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Jane Louise Park

BA (Hons), MMus (London)

VIOLA /VIOLIN

DOB: 11 May 1978

143 Burlington Road, New Malden KT3 4LU

Tel 020 8949 6164 Mob 07747 134 408

e-mail jane_l_park@hotmail.com

Awards

Recipient of the ‘Ernest and Doris Haigh Memorial Award’ for “excellence, achievement and commitment to studies”, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, July 2000

Prizewinner inAberdeen International Youth Festival, July 2000, performing Debussy’s String Quartet with the Gantelius Quartet.

Recent Performing Experience

Solo Work

Atterberg Suite no. 3 for violin, viola and strings (Richmond Chamber Symphony, coming up Jan 2005)

Beethoven Romance in F arranged for viola and orchestra (with Thames Philharmonia and Richmond Symphony Orchestra, March and May 2004)

Berio Duetti for two violins with Alex Postlethwaite (Richmond Chamber Symphony, 2004)

Corelli Christmas Concerto with Clare Howick (Kingston Philharmonia, Dec 2003)

Walton Viola Concerto for viola and orchestra (Kingston Philharmonia, Dec 2004)

Professional/extra/ freelance work:

·        Alexandria String Quartet, Gantelius String Quartet (RWCMD quartet), Limelight Quartet, Montana Quartet, Magna Carta String  

         Quartet (weddings, parties, corporate and concert performances)

·        Recent recording work for BBC Radio 3 (Shakespeare’s Othello)

·        Recent session and recording work with chart groups The Alarm, BBC Llandaff Studios and Kinobe, Zomba Records

·        Kingston University Symphony Orchestra, South Bank Conservatoire Orchestra, London Phoenix Orchestra, London Metropolitan   

         Orchestra, Hounslow Youth Orchestra and Richmond Youth Symphony Orchestra (coaching and extra work), Ad Hoc 

         Humanitarians Orchestra (charity work), Show of Burt Bacharach hits in Brighton and Wimbledon, Royal Holloway Chamber

         Orchestra, Ensemble Adastra, Windsor and Eton Opera and Park Opera (principal viola), Reigate and Redhill Choral Society,

         Basildon & Pitsea Choral Societies, Redhill Sinfonia, Guildford Opera, Bel Canto, Epsom Light Opera

·        Also a wide variety of various freelance orchestras, choral orchestras and shows in and around London / Greater London.

Other past performing experience:

Goldsmiths College Symphony Orchestra (Co-principal 2^nd Violin) Tour of Kuwait, Jan 2001, London Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, London (viola), Richmond Chamber Symphony, London (Principal 2^nd violin), Kingston Philharmonia, London (co-principal 1^st violin, also leader when required), Thames Philharmonia (principal viola), Tampere Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra, Finland (Co-principal 1^st Violin)

Young Sinfonia, Newcastle (youth chamber orchestra of Northern Sinfonia)

Northern Junior Philharmonic Orchestra, Durham, RWCMD Symphony Orchestra, Cardiff (Co-principal 2^nd violin), Cumbria County Youth Orchestra (Principal 2^nd violin), Carlisle Youth Orchestra (Leader), Minehead Festival Orchestra, Somerset

Opera:

British Youth Opera, 1999 (Verdi Falstaff, Rossini Barber of Seville)

Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte arranged for string and wind quintets with St David's Ensemble, Aberdeen International Youth Festival, July 2000

RWCMD productions of Purcell The Fairy Queen, Ravel L’Enfant et les sortileges, Offenbach The Marriage by Lanternlight

Education

Goldsmiths College, University of London M.Mus in contemporary music studies (2000-2002). Dissertation on the music of Kaija Saariaho with special focus on Graal Theatre.

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama 1997- 2000, 2:1 BA (Hons) in Music. First-class grades in all academic work including dissertation on the connection between music and art with special regard to the works of Schoenberg and Kandinsky.

Tampere Conservatoire, Finland; SOCRATES exchange, Jan-Apr 1999

Gap year Sept. 1996-Sept. 1997 (included voluntary work at Carlisle Music Centre)

Caldew School (Secondary and Sixth Form) 5 A-levels including Music (grades A-C) and 9 GCSEs (grades A*- B) 1989-1996

Instrumental Tutors

Colin Callow (Medici Quartet), London

Kathryn Hardman, RWCMD

Nikolai Fadeev, Finland

Margaret Faultless, WCMD (Baroque violin)

Heather Perrin, Cumbria (piano)

Participation in Masterclasses

Wen Xiao Li (violin masterclass)

Krysztof Smietana (violin masterclass)

Allegri String Quartet (chamber music masterclass)

Crawford Piano Trio (chamber music masterclass)

Miscellaneous

·        Viola tutor at Kingston University (recent student scored 90% for final recital)

·        Peripatetic Violin Teacher (Sept 2000- present)

·        Contemporary Music Adviser and Orchestral Assistant for ‘Richmond Chamber Symphony’ Orchestra (RCS)

·        Assistant Administrator for ‘Second International Biennial Conference on Twentieth Century Music’ at Goldsmiths College; June

         2001.

Bass Guitarist

64b Hatherley Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 6SB

Telephone: 0208 281 6246 (Home) 0044 (0)7949913207  (Mobile) 0036 302230929 (Hungary) 

email:   hasznosa@yahoo.com

Performance styles:    

jazz, funky, latin-american, rock, blues,  contemporary.

Teaching styles: 

jazz, funky, latin-american, rock, blues, contemporary, classical, folk.

TRAINING:      

Liszt Ferenc Academy Of Music, Budapest ,  Degree in Music Teaching & Performing

Performance Experience UK: 

Off Limits, Resident Band,‘BucksFizz’

(Butlins) UK

The Sunbird Orchestra   Mv Sunbird  (Suncruises) Resident Production Show  

Band  TSS The Topaz (Thomson Cruises)

Performance Experience, Hungary:

Orchestra   

Peter Maxwell Davis (Resurrection)

Pepsi Island Festival Budapest

Orchestra

(Classical Guitar)  The Three Penny Opera Csiky Gergely Theatre, 

Kaposvar Orchestra Felelem Bere, (Hofi Geza - Comedian) Madach Theatre Budapest Nexxt Barka Theatre Budapest

Felhozsebkendo  (Tristan Tzara) Hungarian National Theatre,                                                                     

Bands:

4-Play Various Resorts - Spain

La Bongo Various Resorts (Spanish Hip-Hop Band)  Spain

Hot Club  - Various Resorts (Jazz Band) Spain

Avocaldo     Alcatraz Club (7 piece Latin Band) Budapest Parade 'Old Man's Club' Corporate Parties

Wild Orchids Dokk (5 piece Soul-Funk Band) Rolling Rock

Queen Fan Club Band  Annual Festival (Budapest)

I am a full time musician based in London available for any session work. I am a fluent reader and have a large array of gear for any situation.                                   

 Education / Qualifications:

Longslade Community College:

7 GCSE Passes including Mathematics and English and an A in Music.

Longslade Community College Sixth Form:

2 ‘A’ Level passes including Music.

Thames Valley University - Drumtech

2:1 with honors Bmus degree in Popular Music Performance majoring on drums.

Other Qualifications:

I hold a grade 5 certificate in cello from the Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music.

I hold a grade 4 certificate in piano from the Trinity College of Music.

Working Experience

Job: Head of Drums at CAWM

Key Areas of Responsibility: Teaching classes of drummers in a college setting from grade 3 onwards.

I run the drum and percussion side of a music school in Cambridge, the school meets twice every academic term. I also take groups of musicians for musicianship classes.

Key Areas of Responsibility: Playing in various band situations from jazz bands for weddings to heavy rock gigs.  I am more than fluent in reading drum music whether in a performance situation or teaching.

Job: Freelance Drum Teacher

Key Areas of Responsibility: Teaching a diverse range of students from beginners to more advanced pupils. I pride myself in being able to teach all abilities at the students pace. I am committed to the individual student and can adapt to their way of learning.

Job: Freelance Piano Teacher

Key Areas of Responsibility: I am a little more restricted on what I can teach on the piano. I can teach chords, cadences and ear training up to any level.

Evva Mizerska

cellist

 I am a very experienced musician with excellent sight-reading skills; I can improvise and play by ear.

Jane Louise Park

BA (Hons), MMus (London)

VIOLA /VIOLIN

DOB: 11 May 1978

Awards

Recipient of the ‘Ernest and Doris Haigh Memorial Award’ for “excellence, achievement and commitment to studies”, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, July 2000

Prizewinner inAberdeen International Youth Festival, July 2000, performing Debussy’s String Quartet with the Gantelius Quartet.

Recent Performing Experience

Solo Work

Atterberg Suite no. 3 for violin, viola and strings (Richmond Chamber Symphony, coming up Jan 2005)

Beethoven Romance in F arranged for viola and orchestra (with Thames Philharmonia and Richmond Symphony Orchestra, March and May 2004)

Berio Duetti for two violins with Alex Postlethwaite (Richmond Chamber Symphony, 2004)

Corelli Christmas Concerto with Clare Howick (Kingston Philharmonia, Dec 2003)

Walton Viola Concerto for viola and orchestra (Kingston Philharmonia, Dec 2004)

Professional/extra/ freelance work:

·        Alexandria String Quartet, Gantelius String Quartet (RWCMD quartet), Limelight Quartet, Montana Quartet, Magna Carta String Quartet (weddings, parties, corporate and concert performances)

·        Recent recording work for BBC Radio 3 (Shakespeare’s Othello)

·        Recent session and recording work with chart groups The Alarm, BBC Llandaff Studios and Kinobe, Zomba Records

·        Kingston University Symphony Orchestra, South Bank Conservatoire Orchestra, London Phoenix Orchestra, London

         Metropolitan Orchestra, Hounslow Youth Orchestra and Richmond Youth Symphony Orchestra (coaching and extra

         work), Ad Hoc Humanitarians Orchestra (charity work), Show of Burt Bacharach hits in Brighton and Wimbledon,

         Royal Holloway Chamber Orchestra, Ensemble Adastra, Windsor and Eton Opera and Park Opera (principal viola),

         Reigate and Redhill Choral Society, Basildon & Pitsea Choral Societies, Redhill Sinfonia, Guildford Opera, Bel Canto,

         Epsom Light Opera

·        Also a wide variety of various freelance orchestras, choral orchestras and shows in and around London / Greater

         London.

Other past performing experience:

Goldsmiths College Symphony Orchestra (Co-principal 2^nd Violin) Tour of Kuwait, Jan 2001, London Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, London (viola), Richmond Chamber Symphony, London (Principal 2^nd violin), Kingston Philharmonia, London (co-principal 1^st violin, also leader when required), Thames Philharmonia (principal viola), Tampere Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra, Finland (Co-principal 1^st Violin)

Young Sinfonia, Newcastle (youth chamber orchestra of Northern Sinfonia)

Northern Junior Philharmonic Orchestra, Durham, RWCMD Symphony Orchestra, Cardiff (Co-principal 2^nd violin), Cumbria County Youth Orchestra (Principal 2^nd violin), Carlisle Youth Orchestra (Leader), Minehead Festival Orchestra, Somerset

Opera:

British Youth Opera, 1999 (Verdi Falstaff, Rossini Barber of Seville)

Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte arranged for string and wind quintets with St David's Ensemble, Aberdeen International Youth Festival, July 2000

RWCMD productions of Purcell The Fairy Queen, Ravel L’Enfant et les sortileges, Offenbach The Marriage by Lanternlight

Education

Goldsmiths College, University of London M.Mus in contemporary music studies (2000-2002). Dissertation on the music of Kaija Saariaho with special focus on Graal Theatre.

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama 1997- 2000, 2:1 BA (Hons) in Music. First-class grades in all academic work including dissertation on the connection between music and art with special regard to the works of Schoenberg and Kandinsky.

Tampere Conservatoire, Finland; SOCRATES exchange, Jan-Apr 1999

Gap year Sept. 1996-Sept. 1997 (included voluntary work at Carlisle Music Centre)

Caldew School (Secondary and Sixth Form) 5 A-levels including Music (grades A-C) and 9 GCSEs (grades A*- B) 1989-1996

Instrumental Tutors

Colin Callow (Medici Quartet), London

Kathryn Hardman, RWCMD

Nikolai Fadeev, Finland

Margaret Faultless, WCMD (Baroque violin)

Heather Perrin, Cumbria (piano)

Participation in Masterclasses

Wen Xiao Li (violin masterclass)

Krysztof Smietana (violin masterclass)

Allegri String Quartet (chamber music masterclass)

Crawford Piano Trio (chamber music masterclass)

Miscellaneous

·        Viola tutor at Kingston University (recent student scored 90% for final recital)

·        Peripatetic Violin Teacher (Sept 2000- present)

·        Contemporary Music Adviser and Orchestral Assistant for ‘Richmond Chamber Symphony’ Orchestra (RCS)

·        Assistant Administrator for ‘Second International Biennial Conference on Twentieth Century Music’ at Goldsmiths

         College; June 2001.

Leo Mantini

Drummer   

CURRICULUM  VITAE

Address:                    37 Seymour Road

                                 London N8 0BJ                                                                               

Tel/Fax:                    020 8348 3839  Mob.0773 2314 029

Email:                        leoman@btopenworld.com

 

Equipment:  “Gretsch” drum kit, Zildjian K/Z and A custom cymbals, Paiste “signature” cymbals, Roland R70 drum machine, Roland Octapad, Brazilian percussion such us pandeiro, tamborim, caixa, agogo.

Over the past twenty years I have been playing as a professional musician performing in Europe and overseas.  

I have been lucky enough to complete my studies with several talented drummers in Italy, such as Marvin Smith Boogaloo (jazz player much in demand among the New York’s jazz musicians during the seventies), Ed Uribe (docent at the “Berkley College of Music”), Roberto Zappulla  and Ettore Fioravanti (Italian National Television Big Band Orchestra).To improve my drumming I have also attended seminars with some of the most influential drummers on the international music circuit: Billy Cobham, Peter Erskine, Elvin Jones, Simon Philips, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dennis Chambers and Dave Weckl.

I am a permanent resident in UK and since 1996 I have been available for teaching and world-wide work as a full time band member and/or session musician.

 

Artists whom I have been performed with:

 

2003: Became Art Director as well as the drummer of the ultimate and innovative London based Latin Brazilian Production “Tropicalia” performing all over the UK. (www.tropicalia.co.uk)

 

2000: Became band leader of the South American Production “YES!!! BRASIL”. We performed in four Continents. The show has been booked by celebrities such as spice Girl Mel B and Princess Caroline of Monaco. We also have performed live for BBC1 (Comic Relief with Graham Norton, 16^th March 01) and for channel4 (SO Graham Norton).

 

1997-present: Joined the rock band "Human Oddities" (www.humanoddities.co.uk). The band has been playing for almost six years throughout the country. In October 2000 we have released a single titled “BLAST OFF” and it was nominated as "Single of the month" by “MakingMusic” magazine (January 2001). In October 2003 We have finished to record our first album. We are currently trying to get it published.

 

1996-1997: I have been playing as a session drummer with various English Indie bands in the most renowned clubs in London such as the Monarch, HQ, The Orange, Camden Falcon, Dublin Castle, The Garage, Water Rats, Dingwalls, Bull and Gate and Sound Republic. Elsewhere in England I have played at the “Boardwalk” in Sheffield, “the Dolly” in Oxford, “White Horse” in Wycombe and more.

 

1996: I moved to London. I started to play with two Blues Bands called “Mutton Jeff” and “The Rubbernecks” gigging in some of the most famous capital’s Blues venues.

 

1993-1994: Band leader of the Rock band “Dalfango”. The band played about 60 gigs in Italy and Germany, as well as taking part in the “Nuremberg International Festival” representing the Italian rock scene. The band earned very good reviews. We also recorded a CD titled FATU' (Carpe Diem Label).

 

1989-1992: Being part of the “ Rosi' s Orchestra”. We Performed about 300 gigs in Italy, France and Montecarlo covering English and American most famous pop and evergreen songs.

 

1987-1988: I Gained my experience playing in the “Giancarlo Gazzani” and “Nino Culasso” Big Bands. Toured in Italy and France.

 

1984-1986: Member of the Rock band “Confusion”. Recorded a CD titled  “CONFUSION TIME” (Manticore Label).

 

1982-1983: My first experience in a Jazz-funk band, the ”Michele Jannaccone Octet”.

 

1981: I Worked with the Italian singer Nicola Festa with whom I recorded an album titled “SOLO” (Torcida Label). Being part of his band for the Italian promotional tour. 

 

In addition, I featured as a guest artist on many different records. I did about thirty sessions for various artists, on eight of which I featured on the whole CD.

 

1992-Present: I implemented my own teaching schedule. In February 2003 I have finished to write a book covering many different aspects of co-ordination. I am currently trying to get it published.

 

References can be obtained from any of the above mentioned artists. More pictures and demo CD are available upon request. For any further information, please contact me at the above address.