Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Tutors and Staff (A to Z)
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Lucy Nolan
Viola Tutor & Chamber Music Coach
Dublin-born Lucy hails from a musical family - her four siblings are all professional musicians - and began playing the viola at the age of eleven. In 2004 she moved to Manchester to study at the Royal Northern College of Music, graduating with a Bachelor Degree with First Class Honours, a Master Degree in Solo Performance with...
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Dr Paul Norman
Paul Norman’s composition practice places emphasis on ideas and concepts and includes visual and performative elements in both the composition process and performance.  Norman has produced solo projects and interdisciplinary collaborations together with dance, fine art and theatre, showing his work across Europe,...
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Noemi Nuti
Visiting Tutor
Born in New York City, from Italian descent, Noemi’s musical personality has always been characterised by a fusion of Mediterranean and metropolitan sounds. She started her journey at eight years old studying folk harp in Italy to then receive a BA in Music from Brunel University on classical harp. Her fascination with jazz...
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Mark O'Brien
Clarinet & Bass Clarinet Tutor
Born in Poole, Dorset, Mark began learning the Saxophone at the age of 16. Colin Bryant, his first teacher was a successful local jazz band musician. Colin encouraged Mark to pursue his classical and jazz studies on the saxophone and also to learn the clarinet. Learning the clarinet was a crucial decision, as there were no...
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Matthew O'Malley
Studio Manager & Audio Technician
Matthew developed an interest in studio production after spending many years as guitarist and vocalist in a progressive rock band. Matthew studied pop music production techniques through various diploma courses, and also took part in training at the BBC in post-production for TV after which he secured the post of Recording...
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Dr Rebeca Omordia
Piano Tutor
Hailed as an “African classical music pioneer� (BBC World Service) and “a classical music game changer� (Classical Music), London-based award-winning pianist Rebeca Omordia is an exciting virtuoso with a wide-ranging career as soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and artistic director. Rebeca’s many recordings include...
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Chris Orton
Recorder Tutor
Chris Orton is active as a recorder player, Dalcroze Eurhythmics teacher, and conductor. He studied recorder, viola, and composition at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, where his recorder teachers were Ross Winters and Annabel Knight, and then took further lessons with Anneke Boeke in Amsterdam. He studied orchestral...
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Ms Elizabeth Pallett
Lute, Theorbo and Early Guitar Tutor
Elizabeth Pallett studied at The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and went on to complete a postgraduate course in Historical Performance at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, under the tutelage of world-renowned lutenist Nigel North. She has since gone on to work with a significant number of well-known early...
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Rachael Pankhurst
Oboe Tutor
Born in Wiltshire, Rachael initially wanted to learn the cello but, as there wasn’t one in the school cupboard, she took up the oboe at the age of eight instead. As a sixth form pupil at Wells Cathedral School in Somerset, Rachael had lessons with Irene Pragnell. Whilst studying for a joint degree at Manchester University and...
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Joanna Patton
Clarinet & Eb Clarinet Tutor
Joanna Patton comes from the Wirral. She studied at Chetham's School of Music before gaining her honours degree and performance diploma at the Royal Northern College of Music . She has performed numerous concertos with various orchestras including the Tomasi concerto as part of the Aix-en-Provence festival, the Mozart...