If an accompanist is required you will need to make a private arrangement as regards rehearsal, fees, and attendance at the Festival. Lichfield Festival of Music does not provide an official accompanist; however, below you will find a list of local accompanists whom you may wish to contact direct.
Please note that these accompanists have agreed to have their names and contact details included here. The Festival does not make recommendations of accompanists, and any arrangement you make is a private one between you and the accompanist in question.
You are, of course, very welcome to make arrangements with another accompanist of your choice.
Gemma Cowieson
Email: Gemmacj2@gmail.com
Gemma Cowieson is a pianist based in West Sussex, originally from Hong Kong, having recently completed her undergraduate studies at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Her musical interests include classical music, pop and videogame music. A new area of interest for Gemma has been ballet piano, in which she is currently training to be a ballet repetiteur at Elmhurst Ballet School.
Heather Duncanson
Email: heather.duncanson@hotmail.co.uk
Heather teaches the piano and violin, and has been teaching and accompanying for over 10 years. She loves to share music with other people. She started learning to play the violin at 7-years-old, and taught herself the piano and flute at home. She went on to study the piano at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, and then completed a Masters degree in Musicology at the University of Edinburgh. She now teaches the piano and the violin, as well as accompanying choirs and students for exams and recitals.
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