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Orchestras and
other ensembles are run weekly by a first-class team of
instrumental teachers, involving the widest possible
repertoire available. Professional performing musicians
visit regularly and make a valuable contribution.
Fees charged are
used for running costs (music, concert venues,
transport, rehearsal premises etc) and a small
honorarium payment for staff to cover expenses incurred.
Staff give their time free of charge for tours and
weekend courses.
Brian
Weir - Conductor of CAVMS Orchestra.
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Sarah Jackson -Percussion
Sarah is currently studying for a BMus (hons) degree
at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She first
started playing drum kit at the age of 11 and first
started to play percussion formally at 14 when
Ted introduced Sarah to the orchestra. Since then
she has played with many ensembles such as, Brass bands,
Wind orchestras, Chamber ensembles, Symphony orchestras,
bands for musicals, percussion ensembles etc.
In her spare time, Sarah likes to listen to as much
music as possible, compose pieces for percussion and
body percussion
Sarah is looking forward to the challenge of making
the transition from member to tutor and also going on
many more exciting tours with the orchestras.
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Marisa Wall -Conductor
of Only Strings Aloud
Marisa is the youngest member of the CAVMS staff,
joining the team in September 2007 after 6 years of
playing in the orchestra. She is currently Studying an
undergraduate degree in Music at Cardiff University, and
afterwards hopes to obtain her PGCE and qualify as a
classroom teacher. She is a member of several different
ensembles and orchestras alongside teaching with CAVMS,
and also has a keen interest in musical theatre. In her
spare time she enjoys reading, sports and socialising,
and is enjoying every moment of teaching in the
orchestra.
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Berwyn Davies -Woodwind / Admin
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Ceri John - Percussion / Admin
Ceri was
bon in Bridgend and grew up in a small
village in the Vale of Glamorgan. She
first became interested in music when
starting to learn the Piano at the age
of 4. Since then Ceri has tried a
variety of instruments, but chose
percussion as her main area of study.
Ceri
attended Ysgol Gyfun Plasmawr in
Cardiff, where she was inspired by her
teacher to continue with percussion at
the Royal Welsh College of Music and
Drama. Ceri graduated in 2009 and is
currently working as a Drum Kit and
Percussion teacher with CAVMS.
In her
spare time Ceri enjoys reading and going
to the cinema. She is a member of the
Cwmaman Institute Brass Band and takes
part in various contests and concerts
throughout the year including a recent
tour to Germany.
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Nick
Jones - Brass
Nick
Jones is a freelance trombonist and
tutor who performs in a wide range of
genres from the symphony orchestra to
the German bier keller. He regularly
appears as a musician on TV productions
for S4C and BBC Wales, as well as being
in demand as a theatre musician and
working across the UK for a number of
function bands.
He
studied at the Royal Northern College of
Music in Manchester with Chris Houlding
and Andy Berryman where he specialised
in performing music by contemporary
composers.
He is
also a radio producer and broadcaster,
presenting his own classical music
programme on the community station GTFM
and is a member of the BBC Radio Wales
travel presentation team.
He lives
in Caerphilly with his wife and daughter
and has been the brass tutor for the
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