Colette Overdijk

Musician, Violin

Colette Overdijk grew up in the Netherlands in the beautiful city of Amersfoort where she started playing the violin when she was seven years old. Currently she is a member of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Previously she held…

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Collette Overdijk, violin, & Ian Anderson, viola

Viola, Violin

Chloë Abbott is a musician and inter-disciplinary practitioner based in the UK. She completed her masters in contemporary performance, as a scholar, at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in 2015. Over the past three years Chloë has performed with the London Symphony Orchestra, The Tallis Society, London Handel Society and the Adesso Ensemble, amongst others. She was also a 2014 Britten-Pears Young Artist. Other recent projects include a solo performance of Richard Ayres’ ‘Noncerto 31’ with Guildhall’s New Music Ensemble, ensemble work with the ddmmyy series and a cross-arts collaboration with London-based choreographer Sze Chan as part of a movement and sound exploration entitled WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get). In July 2016, Chloë was invited to the San Marino International Summer Course in New Music to work closely with Trombonist John Kenny and composer Alvin Curran. In the coming year, she intends to further her performance studies in Europe, specialising in contemporary music. Read more

Emma Purslow (Violin)

Musician, Violin

Passionnée par l’idée d’offrir des performances en direct à tous, Emma Purslow est une violoniste et altiste qui se produit en tant que soliste, chambriste et joueuse d’orchestre au Royaume-Uni et à l’étranger. Elle est premier violon du Alkyona String…

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George Koller

Musician

George Koller has accumulated hundreds of wildly diverse performing, touring and recording credits in his expansive musical career. He has performed, toured and recorded with Peter Gabriel, Holly Cole, Loreena McKennitt, Ian Tyson, David Clayton-Thomas, Phil Woods, The Shuffle Demons,…

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Henry Wright, horn

French Horn, Musician

Henry has enjoyed a varied career so far spanning orchestral, chamber, recording and solo work, including performances with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Birmingham Royal Ballet Sinfonia, London Chamber Orchestra and London Firebird Orchestra among others and is a founding member of…

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Isla van Hout, jazz vocalist

Musician, Vocalist

Isla Van Hout is a jazz vocalist, concert producer, and (tour)manager residing in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. She graduated Cum Laude from the Conservatory of Amsterdam in 2020 with a degree in Jazz Performance (Jazz Voice) and has played with many…

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James Heathcote

Cello, Conductor, Musician, Piano

I am a versatile musician based in Manchester, UK. My musical activity can be broadly divided into three disciplines: cello playing, conducting, and piano playing (mostly as an accompanist). As a cellist I have played with a number of professional…

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James Hulme

Oboe

As an oboist, James Hulme has appeared in all the major concert halls in the UK and has also performed extensively in Europe. Originally from Manchester, he studied the oboe with Anna Cooper and then with Valerie Taylor at Chetham’s…

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Jamie King

bassoon

Bassoonist at the Royal College of Music, previously National Youth orchestra of Scotland. Performed at Musique-Cordiale Festival in 2023 1/5th of @aeolianwinds,a London-based wind quintet focused on contemporary & diverse programming and new approaches to performance

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Jim McCarty

Musician

Jim McCarty is the renowned drummer from THE YARDBIRDS who is respected worldwide for his innovative drumming style which he introduced into music in the ’60s on hits such as “For Your Love”, “Heart Full Of Soul”, “Evil Heated You”,…

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Jonathan Martindale

Musician, Violin

Jonathan Martindale enjoys a varied career as a chamber musician, soloist, and orchestral principal. He is the Assistant Leader of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and has appeared with the orchestra throughout China and Japan as well as at…

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Joseph Fisher, viola

Musician, Viola

Somerset born and raised, Joseph studied at the Wells Cathedral School and then moved to London to finish his studies at the Royal Academy of Music. Now working full time in London, Joseph is currently a member of the Royal…

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Levon Chilingirian

Violin

Levon Chilingirian was born in Cyprus and studied at the RCM in London. In 1971 he formed the Chilingirian Quartet which is today one of the most internationally celebrated string quartets. Levon also performs as a soloist and regularly directs…

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Mark Shepherd

Harpsichord - clavecin, Musician, Piano, organ

Mark Shepherd (Organ, Harpichord & Piano) Mark Shepherd read Music at Oxford, and was Organ Scholar of Exeter College, studying with Nicolas Kynaston and David Sanger. He held a number of Church and Cathedral Appointments, including Tewkesbury Abbey, St Mary’s…

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Michela Zanoni

Harp

Michela Zanoni has been studying the harp since she was 9. Whilst under the tuition of Noelle Vera in Monaco, Michela performed at the Rouen Harp Festival, the day of the harp in Nice and at a concert at Farmleigh…

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Philip Saudek

Musician, Piano, Violin

Philip Saudek began to learn piano at an early age from his father and from Frederick Bailey and later took up the violin. After graduating in philosophy from Oxford University he studied violin at the RAM, London with Sydney Humphreys….

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Rachel Coe, clarinet

Musician, clarinet, music therapy, saxophone

Rachel has played in the Musique-Cordiale Festival Orchestra for several years and has performed as a solo Musique-Cordiale clarinetist. She is also much in demand as a vibrant saxophonist.

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Rebecca Taylor, piano, organ & harpsichord

Harpsichord - clavecin, Musician, Piano, organ

Rebecca Taylor studied music at Oxford University and the RAM, London and is increasingly in demand both as an accompanist and repetiteur. She has broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 & 4, made CD recordings and performed in venues including…

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Richard Leach, piano

Piano

Chloë Abbott is a musician and inter-disciplinary practitioner based in the UK. She completed her masters in contemporary performance, as a scholar, at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in 2015. Over the past three years Chloë has performed with the London Symphony Orchestra, The Tallis Society, London Handel Society and the Adesso Ensemble, amongst others. She was also a 2014 Britten-Pears Young Artist. Other recent projects include a solo performance of Richard Ayres’ ‘Noncerto 31’ with Guildhall’s New Music Ensemble, ensemble work with the ddmmyy series and a cross-arts collaboration with London-based choreographer Sze Chan as part of a movement and sound exploration entitled WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get). In July 2016, Chloë was invited to the San Marino International Summer Course in New Music to work closely with Trombonist John Kenny and composer Alvin Curran. In the coming year, she intends to further her performance studies in Europe, specialising in contemporary music. Read more

Ruth Harrison

Flute

Ruth Harrison studied flute on a scholarship at Guildhall School of Music & Drama, graduating with distinction in 2016. She has performed at venues around the UK including Wigmore Hall, St George’s Brandon Hill, Barbican Hall and Milton Court. In…

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Sean Law

Double Bass, Musician

Sean is a graduate of Birmingham Conservatoire with substantial experience in a variety of genres, particularly the Classical, Folk, and Musical Theatre genres. He has played with numerous Orchestras and Ensembles across the UK and beyond, and has recently enjoyed…

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Susie Mészáros

Viola

Susie Mészáros is a member of the world-renowned Chilingirian String Quartet.Susie Mészáros studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and was principal viola with the Camerata Salzburg. She made her Wigmore Hall debut as a duo with Yehudi Menuhin in 1977,…

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The Musique Cordiale Festival Orchestra

Musician

L’orchestre du Festival Musique Cordiale Since 2005, players have been invited to join Musique Cordiale for 2 weeks each year to rehearse and perform in the Festival Orchestra. This year, we have a fully professional orchestra, once again consisting of…

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Tom Reynolds

Musician

Growing up in Chicago, and then moving to Nashville after his university days, Tom Reynolds had the fortune of performing with fabulous musicians during the 1990’s before beginning his career as a professor teaching religion and theology. He worked as…

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Will Harris

Cello

Will is a young cellist, who graduated from Clare College Cambridge and is currently studying for a Master’s Degree in Music (cello performance) at the Eastman in Rochester USA. He previously performed to enthusiastic applause at Musique-Cordiale festivals in Britain…

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