Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Tutors and Staff (A to Z)
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Helen Varley
Tenor Horn Tutor
Helen Varley is solo horn of the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, well known as the band from the film ‘Brassed Off’, and plays in concerts and competitions across the UK. Helen is the specialist tenor horn tutor at Birmingham Conservatoire and Junior RNCM, and has previously held similar posts at Chetham’s School of Music and...
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Eduardo Vassallo
Cello Tutor
Eduardo Vassallo began his studies in his native Buenos Aires, Argentina, and by the age of 17 he was a founder member of the String Quartet of the National Radio, and the solo cellist of the National Symphony Orchestra. He then came to Europe to continue his studies at the International Menuhin Music Academy in Gstaad,...
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Tamsin Waley-Cohen
Chair in Violin
Born in London, Tamsin Waley-Cohen enjoys an adventurous and varied career. In addition to concerts with the Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Hallé, Liverpool Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony, Royal Northern Sinfonia and BBC orchestras, amongst others, she has twice been an associate artist...
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Errollyn Wallen
Composition Tutor
Errollyn Wallen is an award-winning composer and lyricist. Her works include symphonies, ballets, operas and chamber music. Recent large-scale commissions include two works featuring the London Symphony Orchestra for the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games – PRINCIPIA, for massed choirs and orchestra, and...
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Robin Ward
Early Harp Tutor
New Zealander Robin Ward, a graduate of Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand, is the first New Zealander to complete post-graduate studies in historical harp performance at a New Zealand University. Since completing his studies Robin had performed numerous recitals throughout Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, France, Germany...
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Jeremy Watt
Visiting Double Bass Tutor
Graduating in 1999 with an Honours degree in Performance on double bass, from the Queensland Conservatorium, Jeremy Watt spent two years freelancing with a number of symphony orchestras in Australia before relocating to London. Through 1998 and 1999, Jeremy attended programs at the Australian National Academy of Music, and in...
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Nicholas Wearne
Visiting Tutor
Nicholas Wearne is a prize-winning organ recitalist who has performed in venues which include Suntory Hall, Tokyo; St Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York; and at Cathedrals in Berlin, Canterbury and Washington. He combines his playing career with the post of Organ Tutor at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, where he enjoys...
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Chamari Wedamulla
Research Assistant
Chamari Wedamulla is a PhD researcher in music education at Kingston University. Having worked as a music teacher in mainstream and special needs schools in the UK and in Sri Lanka, her research focuses on interdisciplinary, intercultural and inclusive music teaching practices. Her current research areas include studying the...
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John Wesley-Barker
Music Technology Tutor
In 1961 John moved to Australia. In 1965 he studied recorder & violin, then flute with David Cubbin at the Elder Conservatorium, Adelaide University and composition with Richard Meale. In 1971 he moved to London and attended the Central Tutorial School For Young Musicians (the Purcell School) and performed two compositions, 6...
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Dan West
Bass Trombone Tutor
Bass trombonist Dan West has established himself as a busy & versatile musician since moving to London in 2005. Dan performs & is often recorded with London’s top orchestras, has played on major Hollywood soundtracks, and from 2015 until 2020 was trombonist in the West End production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the...