Chethams School News Today

A SOPRANO has “put Jersey on the map” in China with her rendition of a classical crossover song which was streamed to millions of viewers in […]

A talented pianist will kick off the latest series of weekend concerts at Burnley’s St Peter’s Church.

On January 27, 1974 in Glasgow’s City Halls, the SCO played its first ever concert. On that occasion James Loughran conducted Mozart’s Symphony…

A TEENAGER from Ilminster who represented Taunton Rotary Club was runner-up in a national singing competition.

Lewis Kingsley Peart studied at Chethams School of Music and Londons Trinity Laban Conservatoire. Now based in London...

Halifax Minster is hosting evening of organ music with a difference celebrating the life of one of the town’s most famous daughters.

RACHAEL Clegg lives in Stretford with her husband, Roberto, who plays guitar and double bass, and their sons, Josef, 19, and Ruben, eight. She has played the oboe professionally for 30 years, and for the last 20 years she has performed as principal oboe with Manchester Camerata. Rachael, who studied at the Royal Northern College of Music, has taught her instrument at Chethams School of music for over 30 years. She joined in a live recording of four orchestral pieces held at the Stoller ...

“You have to be very versatile in Australia as a musician. You can’t afford to put all your eggs in the soloist basket because you’ll starve if you do, or at the least get bored. That forces you into something that turns out to be really quite a virtue and that is having to play together with other people in ensembles. And that has tremendous benefits.” Australian guitarist Timothy Kain celebrated his 70th birthday on 25th January this year and has so much to celebrate. He’s had a ter...

Sarah Townsend Two Manchester-based property professionals, Russell Bolton and David Litherland, have launched Russell Bolton Consulting after leaving Rider Levett Bucknall. The new practice based on King Street in Manchester will provide project management, cost consultancy, property and construction advisory services to clients across multiple sectors. Bolton, a chartered surveyor, was an equity partner at surveying firm RLB for five years and managing partner at the firm’s Manchester and L...