JOHANNA McWEENEY

Violin

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ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE

Professional

Welsh National Opera (Trial, 1st violins and extras list)

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Trial, 2nd violin no 4 and extras list)

Extra work:

Northern Sinfonia of England                                  Apollo Chamber Orchestra

City of London Sinfonia                                          Belmont Ensemble of London

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (extra list)                 ViVA

BBC National Orchestra of Wales (extra)               Brandenburg Sinfonia

Oxford Philomusica                                                London Concertante

National Symphony Orchestra of London                Vivaldi Concertante

English Symphony Orchestra                                   London Schubert Players

London Soloists Chamber Orchestra                       London Chamber Players

                                                                              Goldsmiths Sinfonia (Guest Leader)                 

 

TV/RECORDING/SHOWS

·        Bernstein Candide, solo violin/leader LAMDA production 2006

·        McFly “It’s All About You” video for the 2005 Comic Relief  single

·        McFly video for “I want to hold you”, released October 2005

·        Parkinson Show (BBC 1) with Gloria Gaynor

·        Singing in the Rain (Sadlers Wells/ Leicester Haymarket)

·        Sessions for Holiday on Ice with London Musicians Ltd, Woman in White and Katherine Jenkins

 

CHAMBER MUSIC

·        Recitals in London and Cambridge including a premiere of work by Michael Finnissey

·        String Quartet performances at Manchester Haydnfest and Quartetfest

  • Camera Ensemble (Member 2001 – 2002) winner of the John Ireland Prize RAM

 

EDUCATION

  • Royal Academy of Music (PG Diploma in Performance & LRAM Teaching) 2000 – 2002
  • Royal Northern College of Music (BMus (Hons))1996 – 2000

Professors  · Howard Davis  · Richard Deakin  · Bradley Creswick

 

TRADITIONAL MUSIC

  • Winner of numerous open solo and duet fiddle competitions.
  • Winner of the Open Fiddle at the Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering 3 years in succession
  • Recording of traditional music duets "Airs for Pairs" in 1991
  • Arranging songs for Irish singer-songwriter Don Mescall 2002

 

 

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