JOHANNA McWEENEY Violin E-mail

ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE

Professional

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

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

Extra work:

Northern Sinfonia of England City of London Sinfonia Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (extra list) BBC National Orchestra of Wales (extra) Oxford Philomusica National Symphony Orchestra of London English Symphony Orchestra London Soloists Chamber Orchestra

Apollo Chamber Orchestra Belmont Ensemble of London ViVA Brandenburg Sinfonia London Concertante Vivaldi Concertante London Schubert Players 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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