Porij Singing (Pop) Featured artists on the 6 Music playlist Released debut album Teething in 2024 Appearances at Glastonbury Festival Supported Coldplay at the Etihad Stadium Associate Members of the RNCM (ARNCM)
Mark Vines Horn (French) | 1997 Mark Vines Horn (French) | 1997 Co-Principal Horn, London Philharmonic Orchestra Regular Guest Principal Horn with leading UK orchestras Former Principal Horn, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Mark Vines Horn (French) | 1997 Co-Principal Horn, London Philharmonic Orchestra Regular Guest Principal Horn with leading UK orchestras Former Principal Horn, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Jenny Cox Horn (French) | 2006 Jenny Cox Horn (French) | 2006 Member of Northern Chamber Orchestra Guest Principal Horn with Manchester Camerata, Scottish Ballet, Sinfonia Viva, WNO, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Psappha
Jenny Cox Horn (French) | 2006 Member of Northern Chamber Orchestra Guest Principal Horn with Manchester Camerata, Scottish Ballet, Sinfonia Viva, WNO, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Psappha
Julian Plummer Horn (French) | 1990 Julian Plummer Horn (French) | 1990 Assistant Principal Horn, Halle Orchestra Member of Halle Brass Quintet Horn Tutor, RNCM Horn Tutor, Chetham’s School of Music
Julian Plummer Horn (French) | 1990 Assistant Principal Horn, Halle Orchestra Member of Halle Brass Quintet Horn Tutor, RNCM Horn Tutor, Chetham’s School of Music
Sue Baxendale Horn (French) | 1991 Sue Baxendale Horn (French) | 1991 Principal Horn, Orchestra of Scottish Opera Horn Tutor, Junior Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Music School of Douglas Academy Producer and Project Manager, McOpera Outreach and Music Co-OPERAtive Scotland Freelance Project Manager for SCO, Lammermuir Festival Community Opera, Haddo Arts Festival Co-Director, Malvern Winds
Sue Baxendale Horn (French) | 1991 Principal Horn, Orchestra of Scottish Opera Horn Tutor, Junior Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Music School of Douglas Academy Producer and Project Manager, McOpera Outreach and Music Co-OPERAtive Scotland Freelance Project Manager for SCO, Lammermuir Festival Community Opera, Haddo Arts Festival Co-Director, Malvern Winds
Alex Hambleton Horn (French) | 2008 Alex Hambleton Horn (French) | 2008 Performed with Gothenburg Opera, the Royal Opera Stockholm, and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Toured Europe with Sting and RPCO Toured and recorded with Swedish Chamber Orchestra Played Ravel Pavane with Ashkenazi and EUYO at the Concertgebouw
Alex Hambleton Horn (French) | 2008 Performed with Gothenburg Opera, the Royal Opera Stockholm, and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Toured Europe with Sting and RPCO Toured and recorded with Swedish Chamber Orchestra Played Ravel Pavane with Ashkenazi and EUYO at the Concertgebouw
Tim Williams Percussion | 1990 Tim Williams Percussion | 1990 General Manager and Artistic Director of Psappha Performed with leading UK orchestras, opera and ballet companies Sabian Artist
Tim Williams Percussion | 1990 General Manager and Artistic Director of Psappha Performed with leading UK orchestras, opera and ballet companies Sabian Artist
Sylvette Sylvette Released two albums Waiting in the Bliss and Stiller than Still Filmed tour documentary Sylvette a Vignette Appearances include headline gig at Band on the Wall Visit personal site
Sylvette Released two albums Waiting in the Bliss and Stiller than Still Filmed tour documentary Sylvette a Vignette Appearances include headline gig at Band on the Wall Visit personal site
Sophie Dicks Mezzo-soprano | 2014 Sophie Dicks Mezzo-soprano | 2014 Performances with Welsh National Opera, Opera Holland Park, and Radius Opera Finalist, Dunraven Welsh Young Singer of the Year Visit personal site
Sophie Dicks Mezzo-soprano | 2014 Performances with Welsh National Opera, Opera Holland Park, and Radius Opera Finalist, Dunraven Welsh Young Singer of the Year Visit personal site
Paul Phoenix Tenor | 1991 Paul Phoenix Tenor | 1991 Grammy Award winner as a member of the King’s Singers Founder of vocal coaching consultancy Purple Vocals Founder and Executive Director of the Paul Phoenix Academy in Hong Kong Toured all over the world, and performed in prestigious concert halls including Carnegie Hall and Sydney Opera House
Paul Phoenix Tenor | 1991 Grammy Award winner as a member of the King’s Singers Founder of vocal coaching consultancy Purple Vocals Founder and Executive Director of the Paul Phoenix Academy in Hong Kong Toured all over the world, and performed in prestigious concert halls including Carnegie Hall and Sydney Opera House
Stephanie Maitland Mezzo-soprano | 2019 Stephanie Maitland Mezzo-soprano | 2019 Young Artist, Wiener Staatsoper 2020/22, made debut in Elektra Cover roles with Garsington Opera Festival and Buxton International Opera Festival Winner, Singer’s Preparation Award at Audition Coracle’s By Voice Alone Competition Winner of Audience Prize, Clonter Opera Prize Signed to Mark Kendall Artist Management while at RNCM
Stephanie Maitland Mezzo-soprano | 2019 Young Artist, Wiener Staatsoper 2020/22, made debut in Elektra Cover roles with Garsington Opera Festival and Buxton International Opera Festival Winner, Singer’s Preparation Award at Audition Coracle’s By Voice Alone Competition Winner of Audience Prize, Clonter Opera Prize Signed to Mark Kendall Artist Management while at RNCM
Eira Lynn Jones Harp | 1985 Eira Lynn Jones Harp | 1985 Performer, teacher, recording artist, workshop leader Co-founder of The Juniper Project Principal Harp, Northern Ballet Theatre Performed at Carnegie Hall, Aspen Music Festival, Banff Centre, and Empire State Building Head of Harp, RNCM Visit personal site
Eira Lynn Jones Harp | 1985 Performer, teacher, recording artist, workshop leader Co-founder of The Juniper Project Principal Harp, Northern Ballet Theatre Performed at Carnegie Hall, Aspen Music Festival, Banff Centre, and Empire State Building Head of Harp, RNCM Visit personal site
James Girling Guitar (Classical) | 2018 James Girling Guitar (Classical) | 2018 Performer, composer, arranger, recording artist, and educator Co-founder of acclaimed 11-piece Agbeko Member of Meraki Duo, Artephis, The Easy Rollers, The Untold Orchestra, and Lieko Quintet Performed with BBC Philharmonic, Ensemble 10/10, and Halle Orchestra Visit personal site
James Girling Guitar (Classical) | 2018 Performer, composer, arranger, recording artist, and educator Co-founder of acclaimed 11-piece Agbeko Member of Meraki Duo, Artephis, The Easy Rollers, The Untold Orchestra, and Lieko Quintet Performed with BBC Philharmonic, Ensemble 10/10, and Halle Orchestra Visit personal site
Emma Alter Viola | 1997 Emma Alter Viola | 1997 Performs, tours and records with leading early music ensembles Accredited Feldenkrais practitioner Freelance chamber and orchestral musician Founder of Alterbows, making and restoring period and modern bows Visit personal site
Emma Alter Viola | 1997 Performs, tours and records with leading early music ensembles Accredited Feldenkrais practitioner Freelance chamber and orchestral musician Founder of Alterbows, making and restoring period and modern bows Visit personal site
Catherine Rimer Cello | 1988 Catherine Rimer Cello | 1988 Musician, recording artist, and teacher Performed with leading ensembles on period and modern instruments Appearances in major international venues across Europe, USA, Mexico and Australia Member of Sir John Eliot Gardner’s English Baroque soloists and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Visit personal site
Catherine Rimer Cello | 1988 Musician, recording artist, and teacher Performed with leading ensembles on period and modern instruments Appearances in major international venues across Europe, USA, Mexico and Australia Member of Sir John Eliot Gardner’s English Baroque soloists and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Visit personal site
Tom Redmond Horn (French) | 2000 Tom Redmond Horn (French) | 2000 Joint Principal, Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester Broadcaster, musician and animateur Performed internationally with orchestras including Halle, CBSO, LSO, and Hong Kong Philharmonic Curator and host of My Great Orchestral Adventure at the Royal Albert Hall
Tom Redmond Horn (French) | 2000 Joint Principal, Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester Broadcaster, musician and animateur Performed internationally with orchestras including Halle, CBSO, LSO, and Hong Kong Philharmonic Curator and host of My Great Orchestral Adventure at the Royal Albert Hall
Thomas Guthrie Baritone | 1997 Thomas Guthrie Baritone | 1997 Award-winning director Directed productions in Milan, Paris, Rome, Barcelona, London, Beijing Former Young Artist Director, Royal Opera House Performs with Barokksolistene’s Alehouse Boys Founder and Artistic Director, Music and Theatre For All Visit personal site
Thomas Guthrie Baritone | 1997 Award-winning director Directed productions in Milan, Paris, Rome, Barcelona, London, Beijing Former Young Artist Director, Royal Opera House Performs with Barokksolistene’s Alehouse Boys Founder and Artistic Director, Music and Theatre For All Visit personal site
Manchester Collective Manchester Collective Collaborated and toured with electronic artist Vessel, cellist Abel Selaocoe and Chesaba Commissioned works by artists Edmund Finnis, Hannah Peel, Freya Waley-Cohen, Laurence Osborn Produced 10 Isolation Broadcasts through COVID lockdown Record exclusively for Icelandic label Bedroom Community Visit personal site
Manchester Collective Collaborated and toured with electronic artist Vessel, cellist Abel Selaocoe and Chesaba Commissioned works by artists Edmund Finnis, Hannah Peel, Freya Waley-Cohen, Laurence Osborn Produced 10 Isolation Broadcasts through COVID lockdown Record exclusively for Icelandic label Bedroom Community Visit personal site
Yu Jixing Tenor | 1993 Yu Jixing Tenor | 1993 Principal roles with Opera Australia, Canterbury Opera, Victorian State Opera, and Singapore Lyric Opera Made USA debut at Pacific Opera Prize winner, Tchaikovsky’s 8th International Music Competition, Moscow Head of Opera Study, Peking University Academy of Opera
Yu Jixing Tenor | 1993 Principal roles with Opera Australia, Canterbury Opera, Victorian State Opera, and Singapore Lyric Opera Made USA debut at Pacific Opera Prize winner, Tchaikovsky’s 8th International Music Competition, Moscow Head of Opera Study, Peking University Academy of Opera
Eduards Grieznis Piano | 2012 Eduards Grieznis Piano | 2012 Released debut album Eduards Grieznis Piano Music Founder of charity project CODE Broadcast on Latvia’s national radio and TV stations Featured artist on soundtrack for a Latvian documentary movie Visit personal site
Eduards Grieznis Piano | 2012 Released debut album Eduards Grieznis Piano Music Founder of charity project CODE Broadcast on Latvia’s national radio and TV stations Featured artist on soundtrack for a Latvian documentary movie Visit personal site
Simmy Singh Violin | 2014 Simmy Singh Violin | 2014 Classical and crossover musician Co-founder of Manchester Collective Performs regularly with Sinfonia Cymru and Manchester Camerata Leader of the Kaleidoscope Orchestra, Immix Ensemble, and Amika Collaborated and performed internationally with musicians, producers and ensembles Visit personal site
Simmy Singh Violin | 2014 Classical and crossover musician Co-founder of Manchester Collective Performs regularly with Sinfonia Cymru and Manchester Camerata Leader of the Kaleidoscope Orchestra, Immix Ensemble, and Amika Collaborated and performed internationally with musicians, producers and ensembles Visit personal site
Janet Fulton Percussion | 1982 Janet Fulton Percussion | 1982 Principal Percussionist, Manchester Camerata Community First Responder, Yorkshire Ambulance Service RPS/ABO Salomon Prize Winner 2019 Workshop leader, animateur, and conductor
Janet Fulton Percussion | 1982 Principal Percussionist, Manchester Camerata Community First Responder, Yorkshire Ambulance Service RPS/ABO Salomon Prize Winner 2019 Workshop leader, animateur, and conductor
Jon Christos Tenor | 2001 Jon Christos Tenor | 2001 Singer, songwriter, recording artist, and producer Professor of Vocal Studies, Trinity Laban Conservatoire Radio and TV presenter Co-owner and performer with Il Destino
Jon Christos Tenor | 2001 Singer, songwriter, recording artist, and producer Professor of Vocal Studies, Trinity Laban Conservatoire Radio and TV presenter Co-owner and performer with Il Destino
Gillian Ramm Soprano | 2005 Gillian Ramm Soprano | 2005 Performed with Glyndebourne, English Touring Opera, ENO, and Teatro di San Carlo, Napoli Solo recitals at London Handel Festival and Royal Over-Seas League Concert appearances at BBC Proms and Teatro Comunale di Bologna Featured on ABC Classic FM Radio (Australia), and BBC Radio 3’s In Tune Visit personal site
Gillian Ramm Soprano | 2005 Performed with Glyndebourne, English Touring Opera, ENO, and Teatro di San Carlo, Napoli Solo recitals at London Handel Festival and Royal Over-Seas League Concert appearances at BBC Proms and Teatro Comunale di Bologna Featured on ABC Classic FM Radio (Australia), and BBC Radio 3’s In Tune Visit personal site
Felicity Buckland Mezzo-soprano | 2010 Felicity Buckland Mezzo-soprano | 2010 Performed with English National Opera, Opera North and Opera Holland Park Appeared on Eric Whitacre’s Grammy Award-winning choral disc Light & Gold Created the role of Una in Merry Opera’s Kiss Me, Figaro! Regularly delivers and participates in music education and outreach projects Visit personal site
Felicity Buckland Mezzo-soprano | 2010 Performed with English National Opera, Opera North and Opera Holland Park Appeared on Eric Whitacre’s Grammy Award-winning choral disc Light & Gold Created the role of Una in Merry Opera’s Kiss Me, Figaro! Regularly delivers and participates in music education and outreach projects Visit personal site
