Curriculum Vitae
Address: provided on request
Address: provided on request
Telephone: 07749 651010
Website: www.michellefalcon.co.uk
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Education:
PGDip Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (2006 – 2009)
BA (Hons) in Modern English Studies at Bath Spa University College, including first year studies in Critical Musicology and Performance: First Class Honours (1994 – 1997)
Teachers: Martin Humbey (ASMF), John Stein (WNO), Lucy Gould, Richard White, Joan Schmeising
Coaching: Badke Quartet, Emperor Quartet, Judith Young, Peter Esswood, Matthew Jones, Julia Bishop, Chilingirian Quartet, Kuss Quartet
Courses: Rehearsal Orchestra (London weekends & Edinburgh week 2010), York Orchestral Course Society (April 2011), Lake District Summer Music (Aug 2011)
Masterclasses: Martin Outram, Garfield Jackson, Yuko Inoue
Orchestral/Chamber Experience:
Bath Spa String Quartet – viola and violin from (1998 to present)
Southampton String Quartet – viola and violin (2004 to present)
Freelance String Quartet work – violin and viola (2009 to present)
Bath Concertino – including Principal Viola (2010 to present)
Orchestra of St. John’s – including Principal Viola (2011 to present)
Bath Symphony Orchestra – viola (2009 to present)
London Repertoire Orchestra – viola (2010 to present)
RWCMD Symphony Orchestra – violin (2006 – 2008)
Oadby & Wigston Civic Orchestra – violin, including Guest Leader (1992 to present)
Hampshire Sinfonietta – violin (1993 to present)
Bath Baroque – violin, period instruments (1997 – 1999)
Bath Philharmonia – violin (1996 – 1999)
East London Sinfonia – violin, tours of Tuscany (1997 – 1999)
Southampton Youth Orchestra & Southampton Youth Chamber Orchestra – violin (1989 – 1994)
Recent Highlights
BBC2 'Dambusters' Documentary - recorded solo viola parts for Howard Davidson (Nov 2011)
BBC Radio Solent – live performance with Southampton String Quartet (Sept 2010)
Wiltshire Rural Music School – Viola & Piano Recitals (see Concert Diary)
Manvers Street Concert Series – Viola & Piano Recitals (see Concert Diary)
Bath International Music Festival – Bath Spa String Quartet; Shostakovitch String Quartet No 8 (May 2010)
London Oratory Schola – concert with ‘The Priests’ in the Cadogan Hall (Feb 2010)
Variations Choral Society – tours of France, works including Faure Requiem, Mozart Requiem, Handel Messiah, Vivaldi Gloria (2008 – present)
Sarah Ann Trust – Violin & Piano recital; Beethoven ‘Spring’ Sonata & Franck Violin Sonata (July 2009)
Rode Chamber Music Society – Bath Spa String Quartet; Debussy String Quartet & Mozart ‘Dissonance’ Quartet (Aug 2006)
For the most recent highlights please visit the Concert Diary page
Forthcoming Performances
For forthcoming performances by Michelle Falcon please visit the Concert Diary page.
Awards
LTCL Performance Diploma, with Distinction – viola (July 2010)
Trinity Guildhall Grade 8 with High Honours – viola (June 2006)
Advanced Performance Certificate ABRSM – violin (1999)
CTABRSM Certificate of Teaching from the Associated Board (July 1998)
Work History:
| 1999 - Present | Joined Bath and North East Somerset (BANES) Music Service, working in primary and secondary schools in the local area, including group teaching and ensemble coaching. |
| 1998 - Present | Set-up, managed and play in Bath Spa String Quartet on a professional basis. Duties include phoning and meeting clients, organising the diary, administrative tasks, booking musicians, advertising and promotion of the quartet, educational outreach presentations and organising concerts. |
| 1998 - 2002 | Organised and taught a "String Days" course for children and adults from beginners up to Grade 8. Courses took place annually in the summer holidays. |
| 1992 - Present | Private teaching practice: adults and children from beginner to advanced level, practising as a member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM). |
Referees:
| Martin Humbey | Academy of St Martin in the Fields |
| Keith Smith | Retired Head of Southampton Music Service |
References supplied on request