Rachel Broadbent
Rachel studied at birmingham conservatoire with jonathan kelly and george caird and continued her studies at the guildhall school of music and drama with richard simpson.
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Cecilia De Maria
Cecilia studied at the Purcell School of Music before graduating with first-class honours from the Royal College of Music, completing both her Bachelor of Music and Master of Performance degrees. As a soloist, she has performed on television shows like The X Factor and the Royal Variety Show, as well as prestigious venues including the Royal Albert Hall, 10 Downing Street, and Buckingham Palace. Signed exclusively with Sony Classical, Cecilia has released several singles and has extensive teaching experience across UK schools and the Birmingham Conservatoire, regularly adjudicating at the Royal College of Music. Since 2020, she has also developed her online teaching practice for students of all ages.
Lucy Jenkins
Professional violinist from the royal college of music, london with a music specialist postgraduate degree from exeter university. I have had a varied performing career working with the royal philharmonic orchestra to being a session musician in films, tv , pop, rock and jazz bands.
Jo Shewan
Joanna is a seasoned professional bassoonist with over 25 years of performance experience. Throughout her illustrious career, she has played with many of the country’s leading orchestras, including the bbc philharmonic, bbc now, bbc concert orchestra, halle, britten sinfonia, bournemouth symphony, royal liverpool philharmonic, and welsh national opera, among others.
Abigail Burrows
Abigail teaches at the royal academy of music junior department and currently directs flute ensemble projects at trinity laban. She has previously taught at junior guildhall and the purcell school, britain’s oldest specialist music school.