Our coaching staff
University Music Ensembles and Scholars are supported by a team of freelance coaches and tutors who are leaders in their field. We also welcome additional guests from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, City Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Royal Ballet, and Birmingham Contemporary Music Group to work with our groups.
Coaching staff
Conducting
- Choral - Mariana Rosas
- Orchestral – Daniele Rosina
Early Music
- Baroque Flute - Katy Bircher
- Harpsichord - Yeo Yat-Soon
- Natural Horn - Anneke Scott
- Natural Trumpet and Cornett - Richard Thomas
- Sackbut - Martyn Sanderson
- Theorbo and Lute - Lynda Sayce
- Viols - David Hatcher
Jazz
- Guitar - Steve Banks
- Double Bass and Bass Guitar - Nick Jurd
- Trumpet - Aaron Diaz
- Drum Kit - Jonathan Silk
- Piano - Toby Boalch
- Saxophone - John Fleming
- Saxophone - Alicia Gardener-Trejo
- Trombone - Richard Foote
- Voice - Sara Colman
Orchestral and Classical
- Woodwind – Oliver Janes, Margaret Cookhorn, Jo Mayne, Philip Brookes
- Trumpet - Steve Lee
- Trombone – Martyn Sanderson
- French Horn – Stephen Roberts
- Upper Strings - Georgia Hannant, CJ Hughes, Zhivko Georgiev, Michael Jenkinson, Rose Redgrave
- Cello - Elaine Ackers
- Percussion – Andrew Herbert
- Piano - Alexander Boyd, David Quigley and Cinzia Scafetta
Voice
- Alison Chamberlain, Mark Chambers, Elizabeth Cragg, Piran Legg, Suzzie Vango
Workshop leaders
- Songwriting - Sara Colman
- Sound Recording - David Birnie
- DJing - Luis Manual Garcia
- Electronic music - Simon Smith