Allan Clayton

Allan was recently selected for BBC Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme. In recital, he has appeared at St John’s Smith Square and the Wigmore Hall in recitals with Angelika Kirchschlager and Graham Johnson. In the 2007-2008 season Allan will make his debut for Glyndebourne Festival Opera as 'Albert Herring'.

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Lucy Crowe

Already in demand as a recitalist, Lucy has given recitals at Wigmore Hall, St. Martin in the Fields, and at the Belfast Festival. Future opera engagements include ‘Drusilla’ in The Coronation of Poppea for ENO and ‘Sophie’ in Der Rosenkavalier for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

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Iestyn Davies

Iestyn has appeared at the Wigmore Hall, Barbican and Concertgebouw in concert and operatic roles have included Purcell’s King Arthur and Britten’s Death in Venice for ENO. Future engagements include his debut at New York City Opera in King Arthur.

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Julius Drake

Julius Drake has appeared at all the major Concert Halls of the world with singers such as Ian Bostridge, Thomas Quasthoff, Gerald Finley, Willard White and Simon Keenlyside.

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Martene Grimson

Martene made her Wigmore Hall debut in 2003 and her other recital engagements include St. John's Smith Square for the Rosenblatt Series. Her recent engagements have included Brahms Requiem under Sir David Willcocks at the Royal Albert Hall and concerts with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

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George Humphreys

George Humphreys was born in Oxford, and was educated at Christ Church Cathedral School, Wellington College, and St. John's College, Cambridge, where he read music and was a Choral Scholar. His Operatic work has included the roles of 'Collatinus' in Britten's Rape of Lucretia, 'Balstrode' in Britten's Peter Grimes, 'Masetto' in British Youth Opera's production of Don Giovanni, and 'Papageno' in a production of The Magic Flute in Palestine. He also performed in Graham Vick's production of Britten's Curlew River, the first full-scale opera to be performed at The BBC Proms.

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Rebecca Jones

Rebecca completed her studies at the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg in September 2005 where she was a pupil of Thomas Riebl. While a student there, she was invited to perform the Balcom Concerto for viola and cello with the Universität Mozarteum Orchestra under Dennis Russell Davies. This performance, part of Salzburg’s ‘Mozartwoche’, was broadcast on Austrian national radio. Before going to Salzburg, Rebecca was a student of Wen Zhou Li and Roger Bigley at the RNCM, where she was awarded a distinction for her professional performance diploma. She also won a Concerto Prize, giving her the opportunity to perform the Bartok viola concerto with the RNCM symphony orchestra. In addition, Rebecca has been successful in national and international competitions including second prize in the Texaco Young Musician of Wales, fourth prize in the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition and the Bernard Shore Scholarship for viola. She also received a ‘star award’ from the Countess of Munster Musical Trust and plays with a Finkel bow bought by the Myra Hess Trust. Rebecca is a keen chamber musician and is a member of the Callino String Quartet. The Quartet has performed in five international festivals and has recorded a disc of Ian Wilson quartets for commercial release. Rebecca has also enjoyed collaborating with such acclaimed musicians as Edgar Meyer, double bass, Gilbert Kalish, piano and cellist Richard Lester of the Florestan Trio. Rebecca also plays with the Camerata Salzburg and performed with them as principal viola in the Wiener Konzerthaus.

Simon Lane

Simon Lane is currently in great demand as a chamber musician, performing regularly at major venues and festivals across the UK. Performances have taken him to Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room, St. John's Smith Square, St. George's Bristol and Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. He has also performed in Aberystwyth Musicfest and the King's Lynn, Ryedale, Brighton, Deal and Honiton festivals.

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Karina Lucas

Karina's recent opera roles include 'Third Lady' in Die Zauberflöte with Opera North; 'Sara' in Jonathan Dove's Tobias and the Angel for the Young Vic and Oundle Festival; 'Witch' in Macbeth and covering 'Rosina' in Il Barbiere di Siviglia for Scottish Opera. In 2008 she will sing the roles of 'Nymph' in Rusalka and 'Wowkle' in Fanciulla del West for Grange Park Opera. Karina has given recitals at the Purcell Room London, Ripon Cathedral, and St Martin-in-the-Fields; This summer she also returns to the Oundle International Festival for two recitals with Simon Lane.

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Navarra Quartet

The Navarra Quartet was selected for representation by YCAT (Young Concert Artists' Trust) and has been awarded both 1st Prize in the 'Premio Vittorio Gui' in Florence and 2nd Prize in the 'Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition'. Future plans include their debut at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, a BBC Radio 3 'Beethoven Plus' concert at LSO St. Lukes, and several appearances at London's Wigmore Hall as well as recitals in Germany, Italy, Africa, the Netherlands, Australia, and Sweden.

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David Butt Philip

David was born and brought up in Wells in Somerset and began his musical training as a chorister at Peterborough Cathedral. He has been a member of Liverpool Metropolitan and Manchester Cathedral Choirs and broadcasts regularly on the radio with the BBC Daily Service Singers. He is also a founder member and Associate Music Director of the Liverpool Schola Cantorum with whom he has toured England and Latvia. He studied for four years at the Royal Northern College of Music with Peter Alexander Wilson, appearing in the college’s productions of Don Giovanni, The Rake’s Progress, La Cenerentola, and La Rondine. Awards include the 2004 Bessie Cronshaw Song Cycle Prize, the 2006 John Cameron Prize for Lieder (both RNCM), the 2006 Elena Gerhardt Lieder Prize and in 2007 the prestigious Richard Lewis/Jean Shanks Award (both RAM). He has appeared in oratorio and recital all around the country, recent performances include Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with the Blackburn Symphony Orchestra, a concert of Duke Ellington’s sacred music with the Royal Academy of Music Big Band and recitals with pianist Simon Lane in Bristol’s Colston Hall and London’s Wigmore Hall. David is currently in the final year of the postgraduate opera course at the Royal Academy of Music where he studies with Glenville Hargreaves and Iain Ledingham. For Royal Academy Opera he has performed the roles of 'Phrygian' in Dardanus, 'Ebn Hakia' in Lolanta, 'Betto' in Gianni Schicchi and 'Junius' in The Rape of Lucretia. He also recently appeared as 'Mr Gedge' in Albert Herring for British Youth Opera. His studies at the RAM are generously supported by the Baroness De Turckheim vocal scholarship, a Sybil Tutton Award (MBF) and the Josephine Baker Trust.