VISITING MUSIC TEACHERS WELCOME

The Music School is a large and vibrant part of the Royal Hospital School. The department comprises of the Director of Music, 3 full time staff, 2 part time staff and 22 Visiting Music Teachers. The Music School has exceptional RESPECT facilities and there are many performance opportunities in the school as well for each other, your instrument and the Music as concerts in prestigious London venues and more locally in the community. The aim of this booklet is to introduce you to our inspiring and charismatic School group of Visiting Music Teachers. If, after reading it, you would like to have instrumental lessons, please contact Mrs Katy Griffiths, the Music Administrator ([email protected]) to request a form. In many DISCIPLINE cases our Visiting Music Teachers are happy to arrange a trial lesson before stop with the conductor, committing to a full term of lessons. listen to all instructions carefully Happy music making!

DEDICATION a reliable musician is a busy musician

TEAMWORK no one can whistle a symphony, it takes a whole

orchestra to play it William Saunders Director of Music

STAFF Director of Music – William Saunders Bandmaster – Richard Harvey Head of Academic Music – Edward Allen School Organist – Andrew Cantrill-Fenwick Teacher of Music Technology – James Burrows Music School Administrator – Katy Griffiths

3 What is your instrument? What is your instrument? Organ Piano What do you do musically outside of RHS? What do you do musically outside of RHS? I’m an ABRSM examiner, I conduct several choirs, work & teach I am involved musically in my local church, accompanying for for the Royal College of Organists, and give recitals in the UK and exams and occasionally accompanying for concerts. Also singing in overseas. local choirs. What is your favourite piece of music? What is your favourite piece of music? I love Franck’s organ music, but Britten’s ‘Variations & Fugue on a LESLEY Rachmaninoff Piano Sonata no 1 in D minor. ANDREW CHERRY Theme of Purcell’ always makes me smile. CANTRILL - What famous person inspires you & why? PIANO What famous person inspires you and why? FENWICK Myra Hess, for her prowess as a pianist but mostly for her JS Bach! He was a genius composer and performer, tenacious and ORGAN intelligence, determination and razor-sharp wit. hard-working. What is the best thing about working at RHS? What is the best thing about working at RHS? So many to choose from: the facilities, great colleagues and The organs and the wonderful location. enthusiastic pupils. What are your interests outside school? What are your interests outside school? History, early music, walking Dulcie & Marra, travel and food. Organise badminton for a group of players, treasurer for local cricket club, member of a book club and walking with Mutley our dog. What is your instrument? Harp What is your instrument? Piano What do you do musically outside of RHS? Member of CHROMA and freelance with most of the UK Symphony What do you do musically outside of RHS? and Chamber Orchestras. Piano recitals and recordings; I give masterclasses, examine for the ABRSM and am a Director and tutor at the Summer School What is your favourite piece of music? for Pianists; I teach at other schools in Ipswich and in the Junior This is a very tough question! But probably Eugene Onegin by Department of the in London; I blog about Tchaikovsky, with Gurrelieder by Schoenberg and Tristan und Isolde HELEN piano music. by Wagner as the runners up. SHARP CHRISTINE HARP TINKER What is your favourite piece of music? What famous person inspires you and why? PIANO Lever du jour from Daphnis et Chloé by Ravel - music’s most Darcey Bussell – a true artist. beautiful sunrise. What is the best thing about working at RHS? What famous person inspires you and why? All the cakes the music staff bring in! Beethoven - triumph through adversity. What are your interests outside school? What is the best thing about working at RHS? Crewing for my husband’s gliding competitions, walking and coxing. The potential for excellence. What are your interests outside school? Horticulture and Tudor History. 4 5 What is your instrument? What is your instrument? The great highland bagpipe Violin and Piano What do you do musically outside of RHS? What do you do musically outside of RHS? Weddings, funerals, birthday parties, anniversaries, competitions, I play the violin with local orchestras and ensembles, accompany folk nights, more teaching, lessons for myself. singers and instrumentalists, have a long-standing duo with my What is your favourite piece of music? violinist brother, and teach music in another local school. Freedom Come all Ye - based on The Bloody Fields of Flanders or What is your favourite piece of music? ROD possibly Lament for Mary MacLeod. I love French piano music and song from the Impressionist period PHILIPPA CAIRD KERR What famous person inspires you and why? - some of my favourite pieces are ‘L’isle Joyeuse’ by Debussy and BAGPIPES ‘Jeux d’eau’ by Ravel. I also love the Bach Partitas - both those VIOLIN Gordon Duncan, virtuoso piper and composer, an inspiration to PIANO any piper. written for piano and for violin. What is the best thing about working at RHS? What famous person inspires you and why? That it really cares about music. Musically one of my favourite pianists is Martha Argerich - for the sheer excitement and commitment of her playing. My What are your interests outside school? grandmother was a wonderful inspiration to me - she used to sing TV production, piping...!!! us all sorts of songs and make up wonderful stories! What are your interests outside school? I love walking our black lab, Dora; cycling; spending time in Norfolk; What is your instrument? drinking coffee; and reading. /Piccolo/Alto Flute/Whistles/Folk Flute What do you do musically outside of RHS? Freelance Musician - Perform with orchestras, chamber ensembles, What is your instrument? folk bands. Lead workshops in outreach settings (currently Trumpet / Cornet / Flugelhorn / Bugle musician in residence at a school for children with autism What do you do musically outside of RHS? spectrum disorder). Managing Director of the Inspired Music Agency. Freelance solo, ANNA What is your favourite piece of music? orchestral, and session trumpeter (previously working with the BBC TER HAAR Too hard to pick one! Stravinsky - Rite of Spring, Flook – Pod, Ella Philharmonic Orchestra). Composer and arranger. FLUTE PICCOLO Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - any of their duets! What is your favourite piece of music? ALTO FLUTE Mahler Symphony No 6 (having performed it at the BBC Proms, JOEL WHISTLES What famous person inspires you and why? FOLK FLUTE Katie Piper - her strength and determination following the brutal Royal Albert Hall). COOPER TRUMPET attack she suffered when sulphuric acid was thrown in her face, What famous person inspires you and why? CORNET FLUGELHORN and the way in which she now supports other burns survivors. Steve Coogan - Also hailing from Manchester, he is a genius comic BUGLE What is the best thing about working at RHS? / actor. My pupils! And the nurturing environment for music making at the What is the best thing about working at RHS? school. Working at RHS is a real privilege. The music department has such What are your interests outside school? great facilities and the pupils have so many opportunities. Music Therapy and travelling. What are your interests outside school? 6 My interests include travelling, learning French, and cooking. 7 What is your instrument? What is your instrument? Oboe and Bassoon Cello and Piano What do you do musically outside of RHS? What do you do musically outside of RHS? I am currently 2nd oboe of Bristol Symphony Orchestra, Principal I perform widely on baroque cello and viola da gamba, 40 – 50 oboe of Nottinghamshire wind band of Royal Engineers as well as gigs per year, I examine for ABRSM and I work as a mentor for oboe/cor anglais of Chineke orchestra. As well as this I do a lot of other music teachers. freelancing which includes musicals, operas and other orchestral What is your favourite piece of music? ESTHER works. Impossible to say, I listen to everything from Buxtehude to MARY WILLIAMS Bluegrass, but the greatest piece of music ever written is OBOE What is your favourite piece of music? PELLS BASSOON probably J.S. Bach’s Mass in B minor. CELLO Mahler Symphony No.2 PIANO What famous person inspires you and why? What famous person inspires you and why? Ray Charles - He went through countless struggles from a very Pope Francis because he is challenging and unafraid. early age, including turning blind at age 7. To others this can be What is the best thing about working at RHS? seen as an incapability to produce music, however he used it as Excellent facilities! a strength which pushed him to become one of the greatest soul What are your interests outside school? artists. Running. What are your interests outside school? When I have time outside of music I do enjoy swimming, fencing, What is your instrument? travelling or just simply staying at home watching Game of Classical, Electric and Bass Guitars Thrones. What do you do musically outside of RHS? What is your instrument? Outside RHS I play and sing in a Carpenters tribute band. I also Voice (Pop and Rock) take on freelance work including playing in the band for local amateur musical productions. What do you do musically outside of RHS? Recording artist working closely with industry professionals & What is your favourite piece of music? writing my own music. I also write music for TV and Film. I upload My favourite piece of music is Rodrigo’s Guitar . SHARON music YouTube videos in my spare time too - I currently have over What famous person inspires you and why? MAXWELL GUITAR 20 million views collectively! I admire Audrey Hepburn because as well as being a film and DOUG What is your favourite piece of music? fashion icon she was also an ambassador for UNICEF, with wide PANTON humanitarian interests. VOICE (POP & ROCK) Hard question (this changes constantly!) - I love all types of music from Debussy to Radiohead. What is the best thing about working at RHS? What famous person inspires you & why? I really enjoy working at RHS because the pupils are a pleasure to There are so many inspirational people I admire. If I had to pick teach, the working environment is very friendly and the facilities one, it would be Stevie Wonder - Genre defining artist and amazing are great. musician. Oh and completely blind! What are your interests outside school? What is the best thing about working at RHS? I enjoy interior design, cooking, eating out, gardening and keeping Everyone is very friendly and the facilities are great! fit by playing badminton. I also love travelling and water sports including scuba diving and sailing. What are your interests outside school? 8 Tennis, video games, writing/ producing music. 9 What is your instrument? What is your instrument? Drum Kit Voice What do you do musically outside of RHS? What do you do musically outside of RHS? Freelance career as a touring player. Also working as an examiner I work as a freelance opera and concert singer. Recent venues and consultant for Trinity College London. include Glyndebourne, Scottish Opera, Opera North, The Royal What is your favourite piece of music? Albert Hall, The Royal Festival Hall, The Barbican and Cadogan Too many to choose from! Hall. GEORGE DANIEL What famous person inspires you and why? What is your favourite piece of music? DOUBLE Peter Grimes by local composer JOY DRUM KIT Well, in drumming terms Steve Gadd, Buddy Rich and John VOICE Bonham from Led Zeppelin have given me plenty to think about. What famous person inspires you and why? What is the best thing about working at RHS? I adore the singing of Fritz Wunderlich – beautiful tone and a huge Good coffee in the staff room, oh and the Music School’s alright I repertoire for someone who died so tragically young, bringing suppose! immense integrity and honesty to his interpretations from Bach to Puccini. What are your interests outside school? Cricket and real ale. What is the best thing about working at RHS? It’s great to be part of a large and thriving music department at a school with a very strong musical and, in particular, choral tradition. What is your instrument? What are your interests outside school? Percussion, Timpani, Drum Kit I’m a keen amateur travel photographer, and love to cook. What do you do musically outside of RHS? I perform with various different orchestras and ensembles. What is your instrument? Anything from symphony orchestra concerts, Baroque ensembles, Voice chamber groups, percussion ensembles and contemporary groups, What do you do musically out of RHS? both classical and commercial. A big variety! Freelance soprano, performing with orchestras and choral societies CRAIG What is your favourite piece of music? in the UK. Teaching privately and in schools, as well as leading APPS An extremely difficult question! Classical - possibly Mahler workshops in singing and voice for acting. PERCUSSION TIMPANI Symphony No.2 - the end is amazing. Or the live recording of Ella What is your favourite piece of music? DRUM KIT Fitzgerald and the Duke Ellington Orchestra playing Mack the Knife. To sing: Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 CATHERINE What famous person inspires you & why? To listen to: Ravel String Quartet and Rossini’s Barber of Seville MAY Family and friends are the biggest inspiration for me. Musically I What famous person inspires you and why? VOICE have been inspired by some amazing teachers. Leontyne Price - American legend and soprano, for her dedication What is the best thing about working at RHS? to technical excellence. And she’s still an inspiration at 90 years old The Corps of Drums is extremely exciting for me as a percussionist! singing every day! What are your interests outside school? Best thing about working at RHS: Outside of music I enjoy cooking, playing/watching football, and The dedication of music making to the highest level, friendly and travelling - when time allows! talented colleagues and students, and a huge enthusiasm for the love of music! What are your interests outside school? 10 Walking, writing, travel, art and games! 11 What is your instrument? What is your instrument? Trombone and other lower brass instruments. Saxophone and What do you do musically outside of RHS? What do you do musically outside of RHS? I have just finished conducting the Exeter University Symphony I direct the Saxceptional saxophone ensemble, am a member of a Orchestra, and being Musical Director of the South West big band and play with the Burlington Church worship band. I also Communications Brass Band. I was also the 2015 adjudicator for teach approximately 130 students. the South Molton ‘Battle of the Bands’. What is your favourite piece of music? RICHARD What is your favourite piece of music? A difficult one! Probably a recording of Handel’s “Behold the Lamb DAVID HARVEY Fantasy on a Theme by Thomas Tallis by Ralph Vaughan Williams. of God” by the Yellowjackets - still makes my pulse race nearly 25 ABBOTT BANDMASTER SAXOPHONE years after first hearing it. CLARINET TROMBONE What famous person inspires you & why? LOWER BRASS Charles Bukowski, American poet and author. He has the ability to What famous person inspires you & why? dissect life with his words, taking you by the shoulders and shaking George Gershwin for his fantastic blending of jazz and orchestral you until your teeth rattle. flavours. What is the best thing about working at RHS? What is the best thing about working at RHS? I really enjoy working at such a prestigious school with so many I love seeing young people develop in musicianship and confidence talented pupils. through lessons and ensembles. I regard it a privilege to be part What are your interests outside school? of a pupil’s discovery of how their individualism can combine with Motorcycling, creative writing, working with amateur musicians and others in their playing. being a dad... not necessarily in that order! What are your interests outside school? My family, my friends and performing and listening to music. What is your instrument? My instrument is the piano (I also play synthesisers, of which I have What is your instrument? many!) Voice (musical theatre) What do you do musically outside of RHS? What do you do musically outside of RHS? I am Musical Director of the Ipswich Coop Juniors Theatre I perform regularly as a singer in bands and work locally in a wide Company. Our two most recent shows have been Starlight Express variety of musical theatre shows. and The Wind In The Willows, for which I wrote the script. What is your favourite piece of music? NIGEL What is your favourite piece of music? Any songs by Jason Robert Brown VIRLEY SUE My favourite piece of music is Vaughan Williams’ 5th Symphony. What famous person inspires you & why? PIANO DOUBLE What famous person inspires you and why? Imelda Staunton - for her talent, enthusiasm and energy. VOICE The jazz pianist Keith Jarrett, who manages to play with endless What is the best thing about working at RHS? creativity, subtlety, virtuosity, excitement and joy. Amazing facilities, positive students and great reputation What are your interests outside school? What are your interests outside school? Mainly photography - mostly landscape and nature, and watching Interests outside school - Fitness, going to the gym, reading, being films. a trustee of a local charity.

12 13 What is your instrument? What is your instrument? Violin What do you do musically outside of RHS? What do you do musically out of RHS? I teach at St Paul’s School and am Head of String Studies at Freelance horn player working with various orchestras, chamber Channing School ensembles and Educational projects What is your favourite piece of music? What is your favourite piece of music? D minor Partita by Bach To perform, Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings or the NADIA Brahms Horn Trio KAY MYERSCOUGH What famous person inspires you and why? DAWSON VIOLIN When I was a student learning to play the violin, the violinist Fritz What famous person inspires you and why? FRENCH HORN Kreisler inspired me with his beautiful sound and I love listening to The horn playing of Alan Civil especially his recording of The Britten recordings of Victoria de los Angeles – her voice is truly angelic. Serenade, beautiful tone and a joy to listen to What is the best thing about working at RHS? What is the best thing about working at RHS? Amazing facilities in a stunning location. Enthusiastic pupils and friendly helpful colleagues, it’s a great What are your interests outside school? environment to teach and to learn in. Horticulture, wild swimming, cycling and consuming considerable What are your interest outside school? amounts of quality dark chocolate. My family, walking, relaxing and eating cake!

What is your instrument? Clarinet What do you do musically outside of RHS? Freelance career combining music production with teaching and playing clarinet in regular London lunchtime concert series with the Blaze Ensemble, co principal clarinet in Kensington Symphony Orchestra and a diverse range of concerts in Suffolk CLAIRE What is your favourite piece of music? BAUGHAN So many pieces but in particular music by Bach, Mozart, Brahms, CLARINET Messiaen, Stravinsky and John Adams to name a few. What famous person inspires you and why? Clarinettists today who inspire me are superb soloists Michael Collins and Martin Fröst who are passionate about their playing and inspire great composers to write new works for the instrument. What is the best thing about working at RHS? Great facilities and so many diverse opportunities for music making. What are your interests outside school? Concerts, theatre, art galleries, travel, books, time with family and 14 friends. WWW.ROYALHOSPITALSCHOOL.ORG