Pianist and composer of neoclassical, ambient and experimental music.

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Richard P John is pianist, composer and conductor.

Born in Neath, South Wales in 1981, Richard began playing the piano in 1993. From 1996-2000 he studied with Miss Mary Rees (formerly Head of Piano at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama), furthering his studies in 2000 at the Royal College of Music, London, studying piano with Yonty Solomon and composition with Edwin Roxburgh and Kenneth Hesketh. He graduated from the RCM in July 2004.

Richard has performed extensively at a range of venues including Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Chipping Campden Music Festival, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, Cheltenham Town Hall, and at Buckingham Palace.

He has made many television appearances and has worked with a wide variety of performers, including Max Bygraves, Isla St. Clair, Sir Willard White, Geri Halliwell, Connie Fisher, John Owen Jones and Rhydian Roberts.

Richard's compositional output consists of solo, vocal, ensemble and choral music, as well as the soundtrack to several independent films. His latest soundtrack is 'M', a short, American horror film directed by Josh Banks.  

His music is published at SheetMusicPlus.com, Canasg (UK) and Lassus Publications (USA).

A Whisperings Artist, his debut solo piano album of his own music entitled Passing Thoughts was released in March 2010 followed by November in November 2010, Echoes in November 2011 and Seasons in Flight in April 2013. His fifth album The Last Days of Summer was released in September 2015 and was nominated for Classical Album of the Year at SoloPiano.com. His sixth album tristesse, was released in December 2017, followed by Flow in March 2019. His music has been featured on BBC Radio Wales. He has also recorded two albums of the music of Erik Satie.

His first ambient album Borders was released in April 2021.

Richard has written articles for ThoughtCatalog.com and HustleAndGrind.co. His book You Can Create! 24 Ways To Unlock Your Creative Potential was published in August 2016.

He is currently piano tutor at The Music Academy, Neath College, and is arranger for the newly reformed Black Mountain Chorus of Wales.

Formerly known as Bad Ass Brass, The Big Shake-Up is fast becoming recognised as one of the most innovative and exciting ensembles on the UK Jazz scene. The band takes its influences from the four corners of the globe resulting in a unique fusion of styles that creates a musical experience like no other. The Big Shake-Up comprises some of the hottest musicians working in London today and each member brings their own style to the band but with a collective focus on creating incredible original music performed to the highest standard.

Producer and audio tinkerer in residence at Silva Screen Records UK. Currently bearded. Master of cheese.

Makes music, plays blowy things 🎷🎷🎷 - Bergen, Norway 🇳🇴

Formed in 2011 by Cork Trombonist/Composer Paul Dunlea as a creative outlet for his own composititions - The Paul Dunlea Group - utilizes some of Ireland’s finest improvising musicians to produce melodic and groove driven music fusing influences of Jazz harmony, pop, funk and R&B.

New Album "bi-polAr" available now here

http://thepauldunleagroup.bandcamp.com

credits

released 26 September 2012 

Paul Dunlea -Trombone (Leader) 
Danny Healy - Trumpet/Flugelhorn 
Nick Roth - Alto/Soprano Saxes 
Phillip Collins - Rhodes/Piano 
Davie Ryan - Drums 
Eoin Walsh - Bass 
**Michael Buckley - (Alto Flute solo on Track 6) 

All music composed and arranged by Paul Dunlea. 

Recorded at Michael Buckley's House of Horns Studio, Dublin. 

Mixed by Christian Best at Monique Studios, Cork 

Mastered by Ruairi O' Flaherty at Whisper and Shout Studios, L.A. 

Produced by Paul Dunlea. 

Artwork by Barbara Griffin. 

www.pauldunleamusic.com

Follow me on Twitter @pauldunlea

London-based Composer / Producer / Multi-instrumentalist

If you would like to work with Jon, or just say hello, then please get in touch on: jonspanyol@gmail.com

Peter Cigleris has enjoyed a wide and varied career. He was already playing professionally at the age of fourteen! 

Peter studied at the Birmingham Conservatoire from 1997 where his professors were Michael Harris and Colin Parr. Whilst at the Conservatoire, Peter won the prestigious John Ireland Chamber music award with a performance of that composer’s Fantasy Sonata. He was also awarded a place on the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Training Scheme. At the Conservatoire Peter performed numerous concertos with the college’s ensembles, he also developed an interest in early clarinets, which led to a performance with the Conservatoire’s Baroque Capelle Orchestra with the Chalumeau Concerto by Fasch. Peter also premiered Guy Woolfenden’s arrangement of Malcolm Arnold’s Pre-Goodman Rag for wind ensemble; he later performed the complete Arnold Concerto with the Warwickshire Symphony under Guy Woolfenden as part of the composer’s eightieth birthday celebrations. 

Peter went on to graduate from the Royal College of Music in 2002 with a PGDip. There his professors were Janet Hilton, Richard Hosford, Robert Hill and Tim Lines. During the summer of that year, Peter was awarded the Prix de Fossat and was invited to France to perform for Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark at a private reception. 

As soloist he has performed in many venues across the UK and Europe and premiered several new works for the instrument as well as giving performances of concertos by Mozart, Weber, Finzi and Arnold to name a few.

Peter has been involved with several major projects, most notably with the BBC as a member of the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique in the BBC docu-drama 'Eroica’. Peter was also awarded a place on the prestigious Jerwood Foundation Scholarship for Young Players in association with the Orchestra in the Age of Enlightenment. As an orchestral player he has worked with several well-known English orchestras including the CBSO, WNO and Orchestra of the Swan.

As a chamber musician Peter works with the pianist Jennie-Helen Moston. This four-year partnership has seen the duo perform in the Windsor Festival and Wooburn Festival and also various music clubs from Scotland to the South of England.  Peter also played with the dynamic Canteloube Trio for many years; they were hand-picked for the Concert Promoters Network for the 2009/10 season. Peter left to concentrate on solo projects and the making of his debut CD.

Recent engagements have included giving a recital and master class at the University of New Hampshire USA as well as working with local high school clarinetists and the Seacoast Wind Ensemble, performances in Russia and India

Peter plays a pair of Peter Eaton Elite clarinets made for him in November 2001. 


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