Announced today are two new additions to the Nonclassical Board of Trustees: Alan Davey and Karen Lee. They’ll help to ensure that Nonclassical fulfils our mission to develop, produce and promote innovative music from diverse artists, assisting with programming and the many facets which make up Nonclassical’s activity for audiences and behind the scenes.
Alan Davey has a long career in public service including Health, Music, and the Arts more widely. He has been Director of Arts and Culture for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and as CEO of Arts Council England he oversaw the ‘Great Art and Culture for Everyone’ strategy and expanded the remit of the Council into Libraries, Museums and Archives. He was Controller of BBC Radio 3, the Proms and the BBC Orchestras and Choirs from 2014 to 2023. He is Chair of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in South-East London.
“It’s a real honour and privilege to be joining the Board of Nonclassical, who have been connecting the most interesting and edgy performers of new music with curious and hungry audiences for twenty fast-moving years. I am excited to help this pioneering and unique organisation to keep on pushing boundaries, support performers and composers, and give audiences stimulation, delight, insight, joy and challenge. It’s great to be a part of it.”
Karen Lee also joins the Board. She previously held leadership roles at BlackRock and Allen & Overy, and now provides commercial and legal advisory services to high growth technology companies and creative arts businesses. She is passionate about climate issues, health and wellbeing and the arts. She brings deep experience, and a broad and diverse network, across tech, finance, law, film and music and is always looking for ways to build relationships and collaborate across these different communities.
“ As a music lover and musician, I am excited to join Nonclassical to support emerging artists who are not confined by genres, and bring exciting music to new audiences.”
William Norris, Chair of Nonclassical said:
“As we prepare to mark our 20th birthday with our biggest ever event, it’s great to be announcing these two members of our board - that we can attract trustees of this calibre is testament to the impact and quality of Nonclassical’s work and I know that both will help ensure the organisation grows and thrives as we enter our third decade.”