Incorporating Summer Music

"Hitting all the right notes"

"There is not any music of instruments whatsoever comparable to that which is made of the voices of men".

"Since singing is so good a thing I wish all men would learn to sing"

William Byrd 1588

Ardingly IMS Tutors

Please note that we expect the classes and tutors to be as specified, but reserve the right to make any necessary changes that might be required. At the time of going to press the following tutors had agreed to take part (please click on any tutor's name for more information):

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
NEIL JENKINS
has carved out a unique career, being equally at home as an Operatic, Oratorio and Recital singer; and combining this with an increasingly important role as a musicologist. (more..)

ADMINISTRATOR
PENNY JENKINS
has performed opera and oratorio throughout Europe, has broadcast for the BBC and recorded solos with the Oriana Consort, the Brighton Chamber Choir and the Neil Jenkins Chorale. (more..)

HOUSE PIANISTS
HOUSE PIANISTS
are drawn from the cream of the country’s professional accompanists at British Conservatoires. (more..)

TUTORS
TERENCE ALLBRIGHT
composer of about 50 scores for BBC Radio Drama and Director of Music at Seaford College. (more..)
EUGENE ASTI
the recipient of numerous awards including the Megan Foster Prize and the Ferdinand Rauter Memorial (more..)
KATE BROWN
has made a speciality of early opera, and has directed the modern world premieres of several seventeenth-century works. (more..)
EMMA BURNETT (NEW TUTOR IN 2009)
Emma is vocal coach for The Theatre Workshop, Bexhill and the Brighton Young Performers. (more..)
MARGARET CABLE (NEW TUTOR IN 2009)
has sung at the major music Festivals throughout the world including Lucerne, Utrecht, Edinburgh, Aldeburgh, Three Choirs and the Proms. (more..)
CHARLES CORP
a concert, oratorio and recital singer who has sung throughout the UK and abroad. (more..)
JOHN EVANS
began his musical training under the watchful eye of his father, the bass-baritone Ivor Evans. (more..)
HILARY FISHER
who has led classes in classical repertoire at Goldsmith’s College and the City Literary Institute. (more..)
THERESA GOBLE
has appeared with major opera companies in the United Kingdom and is an internationally acclaimed voice teacher, examiner and adjudicator. (more..)
AMERAL GUNSON
has appeared at Covent Garden, Alter Oper Frankfurt, Turin, Helsinki & Amsterdam opera houses; and the Almeida Theatre, London. (more..)
ROBERT HAMMERSLEY
inaugurated the Music Department at Guildford Technical College and was the first conductor of the national youth string players Pro Corda (more..)
JOHN HANCORN (NEW TUTOR IN 2009)
has enjoyed a long and illustrious career in the world of opera, oratorio, recitals and consort singing. (more..)
STEPHEN HOPE
has worked extensively both as pianist and conductor with a number of societies and orchestras. (more..)
RICHARD JACKSON
has sung opera for ENO, Opera North, Glyndebourne, Almeida Opera and the Monnaie in Brussels. (more..)
SCOTT JOHNSON
is Head of Vocal for the Centre for Young Musicians in Hackney. (more..)
PAM JOLLEY (NEW TUTOR IN 2009)
has toured Europe, Mexico & the USA as lead singer in /Riverdance. (more..)
BRIAN KAY
presents over 100 radio programmes each year, including Brian Kay's Light Programme on BBC Radio 3, and Radio 2's long-running series, Friday Night is Music Night. (more..)
DAME EMMA KIRKBY
has made well over a hundred recordings of all kinds and in 1999 was voted Artist of the Year by Classic FM Radio listeners (more..)
DELIA LINDON
works with the major opera companies and colleges, as well as running courses on the continent. (more..)
PENELOPE MACKAY
has spent most of her professional career in opera and was responsible for coaching French Song at the Royal Academy of Music. (more..)
MORAG MCLAREN
has performed in principal roles with Welsh National and Scottish Opera, plus music theatre in the West End, cabaret and concerts. (more..)
LORA MUNRO
has worked as a Choreographer and dance coach internationally for companies including Saks Hair and Beauty, Next, New Look, Marks & Spencer and Accessorize (more..)
BRIAN PARSONS
now Professeur de Chant at the Conservatoire Supérior National de Musique in Lyon, and a Professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. (more..)
WILLIAM POOL
has sung roles for Glyndebourne & Covent Garden, La Scala, Milan, and worldwide with the Monteverdi Choir. (more..)
ROBERT POULTON (NEW TUTOR IN 2009)
has sung principal roles with all the major UK companies and in Europe. (more..)
JOHN RAMSTER
a freelance opera director and Drama Lecturer for the Opera Department at the Royal Academy of Music. (more..)
STEVEN RICKARDS
one of America’s finest countertenors and director of the Vocal Arts Institute at the University of Indianapolis. (more..)
GREGORY ROSE
Music Director of the Jupiter Orchestra and Singers and CoMA London Ensemble. (more..)
SARAH WALKER (CBE)
was made a C.B.E. in 1991 and is much in demand on the concert platform worldwide where she has worked with many famous conductors. (more..)
RICHARD WILKINS
a regular member of the Summer Music team for nearly 30 years and a teacher of great experience. (more..)
DAVID WILLISON
has enjoyed a diverse musical career as pianist-partner to some of the finest soloists. (more..)

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