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Aubrey
Robinson
keyboards, 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 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, giving concerts and masterclass tours around
the world and as far afield as India, and also featured
on several classical CDs. He plays cello as a second study,
and led the cello section in the Merseyside Youth Orchestra from
a young age. |
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Sam playing
Rachmaninov
Schumann |
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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 and MA Music Performance, Maria studied piano with Benjamin Frith and Peter Hill, and was awarded the Julian Payne Prize for the best recital. Maria performs recitals in the UK
and is a permanent rehearsal pianist
for Sing Live. |
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Maria playing
Schumann 1
Schumann 2 |
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Ben Gaunt
piano
Ben gained a Bmus (Hons) and MMus in Composition and Contemporary Music at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and was awarded the Edward Hecht Prize for Composition during his second year. His Master’s was kindly funded by The Countess of Munster Musical Trust. He is a great all round player who specialises in contemporary jazz and blues styles as well as composition. Ben also co-founded Sounds of the Engine House, dedicated to organising new music concerts. |
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