate Conception Church.

Also in 2009 Barbara sang with Simon Shepherd (Dr Will in ITV’s Peak Practice) in West Lavington Manor  to raise funds for George Baker’s Youth Group.

Recently Barbara has joined Opera Piccola a small group specialising in Opera concerts around the Bath area

As “Due Voci” Barbara regularly sings with her friend Paula Boyagis at birthday parties, cabarets, concerts, weddings and funerals. “Due Voci” had several Christmas bookings including a dinner for the army in the Great Hall at Larkhill and a Christmas Lunch at Urchfont Manor. In 2009 “Due Voci” provided the entertainment for the Catholic Medical Association’s National Symposium Gala Dinner.   

Barbara continues to have singing tuition from Geraldine Aylmer-Kelly and more recently from Rosa Mannion.
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Barbara has retired from General Practice to enable her to spend more time with her family and to allow more time for singing.