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MEET THE COMPOSERS: HELEN LYON Originally from Sheffield, Helen spent her teenage years playing in the City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra, singing in the Sheffield choirs and watching many concerts at Music in the Round. Her professional musical career started as a secondary music teacher in Preston after studying for her Bachelors degree at the University of Manchester and studying Dalcroze and Kodaly at the Royal Northern College of Music. She is now a composer and multi-instrumentalist working in Film and TV. Helen recently finished 6 months as a mentee on the Women in Film and Television Mentoring Scheme 2024. She is a member of multiple organisations focussing on women in music for film. She is committed to the continued musical education of young people. #wecompose #musicinschools #musiceducation With thanks to our funders and supporters including Paul Hamlyn Foundation, the Vaughan Williams Foundation, Earl Fitzwilliam Charitable Trust, Freshgate Trust Foundation, Samuel Gardner Memorial Trust, Duke of Devonshire's Charitable Trust, Sheffield Bluecoat and Mountpleasant Educational Foundation, Sheffield Church Burgesses Educational Foundation, Sheffield Grammar School Exhibition Foundation, Sylvia and Colin Shepherd Charitable Trust and Three Monkies Trust.