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Elspeth Luke
studied at Napier
University where she learned violin and viola with Philip Burrin,
and also with Nikolai Fadajev when she took part in an exchange
to Tampere Konservatorio, Finland. She graduated in 2003 and
was awarded the class medal for her outstanding effort to her
studies. She went on to gain a Post-Graduate diploma from the
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2005. Whilst at
the Academy she studied violin with Tony Moffat and Peter
Lissauer and was principal 2nd for the Academy’s
Symphony and Opera Orchestras. She also took part in
masterclasses with Ruth Waterman, Suzanne Stanzeleit and Rosie
Warren-Green.
Elspeth has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in
venues such as The Queens hall, Falkirk Town Hall, and the
Edinburgh Society of Musicians. She has performed at Paxton
House as part of their Summer Music Festival and also in the
Cantilena festival held annually on Islay. Elspeth particularly
enjoys orchestral playing and has performed around the UK as
well as Estonia, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain and the Czech
Republic. In 2003 she performed in the BBC Proms with the
National Youth Orchestra of Scotland. Since graduating from the RSAMD she has enjoyed a
combination of teaching and playing. She now plays with a
variety of freelance ensembles including The Orchestra of
Scottish Opera and also teaches in schools and for RSAMD
Youthworks.
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Emily Carr
was first educated at the City of Edinburgh Music School
studying the violin with Susan Emslie and the piano with Gillian
Gray. In 2002 she went on to study the violin with Raymond
Sidebottom at Leeds College of Music (LCM) graduating with a
BA(Hons)Music Studies in 2005. While in Leeds she led the LCM
symphony and chamber orchestras and was an active performer with
a variety of classical and folk ensembles. In Leeds she received
various awards including the Marjorie Ziff concerto prize in
2003 and 2005 and the Rotary scholarship in 2004.
In 2005 Emily began the
Postgraduate Diploma (Performance) course at the Royal Scottish
Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD), graduating in July 2006. In
September 2006 Emily will continue her studies with Peter
Lissauer at the RSAMD on the MMus. course. Emily is an active
orchestral performer in the RSAMD and has led the RSAMD Opera
School Orchestra. Also, Emily has participated in masterclasses
with Maya Homburger
and Ilya Gringolts and taken
part in the Scottish Opera Apprenticeship scheme.
Outside college
Emily enjoys teaching both privately and in various music
centres and playing in an assortment of ensembles around
Scotland.
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Morag
Currie has combined classical
violin with traditional fiddle playing before switching to the
viola in the early nineties. She studied at Napier University
in Edinburgh , firstly as a violinist with Edna Arthur and then
on viola with Michael Beeston. Morag was leader of the Napier
Symphony Orchestra and principal viola of all the Napier Ensembles.
In 2000, Morag began two years of postgraduate study at the
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama with Pat field. During
her time at RSAMD, Morag was both principal and co-principal
viola in all the Academy's orchestras.
Since graduation, Morag has combined a freelance playing career
with teaching positions at Renfrewshire Instrumental Music Service
and Strathclyde University, as well as an extensive private
teaching practice.
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Rebecca Green began cello and
classical guitar lessons at the age of ten in the Lake District,
where she grew up, and won numerous awards for her playing as
well as performing concertos with local orchestras. She began
her undergraduate studies on cello at the University of
Huddersfield where she obtained a BA Honours Degree in Music and
Spanish. Rebecca then went on to study for a Masters Degree at
the University of York. During this time she travelled around
the UK taking part in masterclasses with artists such as
Alexander Baillie and Melissa Phelps, and performing in music
festivals such as the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
In 2003 Rebecca moved to Glasgow where she studied for a
Postgraduate Diploma in Solo Performance under Robert Irvine at
the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
Rebecca now works as a freelance cellist performing both as a
soloist and in a number of chamber ensembles as well as
travelling around the UK as a session musician. In this field
she has also written string parts and recorded a number of
albums with recording artists. She also works for Angus,
Glasgow and East Renfrewshire Councils as lower strings
instructor as well as working for The National Youth Choir of
Scotland which incorporates the Youth Music Initiative in
Scotland.
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