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Michael was educated in Gloucestershire and then studied music at Leeds University, The Franz Liszt Academy, Weimar (Germany) and the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. After a period as a freelance horn-player and teacher, during which he conducted amateur orchestras, he studied conducting at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. There, his teachers included Adrian Partington, Artistic Director of the National Chorus of Wales, Howard Williams, former chorus master at English National Opera, and former Music Director of the Pécs Symphony Orchestra, Hungary, and Anthony Negus and Gareth Jones of the Music Staff of Welsh National Opera.
Michael has taken conducting masterclasses with Jorma Panula, Christian Gansch, Christopher Adey, Siân Edwards and Martyn Brabbins, and worked with Adrian Partington and Paul Spicer.
Orchestras Michael has conducted have included the Leeds Mozart Players, The Clifton Chamber Orchestra in Bristol, The Exeter University Symphony Orchestra and the Symphony Orchestra of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, at venues including St. David's Hall, Cardiff and Fairfield Halls, Croydon.
Tom began learning the violin from a very early age and through his youth has played with Youth Orchestras in Kent, Channel Islands and in London. Most notably Tom was leader of the London Schools Symphony Orchestra, which enabled him to work with world-renowned artists such as Thomas Sanderling, Alexandre Markov and Robbie Coltrane.
In 2003 Tom went to study music with Acoustics at Southampton University, he quickly surrounded him-self with everything musical and became the leader distant conductor of both the Symphony Orchestra and the Sinfonietta Orchestra. Tom also set up his own orchestra, the 'concerto ensemble' performing works both old and new, one of the pieces written for the ensemble was a Jazz piano concerto, by contemporary jazz musician Tom Marlow. Tom has played with various orchestras and in numerous venues all over the world. In 2004 he formed the 'Stellar Quartet', with whom he has played at many functions and concerts, and performed for HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, Betty Boothroyd and John Williams. The eclectic mix of chamber music that Tom has performed and recorded ranges from Mozart and Dutilleux to compositions written for the quartet by contemporary composers. His latest project is performing an arrangement of 'KidA' by Radiohead with electronics, which is going to be taken to the Edinburgh festival.
After gaining one of the highest performance marks at the University Tom is now a freelance violinist and teacher in North London; he is continuing his studies with various tutors of differing musical styles, throughout the country. He hopes to continue performing and conducting with projects he has set up, such as the 'Charity Symphony Orchestra'. The largest project in the pipeline is the 'Haydenathon' where all 104 symphonies will be played back to back.
Clive (MA Mmus PGCE ARCO) is Director of
Music and Organist at St Bartholomew's Church, Haslemere.
After completing his undergraduate studies at Bangor University, Clive Osgood undertook an MA in Musicology at the University of Cardiff. He was then awarded an organ scholarship at Salisbury Cathedral before training to be a teacher in London. He is currently completing a doctorate in composition at the University of Surrey, Guildford.
His compositions include instrumental, chamber and choral music as well as musicals. He has had music performed in several Cathedrals including St Paul's and Westminster Abbey. In 2006 his anthem 'Do not Fear' was performed on the Sunday Worship programme on Radio 4. His other recent compositions include a setting of the 'Stabat Mater', and a piano quintet. He is currently working on a string quartet.
William was born in London and was a student at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he learned piano and composition. A musician for all seasons he plays cello as well and jazz is also amongst his talents.
In 1976, after a period of study at Oxford, he started teaching, and is currently Head of Music at Highfield School in Liphook. He has trained various choirs in the South East, from Twickenham to Haslemere, as well as conducting the Dolmetsch Summer School Choir for some years.
When he is not teaching, he pursues a career as a composer, having written music for television, theatre and the concert hall. His works include a choral symphony for the Nativity "Hail O Sun of Righteousness" commissioned by the Haslemere Musical Society and given its first performance in 2003.