Choral Conductor

Rosie is a professional choral conductor and vocal coach, working in London and the South East.
Rosie is the Musical Director of Festival Chorus in Battersea, which performs as part of St Luke's Music Festival, as well as Ware Choral Society.
In 2020, she founded Rebelle Voices, an acapella upper voice choir for LGBT+ in London.
She has worked as a freelance conductor in South Wales, as Musical Director of Cor Bro Ogwr in Bridgend, Caerphilly Community Chorus, and Songbirds LGBT Choir. In 2019 she was one of the Artistic Directors of Hand in Hand Festival, the biggest national LGBT Choir Festival in the UK, and is a patron of South Wales Gay Men’s Chorus.
Rosie is the Musical Director of Festival Chorus in Battersea, which performs as part of St Luke's Music Festival, as well as Ware Choral Society.
In 2020, she founded Rebelle Voices, an acapella upper voice choir for LGBT+ in London.
She has worked as a freelance conductor in South Wales, as Musical Director of Cor Bro Ogwr in Bridgend, Caerphilly Community Chorus, and Songbirds LGBT Choir. In 2019 she was one of the Artistic Directors of Hand in Hand Festival, the biggest national LGBT Choir Festival in the UK, and is a patron of South Wales Gay Men’s Chorus.
Opera conductor

Rosie is the Conductor for Gothic Opera's UK premiere of Gounod's La Nonne Sanglante, which won an Offie for best Opera production.
As Musical Director of Cardiff University Operatic Society, Rosie conducted their production of Bizet’s Carmen, as part of the Carmen Abroad project, as well as their production of Handel’s Acis and Galatea. Prior to this, she was Assistant Musical Director for Opera’r Ddraig’s production of Strauss’s Die Fledermaus and worked on Welsh National Youth Opera’s production of Kommilitonen! by Peter Maxwell Davies.
In 2019 she took part in the RPS Women Conductor's Conducting for Opera course at the National Opera Studio and Royal Opera House.
“It was refreshing to hear the range of colours that could be achieved by a piano, a clarinet and a string quartet…all stylishly conducted by Rosie Howarth.”
Mark Valencia Opera Magazine - La Nonne Sanglante
As Musical Director of Cardiff University Operatic Society, Rosie conducted their production of Bizet’s Carmen, as part of the Carmen Abroad project, as well as their production of Handel’s Acis and Galatea. Prior to this, she was Assistant Musical Director for Opera’r Ddraig’s production of Strauss’s Die Fledermaus and worked on Welsh National Youth Opera’s production of Kommilitonen! by Peter Maxwell Davies.
In 2019 she took part in the RPS Women Conductor's Conducting for Opera course at the National Opera Studio and Royal Opera House.
“It was refreshing to hear the range of colours that could be achieved by a piano, a clarinet and a string quartet…all stylishly conducted by Rosie Howarth.”
Mark Valencia Opera Magazine - La Nonne Sanglante