Accompanying has always been close to my heart and while I was a student many performances and masterclasses saw me in action at the piano.

 

In a professional capacity I have appeared as accompanist with instrumentalists and singers of all abilities, including accompanying multiple exams in a university setting, accompanying professional auditions and giving full recitals with soloists. Past concerts have included Mozart's Piano Quartet, Schubert's Trout Quintet and recitals of music for violin and piano with violinist Sheena Jardine during the Edinburgh Festival with repertoire including music by Handel and Tartini, Beethoven's Spring Sonata and Elgar's Sonata (performed at the invitation of The Elgar Society), Brahms' Hungarian Dances and works by Kabalevsky, Copland and Debussy (see poster).

 

I have a large amount of experience as a choral accompanist.  In addition to frequent 'Come-and-Sing' events in Scotland and Northern Ireland, playing both piano and organ, I have accompanied a large number of established choirs including Ulster Youth Choir, Cadenza, Dunfermline Choral Union, Ayr Choral Union and Edinburgh Festival Chorus. I accompanied Belfast Philharmonic Society for 5 years prior to being appointed Chorusmaster, playing for both the various children's and adult choirs and working with a variety of conductors including Christopher Bell, William Macey,