concerts

Although my grounding is in chamber music and classical repertoire, I also have extensive experience of performing contemporary and experimental music. Having worked in all sizes of ensembles as well as on solo performances. I always bring a fully engaged, co-operative and adaptive skillset to the rehearsal process.

The kinds of performances I have been involved with include:

• Leading an orchestral section of up to 14 players as principal cellist in the University of York and Edinburgh Symphony orchestras

• Working intensively on string quartet repertoire of all genres as part of the professional Eboracum Quartet in York

• Performing as soloist and solo accompaniment to the Ebor Singers (including Tavener's Svyati and Richard Rodney Bennett's A Farewell to Arms) in York Minster

• Workshopping and performing contemporary pieces as part of the University of York’s Chimera ensemble and the AMOK platform

• Performing historically-informed Baroque and Early music, including as solo continuo, at venues such as the National Centre for Early Music

recordings

I have also participated in recordings of classical, experimental and pop music, both in studio environments and live concert recordings. In these endeavours I have transcribed demo tracks, improvised solos, and offered my instrumental expertise as advisory to the composer/producer.

musicals and opera

To date I have played in the band/orchestra for eleven productions of musicals and operas, in a wide range of settings and musical styles - from orchestral opera and operetta (e.g. Cosi Fan Tutti, Oberon, Ruddigore) to 20th-Century stage musicals (e.g. Sweet Charity, A Little Night Music, Spend Spend Spend).

To each of these projects, usually performing as solo cellist, I have brought a dedication to excellence in the final product as well as a professional, co-operative and enthusiastic approach to the rehearsal process.