JOHANNA McWEENEY

Violin

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mcweeney(johanna)2

 

ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE

Trials:

·         Welsh National Opera (Trial, tutti 1st violins and extra work)

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

 

Extra work:

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Northern Sinfonia                 

City of London Sinfonia                              

BBC Concert Orchestra – extra list

BBC National Orchestra of Wales – extra list

RTÉ Symphony Orchestra – extra list

Oxford Philomusica

National Symphony Orchestra of London

English Symphony Orchestra           

London Soloists Chamber Orchestra

Apollo Chamber Orchestra

Belmont Ensemble of London         

Birmingham Touring Opera

Sinfonia ViVA

English Festival Orchestra

Brandenburg Sinfonia

London Concertante

English Festival Orchestra

St. Georges Chamber Orchestra

Manning Camerata

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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