About Us

The Boundstone Chorus was formed in 1982 under the direction of Aedan Kerney, then Director of Music at Boundstone Community College. The Chorus was established in conjunction with the West Sussex Adult Education centre based at Boundstone. At that time more than 1,500 adults from the surrounding community attended the college each week to extend their education, mainly in the evenings and at weekends but with a significant number also participating in A-level lessons with the college students. Boundstone had a vision of the way in which continuing education could transform the lives of individuals but also indirectly the quality of life of the whole local community and the Chorus was a central part of this.
Recent performances have included Alexander L’Estrange’s Zimbe! Come sing the songs of Africa and Ahoy sing for the Mary Rose, Freedom: The Power of Song, Howard Goodall’s Eternal Light and revivals of the community musicals To Harvest the Dream and Catherine of Eyam in collaboration with students from Sir Robert Woodard Academy and Sompting Village Primary School. In the recent past the Chorus has enjoyed working with Lancing Brass, Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra and Sompting Village Primary School. 

The Chorus became a registered charity in 2017 and through this seeks to advance the education of people in music and the arts.
Aedan Kerney

Aedan Kerney MBE

Musical Director

Aedan has taught music since moving to Sussex from Worcester in 1968. In leading music at Boundstone Community College in Lancing for forty-one years he developed a rich experience in directing school groups and has welcomed the opportunity to work with many groups in the community since “retiring” in 2009. 

He established The Boundstone Chorus in 1982, has been the Musical Director of the Worthing Choral Society since 2009 and has led the music at St Michael and All Angels, Lancing since 1974.


As a composer he has responded to the performing needs of both groups and individuals. To Harvest the Dream , a community-based musical co-written by Aedan and drama teacher Tom Brown, was premiered in the Brighton Festival and his Song of the Seasons has been performed in both Worthing and Lancing. His most recent community musical Catherine of Eyam was performed in 2017. 


As a teacher he was passionately committed to finding ways of engaging children more deeply in their learning and explored ways in which performing and composing music can link creativity across the curriculum. This work has involved him in collaborative projects with New Zealand-born composer Dorothy Ker, Cuban-born conductor Odaline de la Martinez, Oxford University mathematician Professor Marcus de Sautoy and Sussex University life-scientist Professor Sue Hartley.

In 2004 he won the Lifetime Achievement Teaching Award for the South East of England and was made MBE for services to education.


Mattea Leow

Associate Musical Director

Mattea Leow is a Chinese-British conductor, teacher, and musician from Worthing, West Sussex. She began learning the piano at the age of 5 and later picked up the violin, on which she performed with local ensembles including the Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra. She went on to study Music with Philosophy at Royal Holloway where, in her third year, Mattea studied conducting under Rebecca Miller and Rupert Gough.


Upon graduating in 2022, Mattea assumed the role of Assistant Conductor of the RHUL Symphony Orchestra, working closely with Rebecca Miller. . Expanding her expertise, Mattea undertook further conducting studies at Sherborne Music school and conducted the Equilibrium Symphony Orchestra during the 20th Malcolm Arnold Festival in 2025 including a world premiere featuring internationally renowned Pianist John Lenehan. Mattea has also continued playing in orchestras, most recently with The Constella Philharmonic under Leo Geyer and Jonathan Gibson. Closer to home Mattea is receiving mentorship from John Gibbons and is a trustee for the Worthing Symphony Orchestra. These collaborations have further highlighted her versatility and deep commitment to musical excellence, earning her recognition and enthusiastic praise from fellow musicians and audiences alike.


Mattea is Head of Music at St Andrew’s School, Worthing and is deeply honoured to contribute to the musical education of the next generation, championing the transformative power of music among young people in her community. She regards this opportunity not only as a vocation but as a privilege, nurturing a lifelong appreciation for music in her students.


In 2023 Mattea joined The Boundstone Chorus as Associate Musical Director where she has embraced new music including A Season to Sing, a choral reimagining of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and choral favourites includes Vivaldi’s Gloria and Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Christmas Carols. She cherishes her role within this vibrant group, considering it both a joy and an honour to share in their collective           musical journey.