Originally from Belfast, Cara studied Music at the University of York and Trinity College of Music. As well as solo oratorio work she has performed with groups such as Philharmonia Voices, Britten Sinfonia Voices, and is a member of the choir of St Mary Abbots, Kensington. She is also the Director of Music at Ravenscourt Park Prep School in West London. When not singing she can usually be found eating and drinking, or tending to her rather excessive menagerie.