Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Tutors and Staff (A to Z)
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Anthony Hewitt
Keyboard Tutor
Anthony Hewitt is regarded as one of Britain鈥檚 finest pianists, and since winning the聽 prestigious William Kapell Competition in Washington D.C., has enjoyed a prolific career spanning two decades, including concerto appearances with the National Symphony Orchestra in the U.S.A. and in the U.K with the English Chamber and...
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Darren Hogg
Organ Tutor
Darren Hogg was born and educated in Birmingham. He trained at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire studying organ, harpsichord and piano accompaniment with David Ponsford and David Saint. Darren is currently school organist and tutor of organ / piano at King Edward鈥檚 School, Birmingham, and is also organ tutor at the Royal...
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Kyle Horch
Saxophone Consultant
Kyle Horch studied at Northwestern University in Chicago, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London; his teachers included Frederick Hemke and Stephen Trier. As a student and young professional musician, he won prizes in competitions in Britain, Europe, and the USA. He has made numerous recordings as a soloist,...
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Anthony Howe
Trombone Tutor
Anthony Howe is currently 2nd trombone with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, where he has been a full-time聽member since 2001. He is also a member of the CBSO brass quintet and聽occasionally guests with other orchestras. He joined the Brass staff at the Conservatoire in 2003. Between 1991 and 2001, his busy freelance...
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Dr Polly Hudson
Associate Professor in Dance
Polly is a Reader in Dance, and Head of Movement at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. As an artist-scholar Polly鈥檚 practice engages with process within artistic making, ethical embodied approaches to teaching and leadership, and EcoSomatics, with a current focus on working class women鈥檚 labour of the body and on the land. ...
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Jason Huxtable
Percussion Tutor (Solo, Ensemble and Pedagogy)
Jason studied at Birmingham Conservatoire. He graduated with first class honours, an advanced postgraduate diploma with distinction, numerous prizes and became an Honorary member of the institution in 2014. As a Visiting Tutor, he contributes to the department in the areas of solo percussion, percussion ensemble, community...
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Dr Andy Ingamells
Research Assistant and Visiting Tutor
Andy Ingamells is composer-performer of experimental music. His work is rooted in traditional elements of music making and classical concert conventions but implemented in a different way. Traditional elements such as score-reading, performance and improvisation often do not give way to recognisably musical material. His is a...
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Shanti Jayasinha
Senior Lecturer in Jazz鈥�
Shanti Jayasinha is a highly sought after Jazz and World multi-instrumentalist and an extremely experienced educator. Based in London since 1986, he has worked in all types of musical situations at the highest level in the Jazz, Latin, Brazilian, African, other World music fields. As a trumpeter he has worked in Reggae, Soca,...
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Rose Johnson
Vocal Tutor
British Soprano Rose Johnson is a varied performer appearing as a soloist for oratorios, recitals, concerts and staged productions in the UK. Currently, Rose is a Young Artist on British Youth Operas Serena Fenwick programme. She performs regularly with Birmingham Opera Company and runs workshops in community settings across...
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Edward Jones
Head of Brass and Trombone Tutor
Edward Jones is a former Principal Trombone of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. He was born in Aberystwyth, Wales, in 1984, and began playing the trombone at the age of nine. By the time he was 13, Edward was Principal Trombone of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain, and he later held the same position with...