 Aubrey
Robinson - keyboards, piano, organ
Aubrey
started working as a professional musician in 1988 at the tender
age
of 13 and has since gone on to work with the likes of Russel Watson and
Jayne Macdonald, as well as working for the BBC and directing a tour that
kicked off at the London Palladium.
He is currently
the resident organist at Sheffield City Hall and Musical Director
for DeJa Vu Productions. As well as playing keyboards with
numerous other bands around the country he continues to teach
at Harmony Music School.
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Aubrey
(far left, complete with
blond wig!) playing keyboards
at the London Palladium in the
show Return Of The Kings
(DeJa Vu Productions)
Click
below to hear Aubrey playing
Piano
Organ |
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Sam
Thistleton - piano
Sam began studying
piano under John Gough at the Junior Royal College of Music, where
he was one of four people in the UK to receive the ABRSM scholarship.
He has worked as a concert pianist, accompanist and teacher, performing
a wide range of concert hall music, from Bach through Beethoven and
Rachmaninov to Ligeti, giving concerts and masterclass tours around
the world and as far afield as India. He has also performed chamber
music including duo/duet and piano trio/quintet work and featured
on several classical CDs.
He also plays cello as a second study,
and led the cello section in the Merseyside Youth Orchestra from
a young age.
 Sam teaching in India |
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Click
below to hear Sam playing
Rachmaninov
- Prelude in G Minor
Schumann
- Traumerei (Dreaming)
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Maria Shepherd - piano
Maria was born in Ukraine and has been a piano teacher and accompanist for over 15 years since obtaining an honours specialist diploma in teaching and accompaniment. Whilst at The University of Sheffield, where she obtained a BMus upper second class degree, Maria studied piano with Benjamin Frith and piano accompaniment with Peter Hill, and was awarded the Julian Payne Prize for the best recital. Maria has performed recitals in the UK and is also a permanent rehearsal pianist for Sing Live.
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Click
below to hear Maria play Robert Schumann's Grand Sonata Op.11 in F sharp minor
Excerpt from the 2nd Movement
Excerpt from the 4th Movement |
