Soprano Katie Brown offers trio of events for Festival of Chichester

As she says, Fernleigh’s thoughtfully prepared food and exceptional drinks will be complemented by Katie’s voice, creating a unique vibe for each event – rich in sound, taste and ambience.

Booking is advised through the Festival of Chichester website. Your options are Sunday, June 14 (14:00-16:00) – afternoon tea; Saturday, June 27 (19:00-21:00) – cocktail night; or Thursday, July 9 (18:30-20:30) – charcuterie night.

Originally from Edinburgh, Katie is looking forward to showing the range of what she does across the three events: “I have always been very careful not to pigeonhole myself as a singer. I really do enjoy singing most things. I do song and I do opera and I do musical theatre and I also used to do a lot of liturgical music. I love doing solo singing where I have such a lot of freedom but I do also like doing choral singing because it's really lovely to sing with other people who have similar interests.

“I went into this thinking it would be really interesting to do one event for the Festival of Chichester but then I realised through the website that I could do more. I had discussions with the co-ordinator at Fernleigh and I decided that I could do a trio of events which would cater for all different tastes. There might be cross-over between them but each will be tailored for the specific occasion. For the afternoon tea it might be more light stuff, swing and jazz and vintage. For the cocktail evening it will be more of a cabaret vibe, and for the charcuterie event it will be a mix of the two.

“I did a lot of music throughout school and then I went to university in Newcastle where I did theatre performance. I kind of moved away from music but during Covid I realised just how much I was missing music and how difficult it was during Covid without it. So I decided to look at other options and I found a course in Chichester which was acting for film and music performance at Chichester Conservatoire. It was quite unusual to find a course that was acting and music but not dance. I thought I had hit the jackpot! Because I'd already done two years at Northumbria I was able to do the second and third year down here in Chichester and then I did a further year. It was really great.

“The goal now is to sing full time. At the moment I'm doing anything I can, weddings and concerts and funerals and I do a lot of singing in care homes. I also do some teaching as well. It is going well.”

The 2026 Festival of Chichester is delighted to welcome back Edward Cooke Family Law as its principal sponsor. The Festival is also generously supported by Chichester City Council, firm friends to the Festival since its inception.