Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Tutors and Staff (A to Z)
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Andrew Gough
Classical Guitar Tutor | Theory Tutor
Andrew Gough studied classical guitar at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire with Simon Dinnigan throughout his undergraduate BMus (Hons) course. He then continued his Master of Arts postgraduate studies at RBC with Mark Ashford. During his time at the Conservatoire Andrew also won numerous competitions including the RBC Guitar...
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Owen Gunnell
Percussion Tutor (Solo and Ensemble)
Owen graduated from the Royal College of Music in 2003 and then became a Junior Fellow from 2004-2006. Since, Owen has had an extremely varied career, appearing as a soloist with orchestras such as the BBC Symphony, BBC Concert, Melbourne Symphony, BBC Philharmonic, Philharmonia, Sinfonia Viva, Macedonian Symphony, Britten...
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Jonathan Gunthorpe
Visiting Tutor
For thirty years, Jonathan has had an eclectic, international career in opera, concert, recital, and theatre. He has performed roles across Europe for opera companies such as The Royal Ballet and Opera, La Scala, La Monnaie, San Carlo, Grieghallen, and Casa da Musica, Porto. Further afield, he made his Chinese debut in...
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Selina Hamilton
Violin Tutor
Selina grew up in Greater London and was inspired by her local music service to study music at university. She has worked as a violin teacher since 1989, in Devon, Norfolk, Birmingham and Herefordshire. She has completed all five levels of Suzuki training.
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Rebecca Hammond
Professional Bassoon Player
Rebecca Hammond is a professional bassoon player, specialising in historical instruments. Having studied in the UK and abroad (GSMD Master's in Orchestral Performance, modern bassoon, 2003, Baroque studies in Paris with Marc Vallon, 2004; European Union Baroque Orchestra Special Course 2005; Britten-Pears Baroque Orchestra,...
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Matthew Hardy
Percussion Tutor (Timpani)
Matthew Hardy studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama with 鈥� Steve Barnard, Chris Stock and Phil Girling, graduating in 2010 and winning the Gemma Sharp Memorial Award.聽 Matt has been Principal Timpanist of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra since January 2018, having previously held the position of...
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Sally Harrop
Clarinet Tutor
Sally studied music at the Birmingham Conservatoire with Janet Hilton, John Fuest and Colin Parr. As BBC Radio 2 Young Musician of the Year 1991, she has broadcast on Radio 2 on several occasions as soloist with the BBC Concert Orchestra, including a concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London. Sally has since then made...
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Anna Hashimoto
Clarinet & Eb Clarinet Tutor
Anna Hashimoto鈥檚 career encompasses appearances as a soloist and orchestral musician alongside a commitment to education and new music. As a soloist Anna has worked with conductors such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Myung-Whun Chung and Martin Brabbins, performed with chamber musicians such as Michael Collins, Leon McCawley, and...
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Sophie Hastings
Head of Drum Kit, Rhythm & World Percussion
Sophie Hastings studied at the RNCM in Manchester and graduated in 1998. Since then, she has performed with many professional orchestras, TV and touring shows playing drum kit, Latin and orchestral percussion. The orchestras include the City Of Birmingham Symphony, BBC Philharmonic, Hall茅, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Royal...
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David Hatcher
Visiting Tutor
David Hatcher was born in Warwick and upon attaining the LTCL diploma two years after taking up music, he went on to study viola da gamba with Charles Medlam and recorder with Philip Thorby at Trinity College of Music, London. He began his career based in England, touring America, Israel, France, Germany and the Netherlands. He...