Over the last fifteen years, Hazel has become renowned as a skilled and engaging performer on the folk scene, creating new interpretations and striking arrangements of traditional and original music in every project she works on.
Mark Wade is the founder and director of New Music Horizons, which promotes the work of emerging jazz and classical composers. Ahead of his Standard Jazz Repertoire course and concert with Marco Marconi on Monday 11 March, we caught up to discuss his career.
Benslow Music Interview: Award-Winning Musician and Benslow Tutor Liz Walker.
Benslow Music tutor and award-winning artist Elizabeth Walker performs regularly on baroque, 8-keyed and modern flutes, primarily in orchestras based in the UK. Elizabeth also provides solo recitals at festivals and conventions in Holland, Toronto, Chicago and Orlando, Switzerland and throughout the UK. We caught up to discuss her career, current projects and advice for our course members.
Benslow Music is once again happy to host Cambridge Early Music’s Baroque and Renaissance Summer Schools. The Baroque Summer School (21–28 July 2024) focuses on Campra’s L’Europe Galante. The Renaissance Summer School (28 July–4 August 2024) will be a chance to explore the music by Pierre de la Rue, Josquin, Verdelot and the darkly rich sound-world of early sixteenth-century Flanders.
In Conversation with Michael Duffy, the new Chief Executive Officer of Benslow Music Trust
Michael Duffy has spent more than a decade working with classical and contemporary music organisations including Spitalfields Music, Mahogany Opera Group and the London Sinfonietta. We caught up to discuss his career, his love of music and his vision for Benslow’s future.
Lucky Thief is Ed Jefferson, a Bristol-based rock multi-instrumentalist who has written and recorded everything you hear on his debut album, aptly titled DIY
His career includes working with some of the most recognised names across several genres, including Patti LaBelle, Wyclef Jean, Solange Knowles and Robin Eubanks. We caught up to discuss his career and advice for budding musicians and students at Benslow.
A spotlight on Nic Fallowfield Nic Fallowfield is a versatile musician with an impressive record as a conductor, violinist and teacher. Studying under the renowned conductor and teacher George Hurst in the early 90's, Nic has conducted orchestras in Finland, Greece, Romania, Germany and Austria. We caught up with him to discuss his career.
Judith Weir CBE, Master of the Queen's Music and President of Benslow Music, opens the Aston Building - the new home of the Benslow Music Instrument Loan Scheme