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Donal Bannister is the Principal Trombone of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. He was born and grew up in Dublin and comes from a musical family of primarily...

Naomi Okuda Wooderson was born in Wakayama, Japan and educated in Osaka. After completing a first degree as a modern flautist Naomi began to specialise in the r...

Andrew Wooderson began his professional life in the Regular Army, serving with the Royal Engineers as first a Combat Engineer and then military cartographer. Fo...

Frances Burns – Chief House Parent I’m really looking forward to seeing everyone at this year’s Summer School – greeting ‘old’ friends and getting to know newco...

Alessandra Palidda – Chief House Parent Hello everybody, my name is Alessandra and I originally come from the very musical city of Milan, in Northern Italy. I h...

Karen Burnell – Chief Steward Karen Burnell has been attending the summer school for many years as participant and volunteer in many guises. Now retired from he...

Intesa was formed in 2023 at the Royal Academy of Music by Lucine Musaelian and Nathan Giorgetti, with the goal of celebrating the viol’s combination with the v...

Adam Clark performs traditional music with guitar, banjo, anglo-concertina and voice, appearing regularly at festivals, folk clubs and venues across the UK. Ove...

“A master of the mandolin” – Songlines Renowned for his expressive mandolin playing and inventive compositions, Nic Zuppardi has performed and taught profession...

Raised on a farm in rural Shropshire, Conor Gricmanis has established himself as an internationally recognised baroque violinist, performing as soloist, concert...