Staff List
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Music Director
Rachel Erdos BA (Oxford), PG dip (Trinity), MA (Oxford), BKA, MSTAT [Profile]
Deputy Director
Maryan Balkwill ARCM, GRSM [Profile]
Colourstrings Orchestra Conductor
Blai Soler BA (RCM, hons), PG dip (RCM), MA Comp (KCL)
Choir
Holger Aston MA (Oxon), MA (Liszt Academy), ARCM, LRAM [Profile]
Angela Fogg MA Dip ABRSM LRSM CKME PGDip [Profile]
Leslie Anne Lewis MA, MMus, PhD
Myrto Loulaki
Alan Murdock MA BMus MusEdCert
Violin
Fiona Chesterman [Profile]
Angela Dally
Rachel Erdos BA (Oxford), PG dip (Trinity), MA (Oxford), BKA, MSTAT [Profile]
Sanae Honda BMus PGC [Profile]
Diana Mathews LRAM [Profile]
Jane Metcalfe ARCM [Profile]
Blai Soler BA (RCM, hons), PG dip (RCM), MA Comp (KCL)
Cressida Wislocki Bmus, Mmus
Viola
Fiona Chesterman [Profile]
Angela Dally
Diana Mathews LRAM [Profile]
Jane Metcalfe ARCM [Profile]
Cressida Wislocki Bmus, Mmus
Cello
Maryan Balkwill ARCM, GRSM [Profile]
Miguel Calvo Mmus (Guildhall), Pg Dip (Trinity) [Profile]
Mark Dobson AGSM MSTAT
Piano
Leslie Anne Lewis MA, MMus, PhD
Petra Malik Bmus Hons
Cordelia Mathews GTCL, LRAM
John Rolfe Leverhulme Sharp BA[Hons] ARCM [Profile]
Alexandra (Szandra) Vilmányi [Profile]
Double Bass
Liz Bradley
Flute
Octavia Lamb
Guitar
Daniel Bovey BMus (hons) [Profile]

Before studying at the Academy, Daniel received his Bachelors of music degree at Birmingham Conservatoire, under the tuition of Mark Ashford. The Vickers-Bovey guitar duo formed whilst Daniel was studying in Birmingham and went on to win the Conservatoire's highest chamber music accolades and jointly received the award for the highest degree result. Daniel studied the Kodaly method for three years during his undergraduate studies and this is where his interest in Colourstrings teaching began.
Daniel has an avid interest in contemporary music; in 2014 the Vickers-Bovey duo premiered a new work by Joe Cutler and the Mela guitar Quartet have recently recorded chamber works by Stephen Dodgson, due to be published on the composer's website archive in 2016. Daniel has performed in many large ensembles and also plays professionally as an electric guitarist and bassist.
KG Teacher
Kath Cleeve Colourstrings Associate Teacher (Music Kindergarten) ;Certificate of Music Education (Trinity College of Music) ;Counselling Children & Adolescents Diploma (Level 4) [Profile]
Nod Ownsworth Dip Ed, BscHons Psy, Cert Mus Ed (Trinity)
Musicianship
Holger Aston MA (Oxon), MA (Liszt Academy), ARCM, LRAM [Profile]
Angela Edwards CKME, CSAK, Cert (Mus) Ed
Angela Fogg MA Dip ABRSM LRSM CKME PGDip [Profile]
Alan Murdock MA BMus MusEdCert
Administration
Sangita Kale
Assistant
Niamh Hunter BA Primary Education (QTS)
KG assistant
Cathy Johnson BA Mus Hons
Visiting Teachers
Mr Pal Banda (Cello)
Miss Sarah Bennington (Flute) BMUS Hons (1st class)
Mrs Marianne Dodge (Flute/Theory) Ed Hons (Cantab), Ct ABRSM
Ms Gerri Drought (Violin)
Ms Ruth Herbert (Musicianship)
Miss Lesley Larkum (Violin) Bmus, Mmus, ASCM, PG RCM (cond.)
Ms Bea Leadbetter (Violin/Viola)
Ms Muriel Levin (Piano) BMus ARCM, Founder, Holiday Music Piano/Chamber Music Courses.
Dr Shay Loya (Piano) BA Hons (TAU), MA Hons (TAU), PhD (KCL)
Mrs Rebekka Poffley (KG)
Mr Christopher Poffley (Cello/Piano) Bmus ARCM
Ms Gil Sharp (Violin) GTCL, LTCL (Mus Ed), LTCL, ATCL
Ms Caroline Tait (Violin)
Prof David Vinden (Musicianship/Choir) LRAM, GRSM, Bmus Hons (London), Adv Cert Kodály Inst, ARAM
Miss Maiko Vinden (Assistant)
Ms Ali Warner (KG Teacher) BA Hons CombSocSci, BKA (Inter Mus), CKME