| Instrumental and Vocal Staff |
| Name |
Instrument |
Brief Summary |
| Batchelar, Peter |
guitar |
Trained at RNCM; member of the Aguado Duo for many years. Peter has worked with Opera North, Manchester Camerata, Liverpool Philharmonic etc.
He has a leading role in developing new ideas in guitar educational music, particularly in connection with the new AB syllabus. He currently has duos with soprano and flute.
Specialities: Vocal accompanist, lute player. |
| Berry, Steve |
double bass (Jazz) |
| Bradley, Chris |
percussion |
| Brown, Ken |
trumpet |
Principal Cornet - Ever Ready Brass Band:
BA (hons) Lancaster University:
GDOS Diploma in Orchestral Studies from Goldsmith's College, London:
London Freelance incuding West End and National Theatre:
Now Sub-Principal Trumpet Hallé Orchestra - appointed 1988. |
| Cropper, Martin |
violin |
| Dodd, Michael |
euphonium |
| Evans, Cathy |
violin |
1979-1982 BMus Hons Sheffield University. Final year recital prize.
1982-1983 Diploma in Orchestral Studies Goldsmiths College London.
1983-1990 Member of 1st Violin section in CBSO under Simon Rattle.
1987 Promoted to sub-principal position.
1990-2000 Extensive freelancing with Halle, CBSO, Opera North, Viva, RPO.
Since 2001 Cathy has been an associate member of the CBSO.
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| Frith, Benjamin |
piano |
Studied with Fanny Waterman.
Winner - Dudley National Concerto Competition ('72), Mozart Memorial Prize ('78), NFMS Award for Young Concert Artists ('83)
1986 - Top prize(2nd) Busoni International Piano Competition
1989 - 1st prize Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition
Concerts in America, Far & Middle East and Europe
Recording artist for Naxos, ASV, Unicorn, Serendipity...
Concertos with IPO, CBSO, BBC Philharmonic, Scottish O, Royal Philharmonic, London Mozart Players, Hallé, Bournmouth S O, Polish National Radio, Warsaw Philharmonic, Israel Chamber Orch. and Singapore S O. Appeared at the Kulme, Kfar Blum, Savannah & Sheffield Festivals.
Specialities: Late Classical, Early Romantic |
| Gooing, Jonathan |
piano |
Jonathan Gooing graduated from the University of Sheffield in 1996, where he studied piano with Yolande Wrigley. While an undergraduate, he won many prizes, including the Sir Thomas Beecham Music Scholarship, the final year recital prize and the piano accompaniment award. In 2007 he gained a MMus degree researching and performing Schubert’s song-cycle Winterreise.
He has accompanied many leading musicians, including Jean Rigby, Roderick Williams and Claire Rutter. In addition to working at the RNCM, he teaches piano, is accompanist at the University of Sheffield and is senior lecturer in music at Bishop Grosseteste University College, Lincoln.
As an organist, Jonathan has performed in the Cathedrals of Lincoln, Sheffield, Ripon and York, as well as Symphony Hall, Birmingham and with the Halle at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. In 1999 he won the Yamaha 'Birmingham Accompanist of the Year' Award.
|
| Ireland, Robin |
violin and viola |
| Jones, Eira Lynn |
harp |
Graduate of the RNCM and Manhattan School of Music, New York.
Head of Harp Department at RNCM and Chethams Shool of Music.
Masterclasses in USA, Greece and China.
Performs with Halle, RLPO & BBC P O.
Broadcasts on TV, Radio + CD Recordings |
| Kalashnik, Valentina |
piano |
Valentina was born in the Ukraine. She studied at Kiev State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire with Professor Igor Ryabov and honoured artist of the Ukraine, head of the jury of the Gorowitz Debut Piano Competition, Professor Valery Kozlov.
After finishing at the Conservatoire Valentina worked at the Kiev Gliere Music College where she was a piano tutor, also a lecturer in the history of piano music and performing styles and head of tuition practice of the Piano Department. In 1996 she was invited and worked as a visiting tutor at the Music Institute of Kwanqu (S. Korea).
During her career Valentina gave recitals in Russia, Ukraine, S. Korea, Italy and here in Sheffield.
Her students have taken part in a number of piano competitions, in Greece, Czech Republic and the Ukraine.
Specialities: Ukrainian and Russian Contemporary Music. |
| Markham, Sarah |
saxophone |
Sarah has enjoyed competition success with the Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition and the Park Lane Group. She has performed all over Britain, including the Queen Elizabeth Hall, and in Germany, Belgium, Spain, America and Canada. She has also broadcast live on Radio 3 and Classic FM radio. Sarah plays soprano saxophone in the Adelphi Saxophone Quartet, whose CD "Simply Four Saxophones" was released in 1998 by EMI. Sarah also plays baritone saxophone in the Northern Saxophone Quartet, and is a member of the Tribune Saxophone Octet. |
| Marshall, Conrad |
flute |
| Mueller, Ruth |
voice |
| Jennifer Round |
cello |
| Smith, Carol |
voice |
Studied Guildhall School of Music and Drama and National Opera Studio.
Made Debut Recital in Carnegie Recital Hall, New York. Other recitals with Geoffrey Parsons and Graham Johnson/Songmakers' Almanac.
Glyndebourne Festival Opera sang Miss Wordsworth in Sir Peter Hall/Haitink production of Albert Herring.
Concert appearances with Philharmonia, London Mozart Players, Hallé, Gabrieli Consort, Academy of Ancient Music. |
| Swain, Christine |
oboe |
| Taylor, Neil |
organ |
| Webster, Gemma |
piano |
Studied at the Purcell School, RCM, RNCM. Recitals at St. Martin-in-the-Field's, Buckingham Palace, Fairfield Hall, Cambridge University, Bath Festival, Bremen Hochschule.
Collaborations with Daniel Bates (Gold Medal, ROSL) and Marie Macleod (Strigs winner, BBC Young Musicians).
1st Prizes: Derby Piano Concerto Competition, National Toshiba Piano Award, RNCM Concerto Competition, 4th Utrecht International Piano Competition.
Participated at International Musicians Seminar, Prussia Cove, performed under Martyn Brabbins, Resident-Artist at Banff Centre. |
| Westwood, Jennifer |
voice |
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