Our Musical Director and Accompanist

both joined the choir in 2015

Having graduated with a degree in Education and

Music from BGC Nottingham University, Peter

Coughtrey - Wellsted spent 30 years teaching

Music at Skegness Grammar School.

During his time at SGS, the students became well

known in the local community for a high standard of

performance in various ensembles ranging from

chamber groups to big bands. At various times he

has been a member of Bishop Grosseteste College

Choir and Musical Director of Skegness Arts Group,

Skegness Choral Society, Boston Operatic Society

and for the past 10 years of Skegness Musical

Theatre Company, where productions of The Scarlet

Pimpernel and Sweeney Todd were among the

highlights.

Currently he is organist at St. Matthew's Church in

Skegness and jointly produces for Wainfleet Theatre

Club.

Although no longer working in full time education,

Peter is involved in a number of schools, helping to

develop the Music Curriculum. Musically he is is

most at home with music from the English Musical

Renaissance, The English Choral tradition and the

works of Leonard Bernstein.

Lisa Coe is a local piano teacher who teaches from

her home and in local schools. Her students range

from age five to seventy-plus, from prep level to

diploma. She loves encouraging them to perform in

informal concerts.

She plays and sings in a worship band at church and

enjoys accompanying whenever she gets the

opportunity amidst a busy family life.

Her most memorable and honoured performing

experience was playing the piano in front of her

majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in

Pakistan 1997.