Cellist Rachel Firmager grew up in Sussex and is lives locally. She is an experienced chamber musician and teaches both cello and Alexander Technuque.
Rachel Firmager grew up in Sussex and learnt the cello with Ian Gill before furthering her studies at Durham University and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Love of chamber music led her to postgraduate study with Jane Salmon and the Schubert Ensemble, and later with Adrian Shepherd.
Projects over the years have included work with the contemporary One Voice, Tacet Ensemble, New Music Brighton, Bergersen Quartet, Hyperion Ensemble. She has given many recitals in venues such as Fairfield Halls, Croydon and Chapel Royal, Brighton. Work with the chamber ensemble for London Festival Opera took her on many occasions to Seville and as cellist of the Hilser Trio, her trips took her north, even to Svalbard! More recent collaborations have been with guitarist, Paul Gregory and pianist, William Hancox throughout Sussex, and with harpist, Elizabeth Jane Baldry.
She teaches Alexander Technique and cello privately in Hastings and at Brighton College.
Julia is recognised as one of the leading Baroque violinists of her generation, touring the world extensively and making numerous recordings with the period instrument orchestras of the UK
A Fulbright Scholar to London, she established herself there as one of early music’s leading players
Georgia Mae Ellis is a British Mezzo Soprano from a small village in East Sussex
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.