Clarinet Faculty

David Campbell – David is recognised internationally as a concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician and he performs with leading orchestras and ensembles in major festivals in many parts of the world.

David’s extensive repertoire includes new works, many of which have been written for him, but he is equally renowned for his interpretation of the standard masterpieces. His discography of over 20 recordings ranges from Mozart to Maxwell Davies and Messiaen, and he has made countless radio and television  broadcasts, both here and abroad. He devised and presented  a series of chamber music masterclasses on BBC Radio 3 called, ‘the Finishing Touch’ and has appeared on Radio 4’s ‘Today’,  ‘Science Now’  programmes.

David Campbell particularly enjoys chamber music and has played with many leading ensembles  and has also been a guest soloist with many eminent foreign quartets including: the Fine Arts (USA), Danubius (Hungary) Copenhagen Quartet (Denmark) Szymanowski (Poland), as well as leading British string quartets such as : the Alberni, Allegri, Arditti , Bingham, Bridge, Coull, Delme, Emperor, Endellion, English, Hanson, Medici, Sacconi , Solaris, Sorrel, Tippett and Vanbrugh and Maggini, with whom  he recorded the Bliss Clarinet Quintet which was released  on the Naxos label in November 2004.

David is passionate about music education and is highly regarded internationally as a teacher.  He has given masterclasses and courses in Brazil, Peru, Mexico, the USA, Australia, Zimbabwe, France, Germany, Poland, Cyprus, Greece, Corfu, Malta, Belgium, Holland, Denmark Sweden, Switzerland, Italy and in all parts of Britain.  He coaches and often conducts the National Youth Wind Orchestra as well as his own group ‘the Soundwood Ensemble’, whose  CD of music by Roxanna Panufnik, Martin Butler and Rory Boyle was released on Sanctuary Classics.

David is a consultant to Buffet Clarinets.

Lynsey Marsh - Lynsey was appointed Principal Clarinet with the Hallé in 2001. Before moving to Manchester, she was a member of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and the orchestra of English National Opera. Lynsey studied at Chetham’s School of Music with Barry Gregson and Graham Turner, both former members of the Hallé, and went on the read music at Cambridge University. Whilst at Cambridge, she was awarded the Gold Medal in the Shell/London Symphony Orchestra Scholarship, and was a member of the European Union Youth Orchestra. As a postgraduate at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, she studied with Joy Farrall and Thea King.

Lynsey plays guest principal with many British orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

As a soloist and chamber musician she has given recitals for BBC Radio 3, and appeared at festivals throughout Britain, including Aldeburgh and Cheltenham. Lynsey has performed at the Wigmore Hall and the Purcell Room with the Marais Ensemble, and as concerto soloist with the Hallé. Abroad, she has performed with the Wind Soloists of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, including concerts at the Tanglewood International Festival and the Mostly Mozart Festival in New York. Lynsey also teaches at the Royal Northern College of Music.

Juliet Davis - Juliet Davis studied clarinet at the Royal Northern College of Music with Nicholas Cox, Linda Merrick and Colin Pownall (bass clarinet).  She was awarded a Major Entrance Award from the RNCM to continue her studies and graduated with a Master of Music in 2006. 

Juliet appeared as the clarinet, tenor saxophone and flute player for the Thursford Christmas Spectacular 2006, and recorded with the BBC for the Songs of Praise Christmas Special.  In January 2006, Juliet was selected to participate in an education project with the Hallé and the RNCM, which included rehearsing Shostakovich's Symphony No.3 with the orchestra.  She was also the clarinet and bass clarinet player for performances of Britten's Turn of the Screw for the Aberdeen International Youth Festival Opera Garden in 2006. 

Juliet also performs with various other ensembles including the British Clarinet Ensemble and St Clements Wind Ensemble.

Saxophone Faculty

Andy Scott - Andy Scott is an extremely versatile saxophonist, performing contemporary music, jazz, funk and salsa, and free improvisations with a reputation for creating new projects. His performing centres around the Apollo Saxophone Quartet, Dave Hassell-Andy Scott Duo, SaxAssault, and Solo Tenor Saxophone projects.

Creating new music for percussion and saxophone, the Dave Hassell-Andy Scott Duo has recently returned from a performance in New York City as part of the 33rd International Association of Jazz Educators (one of only three UK ensembles to be invited to perform). The Duo’s Cd ‘SandDancer’ is available on the Quartz label,‘as comfortable and fearless as a Duo can get!’ Modern Drummer remarked. In 2006/2007 the Duo tour South Africa, Mexico and the UK with a new project, ‘Summer with Monica’. Dave and Andy improvise around the words of the classic Roger McGough poem whilst specially commissioned Warhol-style images are the projected backdrop. ‘Summer with Monica’ will be released on DVD in 2007.

‘SaxAssault’ is Andy’s large ensemble. Formed in 1994 the group comprises nine saxophones (from sopranino through to bass) with rhythm section. Andy’s compositions for SaxAssault are carefully crafted to feature every member of the ensemble, whether an improviser or more classically-trained musician. ‘SaxAssault’ has been featured on BBC Radio 3 ‘Jazz Notes’ performing new compositions by Andy commissioned as a result of him being a recipient of the Peter Whittingham Award. Plans for 2006/2007 include a UK Tour, new recording (with special guest Bob Mintzer), and a performance by invitation at the World Saxophone Congress in Slovenia.

Since its formation in 1985 Andy has held the tenor saxophone chair in the internationally renowned Apollo Saxophone Quartet. The ASQ is dedicated to commissioning, performing and recording new music for saxophones, with over one hundred works to date from composers including Michael Torke, Django Bates, Dominic Muldowney, Michael Nyman, Will Gregory, Joby Talbot … Recordings have been released with Decca/Argo, Black Box, BMG, and most recently Quartz. The ASQ has tours regularly throughout Europe and Japan, and regularly broadcasts on BBC Radio 3.

In 2003 Andy formed the ‘World Tenor Saxophone Consortium’, who commissioned British composer Graham Fitkin to write a new work for tenor saxophone and CD. ‘Passing’ was given simultaneous world premieres in April 2005 in Manchester, London, Dublin, New York, Tokyo, Jakarta, Milan, Moscow, Cardiff and Berlin. Plans are underway for the second WTSC commission, to be premiered in Autumn 2007.

Meanwhile Andy has premiered new works for tenor saxophone, many written for him, including ‘Lampoons’ by Christopher Bochman, ‘Dawn Song’ by Pete Meechan, ‘Lullaby’ by Paul Mitchell-Davidson, and ‘Volhardirj’ by Matt Wright. Along with world premiere recordings of Fitkins ‘Passing’ and Sir Richard Rodney Bennetts ‘Concerto for Stan Getz’ (tenor saxophone and piano version, performed and edited by Peter Lawson and Andy Scott in conjunction with Richard Rodney Bennett) this collection of works for tenor saxophone have been recorded by Andy for release on a CD entitled ‘My Mountain Top’ in 2006. ‘My Mountain top’ tours with ‘Summer with Monica’ in a multimedia double bill programme.

Andy is Tutor of Saxophone at the Royal Northern College of Music, Artistic Director of the Harrogate Saxophone Summer School and co-Artistic Director of the annual Royal Northern College of Music Saxophone Day. Andy is Selmer Paris Performing Artist.

Rob Buckland - Rob has performed as concerto and recital soloist throughout the UK, Switzerland and Japan. He works regularly with the Michael Nyman Band and London Saxophonic and is a founder member of the Apollo Saxophone Quartet. Rob is tutor of Saxophone at the RNCM.

Simon Lane studied piano at the Royal Northern College of Music with Mark Ray and Dina Parakhina and was awarded the RNCM Professional Performance Diploma, their highest performance award. It was during his time at the RNCM that Simon developed his passion for chamber music and accompaniment, winning both the Norman George and Helen Porthouse Prizes for Violin and Piano as well as the Accompanists’ Awards in the Song Cycle and Alexander Young Singing Prizes; more recently, Simon was the winner of the Accompanists’ Award in the Elena Gerhardt Lieder Prize at the Royal Academy.  Simon has also been awarded the Sir Henry Richardson Scholarship for Accompaniment by the MBF. From September 2006 he has studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, specialising in accompaniment, where his course is funded by the Sir Elton John Scholarship.  He is currently studying with Julius Drake and Michael Dussek. 

Pastoral Team

During the course the students are supervised by staffs that are on hand 24 hours a day to help with any issues that may arise. They are escorted to and from the accommodation and school. During the day the students will engage in each session, registering both at the start of the day and again at the start of the afternoon sessions. At no point are students allowed to leave the school premises. When the students return to the accommodation at the end of the day they sign in so that staff know exactly who is in the accommodation block at all times. Each of the pastoral staff are currently working in education and therefore are all police checked.

Pastoral Staff headed by:-

Sally Stow - Currently in her 9th year of teaching and is a Head of Music in a secondary school in Leeds.

Martin Little - A peripatetic Woodwind teacher with Kirklees Music School.

Alex Holmes - A peripatetic Woodwind teacher in Wakefield.