Production Assistance Experience
I have diverse production experience both backstage and front of house. Key clients for named roles have included Barbican Centre, London Symphony Orchestra, Donatella Flick, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and L’Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal via Artsmarketing Services. These are in addition to my considerable experience as a self-producing conductor, guest and assistant conductor, surtitler/subtitler and artist liaison. Referees provided on request
Freelance scorereading/pageturning; UK — 2009 to present
Clients include
ENSEMBLES
- London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Britten Sinfonia, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, BBC Singers
PROMOTERS
- Barbican Centre, Southbank Centre, BBC Proms, BBC Radio 3, Cadogan Hall, LSO St Luke’s, Mainland Music Foundation, Bold Tendencies, Signum Records, Stagecast
PIANISTS
- Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Tamara Stefanovich, Igor Levit, Nicolas Hodges, Mitsuko Uchida, Antonio Pappano, Steven Osborne, Jeremy Denk, Lang Lang, Yuja Wang, Emmanuel Ax, Denis Matsuev, Denis Khozukhin, Stephen Hough, Simon Trpčeski, Leif Ove Andsnes, Piotr Anderszewski, Malcolm Martineau, Olli Mustonen, Marc-André Hamelin, James Baillieu, Victor Sangiorgio, Piers Lane, Peter Donohoe, Huw Watkins, Polina Osetinskaya, Pavel Kolesnikov, Samson Tsoy, Isata Kanneh-Mason, Alessio Bax
Freelance graphics operation/captioning; UK — 2020 to present
Clients include
- Barbican Centre, SFL Group/D&B Solutions, White Light
Scorereader & graphics operation, Barbican Centre: Colin Stetson & London Contemporary Orchestra [Hereditary]; London, UK — 2024
- Creating a slideshow of film stills in liaison with composer’s manager & venue staff (Keynote)
- Devising a musical script for animating projections
- Showcalling as scorereader to LX technician and Stage Management
- Running slideshow live in concert
Scorereader & Showcaller, Livestream: D’Oyly Carte Opera Company x Sonosphere x Eyot House [À la Carte: A Miscellany of Gilbert & Sullivan]; Weybridge, UK — 2023
- Preparing scores at short notice
- Identifying notable musical events for camera direction
Curatorial Team, Festival Zeiträume Basel; Basel, Switzerland — 2021
Member of thinktank and delivery team for satellite events/content to enhance audience engagement and experience of the WP production of Michael Hersch/Stephanie Fleischmann Poppaea
Conducting Apprentice & Orchestra Manager, Music in the Alps International Music Festival and Master Course; Bad Gastein, Austria — 2018
Selected for 3-week residential conducting masterclass and festival programme
Production Manager, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group Canal Serenade; Birmingham, UK — 2017
Assisted on two spatial performances of commissions by Richard Baker, Ondřej Adámek and Yannis Kyriakides on the Birmingham canal network
Librarian & Rehearsal Conductor, Young Orchestra for London; London, UK — 2015
Preparation and management of orchestral parts for 100 players; liaison with production teams from Barbican and Southbank Centres, publishers, composers, arrangers, agents, tutors and conductors Sir Simon Rattle, Duncan Ward and Ben Gernon
- Short notice jump-in as rehearsal conductor for world premiere of Zero at the Bone: mixed-ability commission by Stephen Montague for large orchestra of students aged 11-17
Assistant to Artistic Director, Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra; London, UK — 2012–14
Personal assistant to conductor James Blair: consultation, grantwriting, auditioning, audiotyping, orchestral management, artist liaisons, secretarial support
Production Manager, Donatella Flick Conducting Competition; London, UK — 2010
Management of a major international competition and gala dinner for 150 VIP patrons including British and European royalty; liaison with London Symphony Orchestra, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Barbican Centre, 20 international candidates, Selection Committee, international jury, Donatella Flick
Administrative Support, London Symphony Orchestra; London, UK — 2009–16
Switchboard, inbox and general office management for a major international orchestra interfacing with CEO and all departments
- Additional project support through direct hires by Development (fundraising data collection and analysis), Marketing (mailouts) and Orchestral library (part preparation)
Committee Member, Tait Memorial Trust; London, UK — 2008-14
Fundraising events, progress meetings and consultation to benefit London-based musical charity
Customer Experience, Barbican Centre; London, UK — 2007-14
Backstage & corporate event assistance, sales, ushering, patron information & guidance
Telesales & Fundraising, Artsmarketing Services; Montreal, Canada — 2006-07
Subscription campaign targeting existing, past and projected L’Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal patrons; selling customised season packages and soliciting community donations in the wake of the 5-month OSM musicians’ strike of 2005
