Lady Mitchell Hall Cambridge University ICE July 2023
Presenting a foot-tapping and sparkling programme played with a unique virtuoso twist. 

• Marianne Olyver – Electric Violin
• Steve Linton – Guitar/Vocal
• John Human – Piano/Keyboard
• Jeffery Wilson – Saxophone
• Tristan Stocks - Tenor
• Jonathan Woolston – Bass

• Marianne Olyver is one of the leading Violinists of her generation. Her ensembles always perform with a virtuoso dash and sparkle and have performed to critical acclaim. Marianne’s guest appearance on Woman’s Hour, where she performed live, was voted BBC Radio 4’s Pick of the Week. Recitals include at St John’s Smith Square, the British Embassy, Budapest and The Roman Forum, Thessaloniki, Greece.   
” Thrilling solos and flamboyance... a thoroughly toe tapping affair”. The Daily Telegraph 
• Steve Linton is a Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter and has toured throughout the UK, as well as USA, Europe, and the Far East. Steve has been signed to EMI music publishing as an in-house songwriter, and he has worked on a variety of sessions for TV, Radio, and has contributed to albums for many major international recording artists including members of David Bowie’s Band.
• John Human is a Concert Pianist with a passion for exploring the extraordinarily diverse capabilities of the instrument. He performs the standard classical repertoire, as well as jazz, rock, and other improvised genres. He an Examiner for Trinity College, London, and has performed at The South Bank, National Theatre, Kings Place, and the Royal Albert Hall.
• Jeffery Wilson, Saxophone, studied at the Royal College of Music, Cambridge, and Paris with among others, Gordon Jacob and Olivier Messiaen, and is also well known as a composer.  His performances and recordings range from pop and jazz to classical and contemporary. Jeffery is a Professor of Composition at the Junior Guildhall School of Music, and Professor of Saxophone at the Royal Military School of Music. He was also Principal Examiner (Jazz) for Guildhall Exams. For many years he was a supervisor on the music faculty at Cambridge University and a visiting lecturer at Utrecht Conservatorium in Holland.
• Tristan Stocks, Tenor, trained at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, was a Britten-Pears Young Artist at Aldeburgh and was awarded the Grange Park Opera Scholarship. In recital, he has appeared at The Wigmore Hall, St John’s Smith Square, and Kings Place. Upcoming performances include Orpheus, in Orpheus in the Underworld, Tamino in The Magic Flute and the principal tenor roles in a continuing tour of H.M.S. Pinafore, The Mikado and The Pirates of Penzance.
• Jonathan Woolston, Bass, is primarily known as a renowned Cambridge based violin maker. He has worked in the restoration workshop in the Royal Academy of Music, London, and in many of the most esteemed violin houses in the world, including that of Jacques Francais Rare Violins Inc with Rene Morel, New York, and George Heinl and Company in Toronto, Canada.

Ave Maria (Live @ Lady Mitchell Hall 2023)

Country Boy - LIVE 2023

Nessun Dorma - LIVE 2023

Both Sides Now (Live @ Lady Mitchell Hall 2023)

Here There And Everywhere - LIVE 2023

I Got Rhythm - LIVE 2023

Si Bheag Si Mhor (Live @ Lady Mitchell Hall 2023)

Shape Of My Heart - LIVE 2023)

Minor Swing - LIVE 2023

Marianne Olyver (violin) and her Orchestra.
 'Stunning.. the thrill of the week'...  The Independent
” Thrilling flamboyance... a thoroughly toe tapping affair”. ..The Daily Telegraph 
Recorded by Tony Faulkner, Henry Wood Hall 
With vintage 1963 Neumann M50 valve microphones.

Serenade

Zigeunerweisen by Sarasate

• Marianne Olyver – Electric Violin
• Steve Linton – Guitar/Vocal
• John Human – Piano/Keyboard
• Jeffery Wilson – Saxophone
• Tristan Stocks - Tenor
• Jonathan Woolston – Bass

• Marianne Olyver is one of the leading Violinists of her generation. Her ensembles always perform with a virtuoso dash and sparkle and have performed to critical acclaim. Marianne’s guest appearance on Woman’s Hour, where she performed live, was voted BBC Radio 4’s Pick of the Week. Recitals include at St John’s Smith Square, the British Embassy, Budapest and The Roman Forum, Thessaloniki, Greece.   
” Thrilling solos and flamboyance... a thoroughly toe tapping affair”. The Daily Telegraph 
• Steve Linton is a Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter and has toured throughout the UK, as well as USA, Europe, and the Far East. Steve has been signed to EMI music publishing as an in-house songwriter, and he has worked on a variety of sessions for TV, Radio, and has contributed to albums for many major international recording artists including members of David Bowie’s Band.
• John Human is a Concert Pianist with a passion for exploring the extraordinarily diverse capabilities of the instrument. He performs the standard classical repertoire, as well as jazz, rock, and other improvised genres. He an Examiner for Trinity College, London, and has performed at The South Bank, National Theatre, Kings Place, and the Royal Albert Hall.
• Jeffery Wilson, Saxophone, studied at the Royal College of Music, Cambridge, and Paris with among others, Gordon Jacob and Olivier Messiaen, and is also well known as a composer.  His performances and recordings range from pop and jazz to classical and contemporary. Jeffery is a Professor of Composition at the Junior Guildhall School of Music, and Professor of Saxophone at the Royal Military School of Music. He was also Principal Examiner (Jazz) for Guildhall Exams. For many years he was a supervisor on the music faculty at Cambridge University and a visiting lecturer at Utrecht Conservatorium in Holland.
• Tristan Stocks, Tenor, trained at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, was a Britten-Pears Young Artist at Aldeburgh and was awarded the Grange Park Opera Scholarship. In recital, he has appeared at The Wigmore Hall, St John’s Smith Square, and Kings Place. Upcoming performances include Orpheus, in Orpheus in the Underworld, Tamino in The Magic Flute and the principal tenor roles in a continuing tour of H.M.S. Pinafore, The Mikado and The Pirates of Penzance.
• Jonathan Woolston, Bass, is primarily known as a renowned Cambridge based violin maker. He has worked in the restoration workshop in the Royal Academy of Music, London, and in many of the most esteemed violin houses in the world, including that of Jacques Francais Rare Violins Inc with Rene Morel, New York, and George Heinl and Company in Toronto, Canada.

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