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Jane studied Music and Education at the University of Warwick before going on to complete a Masters in Performance on the recorder at Trinity College of Music.
She was a founder member of The Forbury Consort, an early music consort who have given recitals throughout the British Isles taking part in festivals at Malvern, Machynlleth, Presteigne and the Kilkenny Arts Week in Southern Ireland. The Forbury Consort have also performed in Hamburg, Dillenburg, Washington and Boston (Massachusetts) and given a series of concerts for the British Council in Spain. They have released recordings made for sale at Hampton Court Palace and the Tower of London.
Jane is currently Director of Music for LEO Academy Trust. She has over 20 years experience of teaching music in primary schools across London and overseas. Her role sees her teaching music across the Trust as well as overseeing the extra curricular music provision. Jane is passionate about the opportunities music can give a child and strives to secure high quality teaching and improve standards of learning and achievement for all pupils.
Additionally Jane sits on the advisory board for Sutton Music Education Hub.
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Netty followed a career in social work before turning a passion for the recorder into a profession. In 2005 she was awarded a Masters Degree from the Royal College of Music, where she studied recorder with Ashley Solomon (early music), and Julien Feltrin (contemporary).
Netty's eagerness to promote her often misunderstood instrument is fundamental to all her work. Keen to encourage new writing for the recorder, in March 2005 Netty was privileged to premiere a new work by British composer Laurie Bamon. Another favourite activity is the transcription and performance of little known English stage works of the later 18th Century, and with her Baroque ensemble My Lady's Chamber she has brought about the modern premiere of a collection of pieces probably not heard for around 250 years.
As an educator, Netty tries to inspire from the very beginning a love and respect for the recorder amongst primary and secondary age school children. To this end she coordinates SWeet! Recorder Consort CIC, providing opportunities for young recorder players in Lambeth to perform together in consort, and has delivered schools workshops with renowned recorder ensemble Consortium 5.
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Recorder player and clarinettist Louise began her studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and furthered her interest in early music by taking a Masters degree in Historical Musicology at Goldsmiths, University of London. She also studied Classical and Romantic orchestral performance at Abbaye aux Dames, Saintes, France.
Louise has freelanced with many high profile period instrument ensembles such as Gabrieli, English Concert, Boxwood and Brass and La Serenissima. Notable chamber music performances include touring with the French wind ensemble Philidor as well as playing in the basset horn trio, Clarino Ensemble. Louise is a founder member of the Baroque ensemble Concentus VII, whose second CD, Et in Arcadia Ego is available on the Resonus Classics label. Other recent recordings include Handel recorder obbligati with London Early Opera for and chalumeau in Vivaldi's Nisi Dominus with La Serenissima.
An experienced educator, she teaches at St. Pauls' Girls School, London and Unicorn School, Kew, Surrey. She is also an examiner for ABRSM.
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