Jenny Lawson is the founding director of Surrey Harmony Chapter, registering with Sweet Adelines in 1992 making this their 25th year of membership. Jenny has mentored and coached all Surrey Harmony members over the whole history of the chorus and – since her retirement in 2012 – has developed members onto the Leadership Team. Their new director, Lorraine Turner started her Sweet Adelines journey as a member of Surrey Harmony and through Jenny’s leadership and training has attained the knowledge and confidence to take over the leadership of our chorus.
Jenny led the chorus to win over 14 medals including Regional golds, silvers and wildcard invitations to perform on the International stage and Surrey Harmony remains the highest placing UK chorus at International placing 15th.
Jenny has coached UK choruses and encouraged members to uptake any and all regional and International training to continue to grow in our musical excellence and has nurtured so many singers that many UK choruses have benefitted from Surrey Harmony trained singers.
Always a private and essentially shy person, she has never been one to seek the limelight but for Surrey Harmony chorus and for everyone in Region 31, her name is legendary as an inspired director, coach and singer as well as composer/arranger of our regional song – Quartet of Nations.