| Name:
| Choir of St Luke's, Chelsea
| | Skills:
| Choir
| | Phone:
| 020 7326 0126
| | Address:
| 8 Malfort Road, Camberwell, London SE5 8DQ, United Kingdom
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| | The choir is one of the best voluntary parish church choirs in London - indeed, in central London it is the only one that is entirely voluntary! It is made up of around 25 committed and experienced singers. The choir sings at the Parish Eucharist and at Choral Evensong each Sunday, and for some major festivals. The choir goes on two cathedral tours a year, and from time to time also gives concerts. New recruits are always welcome. Membership is by audition or equivalent.
If you are interested, please contact Jonathan Leonard, Director of Music (mailto:jonathanleonard@talk21.com).
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| Name:
| Wai Sum Chong
| | Skills:
| Accompanist (Ballet, vocal and instrumental accompaniment)
| | Phone:
| +44 (0)7890 973173
| | Address:
| United Kingdom
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| | A pioneering student on their ground-breaking Pianist for Dance course, Wai Sum was trained by Scottish Ballet and graduated with distinction. She has worked for major companies and schools such as Birmingham Royal Ballet, Elmhurst School for Dance, Matthew Bourne's New Adventures, Mark Morris Dance Group, and choreographers such as Ashley Page, David Bintley, Ian Spink, Patrick Hinson, Samira Saidi and Olivia Pickford.
Her skills at improvisation and innovative choices of music make Wai Sum much in demand to accompany free ballet classes. She is currently the Musical Director of Midland Theatre Ballet and enjoys a flourishing freelance career based in the Midlands
Wai Sum is also a highly successful accompanist was an Accompaniment Scholar at the RSAMD . She has worked for the Purcell School and Ardingly Summer Music Summer School.
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| Name:
| Choral Academy
| | Skills:
| Choir, Teacher
| | Address:
| London, United Kingdom
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| | Courses in choral and solo singing and choral conducting, directed by Mary Mogil in London.
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| Name:
| Francois Chouchan
| | Skills:
| Accompanist, Composer, Player (Pianist)
| | Phone:
| +1 (310) 703 2126
| | Address:
| Los Angeles 90069, United States
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| | I am a French classical pianist and a movie composer. I did all my musical classes at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris with Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen.
I am looking for artistic agent to promote my work and represent me. I love Chamber-Music, also be an accompagnist for classical singers. Feel free to contact me.
You can look at my complete Biography, my musical aspirations, and also listen to my last recordings on my website at: www.francoischouchan.com Thanks a lot, Francois.
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| Name:
| Gareth Christian
| | Skills:
| Administrator, Composer, Player, Singer, Soloist, Writer
| | Phone:
| +34 95 2478673
| | Address:
| Buzon428,Urb. Campo Mijas,Mijas Costa, Malaga 29650, Spain
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| Name:
| Michael Christie
| | Skills:
| Conductor
| | Phone:
| +1 (212) 994 3539
| | Fax:
| +1 (212) 995 3550
| | Address:
| United States
| | Links:
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Website E-mail | |
| | Michael Christie became the Virginia G. Piper Music Director of the Phoenix Symphony in August 2005 and Music Director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic in September 2005. With his orchestras, he has embarked on a series of ambitious projects focusing on interdisciplinary collaborations with visual artists, dance companies and theater groups, as well as on contemporary composers such as Gorecki, Ligeti, Adams, Golijov and Tan Dun. He is also Music Director of the Colorado Music Festival, where he has been highly praised for his innovative programming and where festival audiences are now at an all-time high.
In 2006-2007, Christie made highly successful debuts with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, while continuing to build a strong presence in Phoenix and Brooklyn. He also made return performances with the Cincinnati, St. Louis and Dallas Symphony orchestras. In the U.S. he has conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Atlanta Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Florida Philharmonic, the Minnesota Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony, Oregon Symphony and Indianapolis Symphony, among many others. In the 2007-2008 season, Christie appeared as guest conductor with the San Antonio Symphony, Houston Symphony, Utah Symphony, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and San Diego Symphony. He also conducted the KBS Orchestra in Korea and the Nagoya Symphony in Japan.
In Europe his career has been equally successful, with past engagements including the DSO Berlin, Orchestre National de Lille, Swedish Radio Symphony, the Netherlands Radio Symphony, the City of Birmingham Symphony, the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, the NDR Hannover Orchestra and the Czech Philharmonic. His ties to orchestras in Scandanavia have been particularly strong with engagements in all five countries.
Michael Christie first came to international attention in 1995 when he was awarded a special prize for “Outstanding Potential” at the First International Sibelius Conductor’s Competition in Helsinki. Following the competition, Mr. Christie was invited to become an apprentice conductor with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and subsequently worked with Daniel Barenboim, both in Chicago and at the Berlin State Opera during the 1996-1997 season. Michael Christie graduated from the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music with a bachelor’s degree in trumpet performance. His conducting teachers have included Robert Spano, Eiji Oue and Peter Jaffe.
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| Name:
| Andrew Jean Chu
| | Skills:
| Accompanist, Player, Singer, Soloist
| | Phone:
| +359 2 384154 (mobile) +359 887 67 20 77
| | Address:
| Housing Complex Nadejda 4, Blk. 420, ent., 2, 3rd fl., Sofia, Bulgaria
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| | I am an experienced guitarist, vocalist and song writer. I used to record rap songs and dance on stage. I have been on stage about 8yrs. I also used to be a lead guitarist of a club band in Sofia Bulgaria. I am a black African living permanently in Bulgaria. My styles of guitar music is very close to that of the legend guitar player Jimi Hendrix. He inspired me a lot in my walk with the guitar but nonetheless I still have my own personal approach to the music. I have recorded many songs that I wrote and now hoping and praying to find sponsorship to publish them. I am ready to perform, the stage is where I belong. God bless you for reading it.
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| Name:
| Stephanie Chua
| | Skills:
| Accompanist, Player, Soloist, Teacher, toy pianist
| | Address:
| Canada
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| | Stephanie Chua is an expressive and versatile Canadian pianist. Through musical insight and innovative programming, Stephanie has devoted herself to introducing works of the 20th and 21st Centuries to the public. Along with giving dozens of Canadian and world premieres, Stephanie has also had the opportunity to work with international composers such as George Crumb, Alejandro Viñao, and Victoria Borisova-Ollas. She holds degrees and diplomas from the University of Toronto, the Royal Conservatory of Music, the Banff Centre for the Arts, and the University of Victoria. . Along with her main teachers, Dr. Robin Wood and Marietta Orlov, Stephanie has had the privilege of working extensively in master classes with Menahem Pressler and Leon Fleisher.
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| Name:
| Andrey Chulovskiy
| | Skills:
| Composer, Player (Andrey Chulovskiy: composer, international concert pianist and organist, professor)
| | Address:
| United Kingdom
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| | Andrey Chulovskiy was born in 1953 in Omsk (Siberia). He has been graduated from St.Petersburg (1978) and Riga (1987) conservatoires as pianist and organist. In 1987-1990 he went through a course of post graduate at the Moscow Conservatoire, when he arranged for organ, performed and recorded the "Polyphonic Notebook" by Rodion Shchedrin, chairman of the Russian Union of composers.
Chulovskiy is known as author of musical works for piano, organ, symphony orchestra, brass band, choir, voice. His music has been performed, published and recorded. He also has built his reputation as an international concert pianist and organist, writer on music, professor of the conservatoire.
Composer give constantly recitals in many countries, playing his own organ and piano music in England, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, The Netherlands, Russia, South Korea, pain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine.
In January 2006 he came to the United Kingdom He stay now in Birmingham where he has composed some new works, getting an inspiration from the roots of British Nature, History and Culture. More info: http://www.chulovskiy-music.co.uk Online store: http://www.chulovskiy-music.com
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| Name:
| Devorah Ciaravino
| | Skills:
| Conductor (Conductor - classical concert music, opera, ballet and film. Los Angeles Mozart Orchestra, Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra, Asia America Symphony, Sinfonia di Firenze, Sinfonia Dell'Arte, Opera Fiesolanna, Hartt Sinfonietta.)
| | Phone:
| 3338284843
| | Address:
| Via Villani, 32, , Firenze 50124, Italy
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| | Conductor, classical concert music, opera, ballet and film. Los Angeles Mozart Orchestra, Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra, Asia America Symphony, Sinfonia di Firenze, Sinfonia Dell'Arte, Opera Fiesolanna, Hartt Sinfonietta.
A conductor of "unerring, warm-toned refinement, revealing judicious glimmers of power," Devorah Ciaravino captured worldwide attention in September 2001 when she won the Gold Medal at the First International Conducting Competition in Florence, Italy. With this victory, Devorah became the first woman to win first prize in a Italian conducting competition. This summer Ciaravino was the associate conductor for the productions of Verdi's La Traviata and Puccini's Turandot for the Festivale Opera Fiesolana 2003 in Fiesole, Italy. After claiming First-Prize in the Accademia Dell'Arte International Conductors Competition, Devorah has been performing throughout Italy on a regular basis with such orchestras as the Sinfonia di Firenze, Sinfonia Dell'Arte, Orchestra Sinfonica di Grosetto, and the Orchestra Opera Fiesolana. In addition, Devorah has also guest conducted such orchestras as the Los Angeles Mozart Orchestra, Gulf Coast Symphony, Varna Philharmonic and Plevin Philharmonic. In 1999-2000, Ciaravino participated in two public concerts with the Varna Philharmonic which were broadcast throughout Bulgaria. She was immediately invited to return to Bulgaria the following summer to study and perform with the Plevin Philharmonic. In 1998, Ciaravino was invited to study and perform with the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic in the Czech Republic as a part of the 11th International Workshop for Conductors. In the spring of 1997, Ciaravino participated in a master class with Franz Welser-Möst under the sponsorship of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Corwin Seminars. In addition, future engagements include guest conducting with the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra and Capetown Philharmonic in South Africa and Sinfonia di Firenze in Italy. Ciaravino currently serves as Associate Conductor for the Asia America Symphony, Los Angeles and as Principal Guest Conductor for the Sinfonia di Firenze, Italy.
Ciaravino received her Master's Degree in orchestral conducting from the University of Hartford. She received her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Southern California.
Born in South Africa, Devorah resides in Los Angeles. Her teachers have included Daniel Lewis, John Barnett, Harold Farberman, Jorge Mester, and Welser-Most. Ciaravino is an avid supporter of new music and is consistently involved in various projects that promote new music in the greater Los Angeles area. Visit Devorah Ciaravino online at: www.mondomusicus.org/devorah/
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| Name:
| Luminita Valentina Ciobanu
| | Skills:
| Player, Teacher (viola)
| | Address:
| Romania, Romania
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| | _- viola and chamber music teacher "G.Enescu" Art University Iasi - - viola performing (chamber music and solo)
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| Name:
| City Chorus
| | Skills:
| Choir
| | Phone:
| +44 (0)20 8367 3517
| | Address:
| London, United Kingdom
| | Links:
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| | Based in the City of London, we are a friendly choir that performs regularly in beautiful City churches and other venues. Rehearsals are held on Tuesdays, 6.15-8.15 pm at the NatWest building, 1 Princes Street, right next to Bank station (Exit 1). The City Chorus welcomes new singers in all voice ranges. If you are enthusiastic, have a good, true voice, and can attend rehearsals regularly, then come and give us a try! Best of all, there are no auditions : some choral singing experience and music-reading ability would be an advantage, but not essential, as all works are thoroughly rehearsed over the course of each term. The musical director of the choir is Paul Ayres, who also conducts the London College of Music Chamber Choir and the Walbrook Singers. He is associate accompanist of the Crouch End Festival Chorus, and works extensively as a composer and arranger.
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| Name:
| City Of Swansea Concert Band
| | Skills:
| Band (City of Swansea Concert Band)
| | Phone:
| +44(0)1792 897075
| | Address:
| 78 Borough Road , Loughor, Swansea SA4 6RT, United Kingdom
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| | City of Swansea Concert Band is a community wind band based in Swansea, Wales in the U.K. It was formed in 1968 by the late Stuart Price & comprises of approx. 38 players, of varying ages , between 10 years and 80 !
The band is currently conducted by John Price , former Principal trombonist and son of the founder. The band has close links with Swansea University and local schools and local Music teachers. Every one pays a membership fee of £10 p.a.
The Band plays around 12 to 14 engagements each year, with the Highlight being its Annual Conceert in December .( normally Themed ) This is usually on the Second Friday and played at the Taliesin Theatre ,Swansea University.
The Band are always looking for more players ( see website for details) , at present (2006) we are looking for more adult Clarinet Players , Bassoon and French Horn players. Please contact the Musical director for details, on 01792 897075.
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| Name:
| Chip Michael Clark
| | Skills:
| Composer, Conductor
| | Phone:
| +44 (0)131 315 4216
| | Address:
| 4/1 Melgund Terrace, Edinburgh EH7 4BU
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| | Chp Clark is a BMus Hon graduate from Napier with a list of performances including the Edinburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Edinburgh Quartet. Works range from classical to jazz, from large orchestral works (including 1st Symphony) to chamber and solo pieces.
He has experience with both film and live performance commissions. Projects he has worked with have been seen around the world, including Afgan Television, the BBC and in the US.
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| Name:
| Monica Clark
| | Skills:
| Teacher, VIOLIN TEACHER
| | Phone:
| +1 (248) 683 2115
| | Address:
| United States
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| | VIOLIN LESSONS for Begginer Students in MICHIGAN. Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills Area. One-on-one, private instruction for children ages 5 & up. Available evenings and weekends. Call to set up a free, introductory lesson. (248) 683-2115
Instructor works excellent with children, is a former member of the Metropolitian and Oakland Symphony Orchestras,and studied with renowned violinist, Geoffrey Applegate, Principle 2nd Violin, Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
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| Name:
| Classical Nuances
| | Skills:
| Ensemble (Chamber music ensemble of oboe, viola and piano)
| | Phone:
| +62-21-7692555
| | Fax:
| +62-21-765-9887
| | Address:
| c/o JIS, Jl. Terogong Raya #33, Cilandak, Jakarta Sel. 12430, Jersey
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| | Classical Nuances is a chamber ensemble of rare distinction. It consists of a unique combination of instruments: oboe, viola and piano. The ensemble was formed in 1995 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Today, the group meets and performs regularly worldwide.
Recent performances have taken the ensemble on tours to Australia, the United States, Southeast Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Classical Nuances has attracted the attention of a number of composers whom have written works for this ensemble.
The group consists of Soun-Youn Yoon, oboe (Korea); Sharon Eng, viola (U.S.A.) and Ary Sutedja, piano (Indonesia). Ms. Yoon, a graduate of Seoul National University is a distinguished Associate of the Royal College of Music in London.
Ms. Eng holds two performance degrees from the Juilliard School (BM, MM); and Ms. Sutedja, who took her masters in piano at Towson University, also holds a postgraduate diploma from St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music in Russia. Contact Classical Nuances at the addresses above.
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| Name:
| Javier Clavere
| | Skills:
| Administrator, Conductor, Manager, Pianist, organist (International performer)
| | Phone:
| 513-683-7100
| | Fax:
| 513-683-7101
| | Address:
| 9483 Columbia Road, Loveland, Ohio 45140, United States
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| | Mr. Javier Clavere has served as Music Director of St Margaret of York Church since May 2003. He is in charge of the Office of Music Ministries. Mr. Clavere has appeared as a pianist and guest conductor in numerous concert series across North America, South America and Europe performing with orchestras, in solo recitals and chamber music. In 1994 he was privileged to perform on Vladimir Horowitz’s piano featuring the famed pianist’s instrument, organized by Steinway and Sons and Daynes Music Co. During 1995/96 he was a member of the Utah Arts Council Performing Arts Tour (artist in residence). In 1998 in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, he was the soloist for the Opening Gala of the 1998/99 Symphony of the Americas in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He also appeared as a soloist with the Fairfield Symphony Orchestra (CA), James Madison University Symphony Orchestra (VA), Rosario State Philharmonic (Argentina), National Philharmonic. He has appeared in recitals in series such as, Palm Beach Invitational International Piano Competition Concert Series (FL), Broward Performing Arts Center (FL), Rutgers University (NJ), Steinway Hall (NYC), DiCapo Opera Theatre (NYC), Aronoff Center for the Performing Arts (OH), Temple Square Concert Series (UT), among many others.
A consistent prizewinner, he has participated and won prizes in the Los Angeles Franz Liszt International Piano Competition, Utah Mozart Festival, World International Piano Competition held in Cincinnati, Palm Beach Invitational International Piano Competition. Javier was named the official representative of Argentina by the office of the president in the 5th Franz Liszt International Piano Competition Utrecht, The Netherlands. Javier has given masterclasses at the School of Music of the University of Rosario, James Madison University, Virginia, Hispanic Teachers Association of Florida and for the New Jersey Music Teachers Association.
He started his musical studies at the age of six. He studied with Roberto Caamano in Buenos Aires, Dr. Pollei at Brigham Young University, Dr. Mack Wilberg at Brigham Young University (choral conducting) and he was on a scholarship for five years to study with the world-renowned pianist/composer, Seymour Bernstein in New York City.
Javier has worked for over ten years in parish ministries in the United States. He was appointed by Rev. bishop Niederauer to be part of the Liturgical committee of the Diocese of Salt Lake City in 1996-97. He developed the music and liturgy program at Corpus Christi Church in South River, NJ. In 2001-2002 he organized and conducted a collaborative performance of “Colors of Grace”, Lessons for Lent with the Corpus Christi Church Choir and Eldersgate Episcopal Church Choir and other choir members of central New Jersey. He conducted workshops in the area of cantor training and history, choir development, children choir development and development of music programs. As an organist he has given Organ recitals in Cathedrals such as Cathedral of Rosario and Buenos Aires National Cathedral, Argentina among other Churches and Parishes. As a conductor he created the York Chamber Orchestra based at St. Margaret of York. Mr. Clavere and his wife Lindsay Clavere began playing as a piano team in 1996. In honor of their wedding, composer Seymour Bernstein wrote "Rhapsody on Two Names - Javier and Lindsay," and the Argentinean composer Duilio Grasso wrote "Candombe for two Pianos." Both pieces were Premiered at their Piano duo debut in the Assembly Hall in Salt Lake City in 1997. They have performed as duo pianists across North and South America. Their repertoire includes a wide range of music from Latin American, to modern American music such as Copland, Gershwin, etc… They had performed the complete works for piano 4-hands and two pianos for hands by Mozart, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Schubert among others.
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| Name:
| Andrew Claxton
| | Skills:
| Composer, Player, Teacher (composer, keyboards, piano, tubas)
| | Phone:
| +44 (0)1865 865654
| | Address:
| Ivony, Cumnor Hill, Oxford OX2 9JA, United Kingdom
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| | Award winning composer with private professional studio. Winner Oxford Town Hall Centenary Composers Competition 1997. Finalist 1998 British Television Advertising Craft Awards. Many documentary scores for BBC1, BBC2 Ch4, Arts & Entertainment Network (USA) including Fragile Earth, Dispatches, Secret History, Horizon, Inside Story. Art/feature films, concert/stage works, events/multimedia, albums.
Distinctive, cross-cultural, post-modern style incorporating elements from past and present. Known for and strongly characterised by habitual use of ALPHONIC techniques (see Grove's 2000). Some recent projects: Health Education Authority immunisation advert 98- , 'Drug Raped' BBC1 Inside Story Aug 98, 'Polygamy' A&E autumn 99, 'The Forbidden Journey' BBC2 (special) autumn 99, 'Silent Spaces' Wendy Ryans's art-film Bologna Sept 99, 'Honk' London Jazz Festival Nov 99.
Also an accomplished performer (eg M.Mus in Performance). Keyboards, piano, tubas. Recorded/toured with Dead Can Dance 1987-93, Peacock Epoch 87- , Meltdown 98- , Gintare 99- .
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| Name:
| Cleftec
| | Skills:
| Typesetting /Engraving
| | Phone:
| +44 (0)1970 624335
| | Address:
| United Kingdom
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E-mail | |
| | Music typesetting to publishing standard. A fast efficient service at reasonable rates.
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| Name:
| Graham Coatman
| | Skills:
| Accompanist, Composer, Conductor, Player, Teacher, Artistic Director
| | Phone:
| +44 (0)7979 866303
| | Address:
| Shipley BD18 3RP, United Kingdom
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E-mail | |
| | Graham enjoys an active and varied career as composer, musical director, pianist. As a performer he is equally at home in early repertoire, as conductor or continuo player, and as composer or pianist in contemporary music.
He is Artistic Director of Hexham Abbey Festival, and regularly involved as arts consultant, or leading and directing community & education projects.
Recent commissions & performances include Still Stories (an opera for solo soprano at Linbury Studio, Royal Opera 2006, The Dolphin's Adventure (children's musical in Canberra, Australia 2006); Entartung for sax & double choir (RSAMD 2007); In A Strange Land (staged choral song cycle The Venue, Leeds 2007); current commissions for Northern Ballet Theatre & Exaudi
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