Angela Kay studied at Nottingham College of Education, now the Nottingham Trent University and has been involved with the choral life of Nottinghamshire for most of her professional life.  After giving up her post as Head of Music at a comprehensive school in 1980 to raise a family, Angela formed the Nottingham Choral Trust (now NCT Music)  and has continued to develop it by working with enthusiasm and imagination as its Artistic Director.

Originally known in Nottingham as a mezzo soprano soloist, Angela's career developed first into choral and then into orchestral conducting.  She has conducted many of the major works from the choral repertoire to critical acclaim, including Brahms' Requiem, Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, Vaughan Williams' Sea Symphony, Orff's Carmina Burana and Bach's St Matthew Passion.  In July 2003, Angela received an honorary Masters degree from Nottingham Trent University in recognition of her services to Music Education.