Alison Holford

‘cello

holford(alison)

Orchestral experience

·         St Paul’s Sinfonia (principal)

·         Opera de Baugé (principal and continuo)

·         Manchester Camerata (extra work)

·         Bath Philharmonia (extra work)

·         Kent Sinfonia and New Sussex Opera

·         Talkestra (principal)

·         Sibelius Festival Orchestra (principal)

 

Chamber/Contemporary Ensemble

·         St Paul’s Chamber Players (principal and solo)

·         Bergamo Ensemble (principal and solo)

·         Arcadian String Quartet

·         Performances at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

·         Camberwell Composers’ Collective – several premières both solo and ensemble

 

Solos/Concertos

·         Brahms, Double Concerto (with James Widden - Southend Philharmonic)

·         Vivaldi, Double Concerto (with Helen Neilson - St Paul’s Sinfonia)

·         Shostakovich, Cello Concerto No. 1 (St Paul’s Sinfonia)

·         Saint-Saens, Cello Concerto No. 1 (Huddersfield University Symphony Orchestra)

 

Commercial

·         Film session work for Stuart Hancock’s music for Underground (2007) and Bodyguard – A New Beginning (2008)

·         Commercial recording for Littlewoods advertisment

 

Education and Training

·         Trinity College of Music:        Postgrad Diploma

Postgrad Advanced Diploma

·         Principal of TCM Symphony Orchestra

·         Principal of TCM Contemporary Music Group

·         Britten-Pears Symphony Orchestra (co-principal)

·         Barbirolli Prize for String Quartet

·         Huddersfield University:       BMus (Hons) - First

 

Professors: David Kenedy Lowri Blake   Susan Lowe Anna Shuttleworth

Solo masterclasses: Paul Watkins Alexander Baillie

 

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