Noa Lachman is a soprano who lives locally and has given many performances in the area and abroad. She has a background in arts fund-raising and a passion for sourdough bread baking.
I started my musical studies in Jerusalem and sang with the Rinat choir and the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra under the batons of famous conductors such as James Levine, Daniel Barenboim and Zubin Mehta. I also performed several world premières as a soloist and broadcast for Israeli TV and radio.
I moved to London to continue my studies, gaining a BMus from King’s College London, a Postgraduate Diploma in Performance from Trinity College of Music and an MA in Education from the University of Sussex.
Since 2005 I’ve performed with my husband, pianist William Hancox, in Germany, Israel and the UK, with concerts for the London International Jewish Music Festival, Amnesty International and the Reihe Seibzig festival in Hannover. I’ve also recorded Ladino songs for BBC Radio 4’s Women’s Hour and performed oratorio and recitals in my local area.
Alongside my singing I worked for the Jewish Music Institute, fund raising and organising major festivals of Jewish music and international conferences and managing the annual ‘Klezmer in the Park’ festival in Regent’s Park until the pandemic brought it to an end. I also managed and fund raised for the Weingarten Ensemble, a chamber music group which performed all over the UK.
Rimmon Judaica, a Jewish products business which I founded in 2001 has become one of the leading websites for Jewish products in the UK, and a lifelong passion for baking has resulted in a popular series of sourdough workshops which I run from my kitchen in East Sussex. While the dough is rising, participants are treated to an aria or two!
As a co-founder and regular performer at a concert series in our local village I came to see the importance of bringing music to my own community. A further eye opener was working with the iconoclastic company Opera Mayhem, where I’ve particularly enjoyed its work with children. Music Box Wealden is a project which embodies the things I’ve come to value – with a skill set which ranges from operatic soprano to music manager to fund raiser to business owner I hope to be able to make a unique contribution to its development.
Rosie is based in East Sussex and performs widely throughout the area and has also sung at London’s Natural History Museum for BBC Children In Need.
Marcus balances a busy performing schedule with his love for teaching the next generation of brass players.
Based in East Sussex, Fiona enjoys both performing as a soloist and collaborating with other musicians.
Sebastian was a founder member of the Bochmann Quartet until 1983 when he became principal cello with the London Mozart Players, a position he continues to hold.
Paul Gregory is a distinguished local prize-winning guitarist, with a busy performance schedule.
Louise Winter, who lives in Sussex, has sung with many of the world’s leading orchestras and conductors including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle, the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Sir Andrew Davis and many more.
Modulus Quartet specialises in performing original string quartet repertoire written in close collaboration with a number of international composers. The quartet explores new ways of presenting music, performing in unusual venues and incorporating visual arts and multi-media technology.
Nancy Cooley lives locally in East Sussex. She is Artistic Director of the Lewes Festival of Song which she set up in 2015 and performs in the UK and abroad as a solo and chamber musician.
Matthew Fletcher is a sought-after pianist and répétiteur, a member of Glyndebourne Opera Festival’s music staff since 2012, and winner of the Das Lied and Kathleen Ferrier accompanist prizes.