The course is fortunate in having in addition to a number of talented helpers, a faculty of highly qualified coaches on which to draw; they are all talented, supportive and well respected in their fields.

Included in the faculty are:

 

James Kirby (Piano) is a regular recitalist in the UK (including the Wigmore Hall), Europe and the Far East. He has given concerto performances with many leading Orchestras and is a member of the Barbican Piano Trio. James teaches at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Royal Holloway, University of London and Eton College. He is an Honorary Professor of the Rachmaninov Institute in Tambov (Russia), an ABRSM examiner and serves on the juries of many international competitions. James is keen to encourage and accompany students in solo repertoire during the course.

 

Cellist Ben Davies is principal cello of the English Touring Opera and also plays cello with Glyndebourne and Garsington Opera. Ben has been teaching and coaching for over 30 years and and in addition to coaching cellists at the NCO and other courses, teaches at the Royal Academy of Music junior department, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the University of London.

 

Colin Howard (Choir, Orchestra) has been a pillar of NCMC for 30 years. He provides an inspirational presence and his innovative and humorous morning choir practice in particular is hugely popular with students and staff.

 

Graham Waterhouse (Cello, Composition) also resident in Munich, is a composer and dedicated chamber musician who this year is performing his own Cello Concerto in London. He is the composer in residence, and can offer advice on students' compositions; there is also the possibility that any such compositions could be played through and performed during the course.

 

Celia Waterhouse (Violin) the Course Director plays with the first violins in the BBC Symphony Orchestra and combines this with an active musical life leading two chamber orchestras, teaching violin in SW London and tutoring on music courses in the UK and Germany.

 

Carolyn Ichinose (Viola) has been a key member of the course for many years. In addition to tutoring, Carolyn is instrumental in auditioning and organising the quartet groups and choosing group repetoire.

 

Stephanie Waite (Violin) is a much loved and highly valued coach.

 

Roxani Eleni Garefalaki (Performance Skills) has a number of roles at the course. She teaches performance skills and is chief organiser and compère for the week's cabaret. In addition to being an Alexander Technique, Tai Chi and OiGong teacher, Roxani is also a stage director and performance artist with extensive experience in music theatre, dance and circus performance.

 

Michael Rothman (Performance Skills) is a multi-instrumentalist, music educator and teacher of the Alexander Technique. Michael has vast experience as a performer, having played in Rio’s carnivals, performed before Prince Harry and President Dilma Roussef, toured with various artists and played in brass bands, jazz groups and musical theatre plays.

 

Lucy Waterhouse (Violin) works as a freelance musician playing violin in the London orchestras and regularly gives chamber music concerts with the Caledonian Ensemble. She leads the touring tango band Tango Volcano.which she formed in 2001 and teaches at the Trinity College of Music.

 

Enrico Alvares plays regularly with major British orchestras and the London commercial recording studios. He was a member of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields for ten years, and has the distinction of having been coached in quartet playing by all four members of the Amadeus Quartet,
an experience he is keen to pass on to course students. Enrico is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

 

Daisy Vatalaro (Cello) - for five years Daisy played with the prize-winning Bronte String Quartet and now has a varied career playing with a wide variety of groups and settings, from Baroque cello to rock festivals, from chamber music and duo projects to freelancing with major orchestras. She is an associate member of the London Mozart Players and teaches cello at Junior Guildhall. Daisy also teaches Dalcroze Euhythmics and has recently qualified as a music therapist.

 

Elisabeth Waterhouse (Violin) founder of the course, is a pianist, Alexander Technique teacher and teaches the violin in North London. Elisabeth is also the founder of the TDSS Suzuki Course for younger players, a course that has also been running for 43 years (the first Suzuki Camp in Europe). The Temple Dinsley Camp takes place at this venue immediately following NCMC.