Hall of Fame
The orchestra is very proud to have been led by a number of talented musicans who have gone off to bigger and better things
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Kate Furlong : 2003- 2006 Born in Streetly, Kate grew up in Bedfordshire due to her parents moving house when she was only three months old. She
has had a passion for music since an early age and began playing
the Trombone nine the age of 9. Kate started conducting in 2002 and is currently studying Trombone at the Birmingham Conservatoire. She
has recently been appointed as a tutor for the Birmingham Music
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David Paul Livesey [B. 1984] began to study music from an early age. Beginning his studies on Recorder and Piano with Diane Barton, David later joined Liverpool Cathedral Choir, where he became interested in studying the Organ. Winning an organ scholarship to the Birkenhead School in 2001, David studied with David Houlder until leaving the school in 2003 to study composition at the Birmingham Conservatoire. Since entering the Conservatoire, David has increasingly become interested in conducting, and has had many opportunities to work with many ensembles within the Conservatoire, from string quartets and soloists to orchestral work. David is currently studying composition with Sid Peacock and regularly conducted and performed as part of the Birmingham Conservatoire Composer's Ensemble.
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Dave
Livesey : 2004- 2006
Helen
L Braddock : 2002 - 2005
Helen Louise Braddock was born and raised in Burnley, East Lancashire.Her earliest compositions were written aged 12 and at 16 she began to study under the composer Arthur Butterworth.
She is currently in the fourth year reading Composition and Creative Studies for a BMus (Hons) at Birmingham Conservatoire. A keen supporter of new music she has been active as a member of SPNM (Society for the Promotion of New Music), BACS (The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters) and MU (Musicians Union).
With NSYO she has held the posts of Woodwind Tutor and Composer in Residence. Mainly working in contemporary classical, film and popular styles she is active as a composer, producer, music educator, conductor and concert direction/organisation.
Matthew
Cashmore: September 2000 - July 2004
Matthew takes the word "muti-skilling" to another level - combining the unique background of a nurse, engineer, muscian and a self confessed gadget freak you can be sure that whether you have a sore throat, split reed or a blown fuse Matt'll fix it!
Matthew joined the orchestra as clarinet sectional tutor in 2004 as a welcome break from a new role at the BBC.
His day job is a Client-side Developer (that's very clever computer related stuff to most of us) for the BBC based at Pebble Mill, and his night life is pretty busy combining studying for a computer programming degree with seeing to his wifes every need!
Matthew took on the baton full time from September 2003, but has taken a break from orchestra duties while he embarks on a new theatre company - TheatreFunk
Click here to visit Matts website
Matthew
Beckingham: October 2002 - July 2003
Matthew joined the orchestra in October 2002 to take rein of the baton.
Matthew started his musical career at Manchester Cathedral as a treble, where he received a scholarship to study at Chetham's School of Music.
During his school life he focussed on singing, performing the lead roles of Danny in Grease, Kipps in Half a Sixpence, and later performed the title role in a new musical, Francis, in the premiere at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. He took his vocal studies further on a four-year undergraduate course at Birmingham Conservatoire.
Whilst at the Conservatoire he became increasingly focused on conducting and orchestration, and in his second year organised and directed the International Aid Trust Orchestra & Singers on a three-week tour of Ukraine.
Matthew has
recently been appointed as Assistant Conductor of the national Methodist
Association of Youth Clubs Orchestra & Singers for whom he has conducted
at various venues across the country including the Derby Assembly Rooms
and the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham. He has received many orchestration
and arrangement commissions including an arena show as part of MAYC's
festival Breakout, and for concerts at a range of venues including Symphony
Hall, Birmingham.
Iain Masson: April 2000 - July 2002
Iain
L. Masson was born in the Scottish city of Dundee in 1981 and grew up
in the famous Golf Town of Carnoustie, from which he has now moved away
in order to study a BMus(Hons) degree course in the department of Composition
and Creative Studies with composer Thoma Simaku at Birmingham Conservatoire.
With a strong interest in music developing from an early age, Iain studied piano from the age of 7 with Mrs Maureen Rutherford, Miss Pauline Robertson and Miss Kathleen Renilson, and later Eb Tuba under the instruction of Mr Mike Robertson.
He has been a member of the National Youth Brass Band of Scotland for 4 years, and also has been involved with several other music clubs and projects. In 1997, Iain became the Resident Pianist of the "Swallow Hotel", Dundee, playing there on a weekly basis in their 120-seater Garden Restaurant and in the