Staff List

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Music Director

Rachel Erdos BA (Oxford), PG dip (Trinity), MA (Oxford), BKA, MSTAT [Profile]

Deputy Director

Maryan Balkwill ARCM, GRSM [Profile]

Colourstrings Orchestra Conductor

Blai Soler BA (RCM, hons), PG dip (RCM), MA Comp (KCL)

Choir

Holger Aston MA (Oxon), MA (Liszt Academy), ARCM, LRAM [Profile]

A chorister at Lichfield Cathedral, Holger went on to win a music scholarship to Winchester College during which time he was also a cellist in the National Youth Orchestra. After reading Modern Languages at Oxford, Holger was awarded a scholarship to continue his studies on the cello and piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
From 2002 to 2004 Holger was Director of Music at St. Anselms and St. Cecelias, Kingsway. More recently he did an MA in Music Pedagogy at the Kodály Institute of the Liszt Academy in Kecskemét Hungary where he graduated with distinction, and he has had the privilege of being taught by some of the most outstanding teachers in the field of Kodály music education. He now tutors for BKA courses.
As well as teaching at Colourstrings, Holger is a tutor at the Mary Ward Centre for Adult Education where he delivers a wide range of music courses and runs his own choir, and he also teaches piano at Notting Hill and Ealing High School. Holger has extensive experience performing both on the cello and piano, and he is committed to helping each child achieve their full musical potential.

 

Angela Fogg MA Dip ABRSM LRSM CKME PGDip [Profile]
Myrto Loulaki 

Violin

Fiona Chesterman  [Profile]
Angela Dally 
Rachel Erdos BA (Oxford), PG dip (Trinity), MA (Oxford), BKA, MSTAT [Profile]
Sanae Honda BMus PGC [Profile]
Diana Mathews LRAM [Profile]
Tanya Perez Jovetic BMus with Honours [Profile]
Blai Soler BA (RCM, hons), PG dip (RCM), MA Comp (KCL)
Gabriela Zukowicz  [Profile]

Viola

Fiona Chesterman  [Profile]
Angela Dally 
Diana Mathews LRAM [Profile]

Cello

Maryan Balkwill ARCM, GRSM [Profile]
Miguel Calvo Mmus (Guildhall), Pg Dip (Trinity)
Mark Dobson AGSM MSTAT
Daniel Figols  [Profile]
Rowena Taylor BMus LRAM [Profile]
Annie Walton 

Theory

Daniel Figols  [Profile]

Piano

Hanna  Kuosmanen 
Maria  Levandovskaya  [Profile]
Leslie Anne Lewis MA, MMus, PhD [Profile]
Petra Malik Bmus Hons
John Rolfe Leverhulme Sharp BA[Hons] ARCM [Profile]
Alexandra (Szandra) Vilmányi  [Profile]

Double Bass

Liz Bradley 

Flute

Sofia Castillo   [Profile]
Pedro Lopez BMus, MMus, ArtDip [Profile]
Liz Meyer 

Guitar

Oliver Manning 
George Tarlton  [Profile]

KG

Christine  Hicks  [Profile]

KG Teacher

Kath Cleeve  Colourstrings Associate Teacher (Music Kindergarten) ;Certificate of Music Education (Trinity College of Music) ;Counselling Children & Adolescents Diploma (Level 4) [Profile]
Ali Rycroft BA Oxon MA UEL

Musicianship

Holger Aston MA (Oxon), MA (Liszt Academy), ARCM, LRAM [Profile]
Angela Edwards CKME, CSAK, Cert (Mus) Ed
Angela Fogg MA Dip ABRSM LRSM CKME PGDip [Profile]

Administration

Kath Cleeve  Colourstrings Associate Teacher (Music Kindergarten) ;Certificate of Music Education (Trinity College of Music) ;Counselling Children & Adolescents Diploma (Level 4) [Profile]

Assistant

Tanya Perez Jovetic BMus with Honours [Profile]

KG assistant

Christine  Hicks  [Profile]
Myrto Loulaki 
Marianna Ordog  [Profile]

Visiting Teachers

Mr Pal Banda (Cello) 
Miss Sarah Bennington (Flute) BMUS Hons (1st class)
Mrs Marianne Dodge (Flute/Theory) Ed Hons (Cantab), Ct ABRSM
Ms Gerri Drought (Violin) 
Ms Ruth Herbert (Musicianship) 
Miss Lesley Larkum (Violin) Bmus, Mmus, ASCM, PG RCM (cond.)
Ms Bea Leadbetter (Violin/Viola) 
Ms Muriel Levin (Piano) BMus ARCM, Founder, Holiday Music Piano/Chamber Music Courses.
Dr Shay Loya (Piano) BA Hons (TAU), MA Hons (TAU), PhD (KCL)
Mrs Rebekka Poffley (KG) 
Mr Christopher Poffley (Cello/Piano) Bmus ARCM
Ms Gil Sharp (Violin) GTCL, LTCL (Mus Ed), LTCL, ATCL
Ms Caroline Tait (Violin) 
Prof David Vinden (Musicianship/Choir) LRAM, GRSM, Bmus Hons (London), Adv Cert Kodály Inst, ARAM
Miss Maiko Vinden (Assistant) 
Ms Ali Warner (KG Teacher) BA Hons CombSocSci, BKA (Inter Mus), CKME