Potted Histories

(compiled/edited by Bruce Wall, LSW Executive Director)

	Craig Adams A Lancashire lad who first learned to play the piano at the age of 3, Craig trained at Mountview Theatre School with a BA (Hons) in Acting & Musical Theatre, receiving two scholarships (i) a Three year Mackintosh Foundation for Sports and Arts Scholarship winner as well as (ii) a Mountview Singing one. His theatre credits include Covering and playing Sky on 'Mamma Mia's International Tour (has it not had many?), Jack in 'Into the Woods' (Byre Theatre, St Andrews), John Hinkley in 'Assassins' (Landor Theatre, London), Cover Tony in the tour of 'Masterclass' with Jane Lapotaire, Liseo in 'Life’s a Dream' (Camden People’s Theatre), Christopher Twink in 'Tess' (Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield and Savoy Theatre, London), Ray Pain in 'Let Him Have Justice' (Cochrane Theatre London, for the now defunct Covent Garden Festival), Prince Charming in 'Cinderella' at Milton Keynes Theatre and The Pretty Prince in 'Spell' (Wimbledon Studio Theatre). He was also the Composer and Musical Director on 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'The Frog Prince' (Edinburgh Festival) and 'Spell'. Craig was the Musical Director on 'Oh! What a Lovely War' (Bridewell Theatre, London) & Composer & Lyricist for 'Soho Story - A Ballet', 'The Nativity' and 'Let Him Have Justice'. His television credits include 'Casualty' (BBC), 'EastEnders' (BBC), 'Coronation Street' (Granada TV) and 'Hollyoaks' (Mersey TV). You will find Craig on the following recordings 'Let Him Have Justice' original cast recording and Kevin in a new musical version of Arnold Wesker’s play 'The Kitchen'. At a presentation of new musicals by Perfect Pitch, TWA judge Mark Shenton wrote: “As Oscar Hammerstein II so sagely put it in a lyric in The Sound of Music, “A song is no song till you sing it.” And a show is no show till you produce it. A whole generation of aspiring British composers are being denied the valuable opportunity to learn and grow through production. But last night, at least, we heard that a few of them can at least write good songs, like Craig Adams – juggling a night job performing in the tour of Mamma Mia! In the inaugural TWA programme, First Time, Craig's 'Andronicus Returns' and 'But If I Bow' were magnificent examples of determination, intelligence and passion showing clear hope for the future of the art of song-making in contemporary Britain. Most recently Craig served as Musical Director on Kerry Ellis' one woman show as part of the British Songbook at the Shaw Theatre, created a magnificent score for 'Battlement' at RADA, a version of Shakespeare's Hamlet for young people and is currently collaborating on a new musical version of Therese Racquin, the first act of which was seen in a hugely successful MMD presentation at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. One of Craig's first TWA compositions, 'Andronicus Returns' can be heard here. Craig also composed the music for the YMT:UK production of 'The Watchers' at the Bradford Playhouse and had a production of his follow-on from his musical 'Lift' called 'Down' premiered at the Edinburgh Festival 2010. Craig is the first recipient of the TWA Audience Club Award for Composition for his stunning 'Live Hence by Truth'. Craig's 'State of Man' drawn from Shakespeare's Henry VIII will be repeated in the 4th TWA programme.
	Valerio Antognelli Valerio has composed sound tracks for feature films, documentaries, advertisement spots, signature tunes for noted TV shows on, variously, RAI UNO, RAI DUE, and RADIO RAI and even music for a papal installation. He has worked as a musician/composer in Italy, Spain, Poland, Germany and has recently settled in the UK. A full list of Valerio's credits can be found here and samples of his music here. We welcome Valerio not only to Britain but to TWA as well.
	Duncan Walsh Atkins Duncan studied at Oxford and conducted the University G & S Society before working as a choirmaster in South Africa. In London, he works as a pianist, lecturer, and MD. He has been a director of the Grand Avenue Studios and was involved in the Performance Project at HMP Springhill. Duncan is the MD for the hugely successful 'Showstoppers' both in the West End and beyond and was the MD for the the UK tours of The Blues Brothers Party, Round The Horne and Peter Pan at The Capitol. Other credits are the Flanders & Swann tribute At The Drop Of A Hippopotamus, Mitchell & Webb’s Macbeth & The Beanstalk, Noel Coward’s Words & Music, Mad About the Musicals. For Radio 4 Duncan has recorded September Tide with Jonathan Firth, A Portrait of a Lady and the Tina C series with Christopher Green and wrote the music for Jonathan (Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie) Harvey's 'Taking Charlie'. Duncan has an album of his material, Taste the Rain. A few samples of Duncan's music can be heard here.
	Joseph Atkins Joseph studied at New College, Oxford and the Royal Academy of Music. He composed the scores for Mud Sweat and Tractors: the Story of Agriculture (BBC2, nominated for a Grierson National Documentary Award) and Shooting the War (BBC4). Concert works include three song cycles in collaboration with poet, Adam Goodyer Notes on Love (premiered at St John’s, Smith Square), It was only the Angels who Sang (St Martin-in-the-Fields) and Notes on a City (St. Stephen’s Gloucester Road). His other pieces include Sonnet 113 (St George’s Bristol), Mirroring the Voice (Royal Academy of Music and the Clore Ballroom, Royal Festival Hall), Cry Apples and Time’s Best Jewel (Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon), pieces for the Spitalfields Festival, COMA London and the New Cambridge Singers. He recently completed a new piece for the BBC Elstree Concert Band’s 25th Anniversary Concert to be premiered in the autumn. Joseph’s credits as Musical Director and accompanist include the European premiere of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Me and Juliet (Finborough), Singin’ in the Rain (Catford Broadway Studio) and workshop productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Twelfth Night at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre plus cabaret appearances at Lauderdale House. He is also MD of the Year Out Drama Company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon. A couple of samples of Joseph's music can be heard here.
	Corin Buckeridge We are greatly honoured that the noted composer Corin Buckeridge will be joining us for the fourth Tim Williams Awards. Corin was born in London, and grew up in Sussex. He studied music at Oxford, where as well as playing with chamber groups and orchestras, and writing music for plays, he also freelanced with jazz, rock and rhythm & blues bands. On leaving university he was appointed music associate at Chichester Festival Theatre for three years. Since then his work has been heard across the UK in theatres and concert halls, including the West End, the South Bank Centre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre and the BBC, as well as across Europe and on Broadway. Recently Corin has been active as a composer for films, as a result of a post-graduate course in Composing and Synchronising Music for Film and Video, led by Berklee graduate Amit Sen. For full details of Corin's esteemed compositional history please click here and for audio highlights please click here.
	Candida Caldicot Candida Caldicot has a music degree from Cambridge University where she was also awarded a University Instrumental Award for piano playing. Candida's musical directing credits include First Lady Suite (Union Theatre), Hansel and Gretel (New Wimbledon Studio), A man of No Importance (Associate - Arts Theatre/Union Theatre), Jet Set Go! (Jermyn Street Theatre), Cinderella (New Wimbledon Theatre), All Bob's Women (Arts Theatre, London), The Marilyn Monroe Show (Brighton Spiegeltent), She has composed for Wind in the Willows (Iris Theatre) The Hostage (Southwark Playhouse), Macbeth (Marau, Austria) and Alcestis (Actor's Church, Covent Garden). She has also played keyboard for The Sound of Music (London Palladium), Aladdin (Theatre Royal, Windsor) and was rehearsal pianist for La Cage Aux Folles (Playhouse). She is an assessor for the BBC Performing Arts Fund. Candida has a particular interest in new musicals and has worked with Mercury Musical Developments on workshops and showcases as well as full scale productions. Having kindly accompanied a variety of artists in two Tim Williams Awards programmes so sensitively, and at the suggestion of TWA composer Sarah Bodelbhai, it was only fitting that we should ask Candida to join us as one of the composers. We are hugely delighted that she has accepted.
	Pippa Cleary A Bristol (music) and Junior Guildhall School of Music (composition) graduate with additional study in both Italy and France, Pippa most recently composed original songs and incidental music for a new pantomime The Night Before Christmas for which she was Musical Director. Pippa wrote her first two sell-out musicals with co-writer Jake Brunger: Jet Set Go! (Time Out Critics Choice 2008, Jermyn Street Theatre) and The Great British Soap Opera (nominated for Best New Musical 2009, Jermyn Street Theatre). Her song ‘Big White Wedding’ was shortlisted and performed at the Queens Theatre (West End) for the 2010 Stiles and Drewe Prize. In 2008 her song ‘Christmas Without You’ was shortlisted for the Notes for the Stage competition. Other credits for music and lyrics include: The Wonderful World of Dissocia (Wickham Theatre), Alice in Wonderland (Polka Theatre) and Someone to Love Me (St.Paul’s Girls School). Credits for radio and film include Hearts and Minds and The Arches (BURST Radio) Pippa also runs a music class for babies and toddlers called ‘Pippa’s Poppets’ for which she writes original songs and material ensuring her contribution to the 'Big Society' is well and truly earned.
	Gareth Peter Dicks Gareth triumphed in last year's TWA programme, Out of the Piano, with his stunning composition, What Case I? Born in Northamptonshire in 1981, Gareth began writing music at an early age. He is the composer and lyricist of the musicals: Escape, The Village in the Valley, A Million Grains of Sand, Bluebird, Superdude and is currently working on a new epic project - The First Witness. As a composer and musical director Gareth has worked on many other projects including two children’s musicals that toured primary schools and Loaded at the National Student Drama Festival. He is also the founder and artistic director of Broadway School of Performing Arts, established in 2004, and teaches there each week. He has taught drama and musical theatre for The Castle Theatre, Loughborough Youth Theatre, BBC Blast and Northamptonshire County Council. Gareth has also created many other projects, including plays, pantomimes, newspaper columns and a novel entitled - Close Your Eyes. The Stage has written of his music: 'Much of the music bears a haunting resemblance to the style of Andrew Lloyd Webber, which in its self is a sure recommendation of its potential success." …”an extremely powerful and intense piece of theatre.' He currently resides in Nottingham with his partner and two Siberian Huskies; Suri and Niko. We are delighted and honoured that Gareth will be joining us again. Gareth's stunning composition 'What Case I?' for the 3rd TWA programme can be heard here.
	Ian Dolamore Ian is a versatile composer of film, TV and concert music. Classically trained, he started out as a pianist at the age of 6 and soon began performing and composing, notating his first piece of music aged 8. Since then he has gone on to complete BA and MA degrees in Music and Composition respectively. He has written music for several independent films, including one feature, and is currently composing and producing an album for a production library. He is currently arranging one of his works for a concert performance by a leading orchestra. To listen to samples of Ian's please music click here. Ian's stunning composition for the 3rd TWA programme, 'So Beautiful; So Wise' can be heard here.
	Alfie Granger-Howell A wunderkind’ I muttered coming off the phone after speaking to Alfie. (Alfie is the chap to the left in the photo.) He had been recommended by the miraculous Frank Lazarus, who, himself, had spent time teaching Alfie composition at the Royal Academy of Music from where he (Alfie that is) graduated in 2007 after working primarily under Dick Walter and James Brett. Since that time, it is quite clear that Alfie has, quite simply taken off. Indeed, taken off … BIG TIME. A composer of orchestral music, electro-acoustic soundscapes and electronic dance music, Alfie’s recent work for film and TV includes work with director/producer Simon Moseley, and director Kara Miller. TV and online advertising clients include Perfect Getaways and Blue Sky Construction. Alfie has also been collaborating on several projects with motion graphics artist Zoltan Ray. As if that wasn’t enough, Alfie is also a much sought-after dance music producer, most notably as one half of ‘Solarity’ whose recent releases on various labels have gained radio and dance floor play from some of the world’s biggest DJs (Tiesto, Ferry Corsten, Dave Dresden). Alfie displays a remarkable and astute variety on his musical samplings page – indeed for anyone of ANY age. Do yourself a favour: rush here. The (as Ian Carlyle wrote 'hugely talented') Alfie was the proud recipient of the first Tim Williams Award for Best Composition for his thrilling 'We Wear the Mask' (heard here) . Aside from an original composition a repeat of Alfie's 'Rage' will be hear in WHEN YOU HEAR MY VOICE.
	Christopher Hamilton Cardiff born, Chris began playing the piano at the age of four: At 15 he was awarded a Performer's Diploma (Licentiate: Trinity College, London) and was the Blue Ribband winner of the National Eisteddfod in 1990. Additionally Chris won both Grade Eight Distrinction on the basson and a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. Whilst reading law at New College, Oxford, ever industrious Chris was awarded an Instrumental scholarship allowing him to both give many recitals and develop his on-going passion for singing and theatre. Moonlighting when established in London as a City lawyer he continued to feed the line of his artistic soul. When seconded to New York Chris again found himself sneaking from the fat to the fire of Manhattan's piano bars; ultimately giving in to fate's dictate and deciding to concentrate on performing full-time. Returning to the UK, Chris studied for an MA in Musical Theatre at the Guildford School of Acting and, since graduating, has appeared in, amongst others, The Yeoman of the Guard at the Royal Opera House, a play about Noel Coward entitled Laughing When I Choose, Not About Heroes at the Imperial War Museum; Ten Cents a Dance at The Watermill and even the now-sadly-late Cardiff International Music Festival. Combining his two great loves (singing and playing the piano), Chris performs throughout the world in Cabaret spanning Bangkok to Tel Aviv and appearing in such noted UK venues as the Royal Festival Hall, St. David's Hall (Cardiff), Blenheim Palace, Galgorm Manor (Northern Ireland) and even the House of Commons on the occasion of Betty Boothroyd's retirement party. Chris is a keen composer and his first musical, Over The Threshold, for which he wrote the music, lyrics and book, was staged in London in 2006 as part of the inaugural Perfect Pitch festival, appearing again in the Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards Concert at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue as well as at George2 in the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival where Chris' score won the prestigious Musical Theatre Matters (MTM) Award for 'Best Music' over some rather hefty competiton. 'Over The Threshold' (Chris' award winning musical) also appeared in London at the Jermyn Street Theatre. Chris was the proud recipient of the 2nd Tim Williams Award for Best Composition and his winning number (I Am No Go At Love) can be heard here. Christopher is the first person to win two TWA for Composition, the second (in 2010) for his work 'Burn' which you can hear here and which has just been released on Diane Pilkington's brilliant CD entitled 'Little Stories'. You can find a full update and samples of Chris' music and videos of the same here.
	David Hewson David recently graduated from the invaluable Rose Bruford Actor/Musician Programme – which more and more seems to provide so many UK commercial theatres with their MDs and … well … actor-musicians nowadays. David had in fact toiled as a MD prior to going to Rose Bruford, so perhaps this is but the world come to rights. Highly skilled on the piano and clarinet, David additionally plays accordion, bass/electric and just plain ol’ guitar as well as saxophone. There is diversity in his singing as well given that is he a baritone with a (I’m told) mean counter tenor. David also has his own very successful, award winning band. The first time I saw David was watching his class perform in ‘Moll Flanders’ at the Players Theatre. My attention often wandered away from centre stage under those arches to David’s collaborative skill on the keyboards. His distinct sensitivity in terms of imaginative support offered of his peers was what I remembered. ‘Hear the dance; see the music’ as Balanchine wrote. I thought: ‘now if that boy can just do the same in terms of imaginatively co-ordinating in terms of his response to a text, he will have it made’. David made good on that promise in TWA's First Time and a recording of one of his numbers from that occasion, 'Go, Go, Go' can be heard here and in OUT OF THE PIANO he returned with another glorious number, 'On Monsieur's Departure' heard here. We are delighted to welcome David back.
	Stephan Hodel Swiss composer/arranger Stephan Hodel is a graduate of the Royal College of Music where he completed his postgraduate studies with distinction in composition (Joseph Horovitz) and composition for screen (Howard Davidson). In 2006 he was awarded the "Cobbett and Hurlstone Prize“ at the RCM. He has also studied jazz composition and arranging at Berklee College of Music in Boston and holds degrees in conducting and music education from Musikhochschule Luzern. Stephan is a versatile composer. He likes adapting different idioms though he has a distinctive style of his own. He has written for ensembles of various kinds, from big band to symphony orchestra. He has also written for films/commercials, rock music productions and has composed music for children. Recent teaching activities include a jazz workshop at Morley College in Waterloo and teaching A-level music at Kantonsschule Alpenquai Luzern. In theatre he worked with the London Bubble Theatre Company and also held the position of MD for the production of "Sugar - some like it hot!" at the Luzerner Theater. Stephan is currently touring as piano and accordion player with the Swiss band Dada Ante Portas. Besides club concerts and open airs the band will play two already sold out nights at the KKL Luzern in November supported by musicians of the 21st Century Orchestra.
	Theo Jamieson Theo is a composer and pianist, currently in the third year of a BMus (Hons) at Trinity Laban. In 2011 Theo served as Musical Director and Pianist for Side By Side By Sondheim at Trinity and The Caucasian Chalk Circle at the Birmingham School of Acting. Recent composition projects include contributing songs for a devised musical, a work for significant forces underscoring an advert for the Trinity website, and a 20-minute dance score for chamber ensemble. At Trinity Theo was a finalist in the Daryl Runswick prize for composition and the winner of the John Halford prize for piano composition. Theo studies composition with Gwyn Pritchard and piano with Mikail Kazekevitch. Compositional samples can be found here. (Editors Note: If composition is a case of ultimate and effective musical application then I think Theo in this video short story has done a very fine job: Sample here.)
	James Lark James studied composition with Robin Holloway at Cambridge University, where he was a Music Scholar and Choral Exhibitioner at Girton College. He has had works performed and recorded by English Voices (Britten Festival), the choir of St Paul’s Cathedral, London, the Choirs of Trinity, Selwyn and Girton College in Cambridge and the Cambridge New Music Society. He has been commissioned to pieces for the internationally renowned organist Guy Bovet and for James Bowman with the Chiesa Consort, the last of which won the 2006 Choir and Organ magazine carol competition. He has written scores for numerous theatrical productions, most recently his award-winning 2007 total Fringe sell-out show Tony Blair – the Musical (“runs the melodic gamut from near-Weillian severity to knowingly schmaltzy balladry, and is packed with rich, tight harmonies” – The Daily Telegraph) and his 2006 one-man show The Rise and Fall of Deon Vonniget (“very funny…fantastically skewed” – the New York Times). Other productions, as both a composer and musical director, include Oedipus (Catmalogian Theatre Company, 2002), With Blacks (a new piece for the Alight Here Festival, London, 2003), A Drink with the Uncertainty Division (Edinburgh, 2004), Lost! (London, 2005), Richard Taylor’s Whistle Down the Wind (Cambridge, 2005), NewsRevue (London, 2008) and Lysistrata (Watford, 2009). He has also scored several short films, including The Ghost of Kirkton Fell (Hired Thugs Productions, 2004), Summer's End (Hired Thugs Productions, 2005) and Hide and Seek (Talk to Rex Productions, 2006). For several years he has taught composition and 20th Century Music in the Cambridge University Music Faculty. James is currently composer-in-residence at Bedford school. James' own website can be found here. You can hear James' stunning composition 'The Earth Exhales' from OUT OF THE PIANO, '' here. We are honoured that he is returning with another original composition in WHEN YOU HEAR MY VOICE.
	Richard Link Richard Link is a composer of musical theatre, choral music, pop songs, and music for film, video, television, and dance. He is a gifted educator who has taught, directed, and coached thousands of singers and actors. A complete range and itemisation of his enormous output can be found here. His musical theatre works include 15 one- and two-act musicals, plus music for plays and incidental music. Musicals include A Little Princess, Alberto the Dancing Alligator, Dream World, Gideon's Dream, The Painter's Dream, and Watch Me Shine. Three of his musicals were written for Children’s Musical Theatre San Jose as part of their "Theater as Digital Activity (TADA)" program. Link has written an extensive body of choral music, both secular and sacred. Secular works include three choral works, Songs for Us, Woven Together, and Four Seasons, all for SATB mixed chorus. He's also written song cycles and art songs, mostly for one or two voices and piano, and has set three of Vikram Seth's poems to music. His sacred music compositions include anthems and liturgical music. Link has directed over 100 shows, from well known shows by contemporary composers to obscure musical theatre pieces. His direction credits are fairly evenly distributed between professional theatre companies, high schools and colleges, fringe theatre, community theatre, and summer stock. Mr Link's John F Kennedy University Masters thesis Art as a Spiritual Practice developed a new methodology for teaching performing arts that is employed to this day, asserting that 'honouring the individual—and focusing on the process, not the product—creates the best possible performance, and ironically, the best end product'. Richard's stunning musical enhancement of Noel Coward's 'Boy Actor' was without question a highlight of the TWA READINESS IS ALL programme and can be heard here. A full breakdown of Richard's extraordinary and burgeoning career can be found here. You can hear Richard's fine 'I Don't Believe in God' as presented in the 3rd TWA programme here. 'The Boy Actor' will be repeated in WHEN YOU HEAR MY VOICE.
	Rachel Lyske - Rachel is refreshingly direct and charming on the phone. We are privileged to again have her as a member of the JDI/TWA team for OUT OF THE PIANO. Since graduating from the Royal Academy of Music's Media and Applied Music course with a first class honours degree in 2006 Rachel has been working and living in London, Berlin and Barcelona. Rachel has enjoyed being an assistant to the film composer Trevor Jones and recent independent projects include a short film The Snow White File, based on a tune from the musical adaptation of "Snow White" which Rachel also composed. Since its premiere in Berlin and at London's BAFTA The Snow White File has been showcased in several film festivals including the LA Short Film Festive and Bradford International Film Festival. Other projects include Fodors' feature film Hamlet, a documentary on a northern Italian village for Angel Productions Cascina Papaveri and conducting, arranging and vocal coaching on a variety of albums for recording artists including Marco Polo and the international children's charity Kiwanis. Rachel additionally works as a music teacher, session singer and runs two businesses: One, a music production company based in London “The MuSOS” and the other, a little more randomly, “Sol Smoothies”, a smoothie shop on the beach in Barcelona. Let there be no doubt: that was certainly an added sweetner … LOL … Please click here for but a few samples of Rachel’s glorious talent. I have a feeling these are somewhat out of latest date, but, still, they will give some little indication of Rachel’s glorious and varied multi-talents. Rachel was responsible for the magnificent songs 'When I Was' and the duet 'I Know' which won the first TWA for Best Lyric Inspired by a Classical/Established Source. 'When I Was' can be heard here. In the third TWA programme Rachel composed the stunning 'Presentiment' to a lyric by Charlotte Bronte here. In the 4th TWA programme, WHEN YOU HEAR MY VOICE, Rachel's award winning duet 'I Know' will be repeated.
	Andy MacDonald Having himself been a singer in bands, musicals and choruses, much of the music this young Scot composes has a tendency for drama. He writes: 'This doesn’t necessarily mean massive noises all of the time, but... most of the time!' Having learned the piano at his mother's side, young Andy did not begin his formal training until high school. By his 5th year there he had a definite interest in composition and by the end of his high school career had fervently decided on a life aimed at film, video game and TV music. At Aberdeen University (from which Andy has recently graduated) he studied composition under Paul Mealor, Geoff Palmer, and Miriama Young. This led to the development of many compositional projects giving Andy a greater understanding of composition as an instrument itself. Such projects ranged from a full piano concerto (a segment of whose final movement can be heard here) to something called 'a jovial romp for two pianos' here. On the phone Andy says that that theatrical music is top on his list. We look forward to hearing a slice from that height.
	Lindsey Miller In June 2010, Lindsey graduated from the University of St Andrews with an Honours Degree being the first ever recipient of the University of St Andrews Scholarship for Piano Accompaniment. As a result, Lindsey has worked with some of Britain's most notable opera vocalists, including Clare Shearer, Jonathan May and Linda Marquart. Lindsey studied composition with Prof George McPhee (BBC Radio 3, Royal Festival Hall), specialising in vocal arrangements and has also worked as a church organist since she was 14. As a pianist, Lindsey has held professional engagements with the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and also worked with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music as a repetiteur for instrumental examinations. Lindsay received praise for her original scores for productions of Plaza Suite and Much Ado About Nothing at Scotland’s The Byre Theatre. Lindsey recently finished her West End West End debut with The Music of The Blues Brothers- A Tribute at The Arts Theatre, where she additionally served as Arranger, Keys and Fixer. Most recently she worked as Keys 1 for Peter Pan at the Lowry and currently is composing the score for a new adaptation of Hansel & Gretel to be premiered at the 2011 Edinburgh Festival. For further information please see Lindsay’s website here.
~	Stuart Matthew Price Currently in the West End production of Shrek, Stuart Matthew Price made his London debut as a performer creating the role of the Young Soldier in the critically acclaimed production of ‘Parade’ at the Donmar Warehouse. Other work includes such diverse roles such as Riff Raff in the European Tour of ‘The Rocky Horror Show’, Jordan in the Edinburgh Festival production of ‘Departure Lounge’, and more recently ‘Jest End’ at the Jermyn Street Theatre and the rightly celebrated Mercury Musical Developments production with the Gate Theatre of Beyond the Gate, an anthology of some of the best of British composition based on Greek legends that will be soon reprised by demand at the Soho Theatre. Stuart's oncert work includes ‘Strictly Gershwin’ at the Royal Albert Hall, ‘Notes in Heels’ at the Duchess Theatre, ‘The Good Companions’ for BBC Radio 3, and ‘Simply The Music of Scott Alan’ at the New Players Theatre. Stuart has a new album, All Things in Time, that has been critically celebrated. The noted British composer Douglas Irvine has said: ""This is not just a solo album, it's a landmark for the art form." As a composer Stuart has written five musicals, the first when he was 14. That musical 'Searching' won Stuart the Stoll Moss Award for Most Promising Musical Writer Under 18 in 1999. His last musical, The Diary of Me, has been optioned with the intention of it being turned into an innovative online, television and stage adaptation. Stuart is now developing a new musical with Sean Green, the Musical Director of Five Guys Named Moe at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. For further information and musical samplings please reference Stuart's fine website here.
	Nicholas Paul Simpson – Nicholas, born and raised in Luton, started learning piano from his father at the age of three. Four years later he wrote his first composition and, a short while after, was awarded a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music to study composition and piano. Further study included degrees at London and York universities where he won numerous prizes and awards for composition, piano and conducting. Nicholas was very enthusiastic about film scoring from an early age and supported himself throughout college by playing jazz piano in a bar at night. Following graduation Nick was retained to provide scores for numerous independent short films, and later began an association with the BBC and ITV. This led to many orchestrations for both television and radio, including trails for the Proms and incidental music for the successful TV series Where the Heart Is. In 1997, Nick was asked to orchestrate what was to become the Christmas No. 1 chart hit, Perfect Day, written by Lou Reed and performed by a stellar range of artists including Tom Jones, Elton John, David Bowie, Tammy Wynette, Courtney Pine and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Since then, Nick has continued to conduct the Reading Chamber Orchestra and White Rose Opera Company. Nicholas' compositions have additionally been performed at the Barbican Hall and additional scores for independent short films have included I, Rasputin, The Seller and Strange Digs, using both sample-based and live professional ensembles. Nick currently lives near London with his wife and young son. Samples of Nicholas's exciting diversity in terms of musical styles can be sampled here.

PIANISTS KINDLY LENDING THEIR SUPPORT TO THE TIM WILLIAMS AWARDS

	Sarah Bodalbhai – (pronounced Bod-al-bye) Recommended by Sarah-Louise Young, Sarah graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 2007 where she read Music. Previously she studied piano with Laura Roberts at the Junior Department of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and was awarded The Keyboard Instrument Prize on leaving in 2003. Sarah currently works as a pianist playing in a variety of styles including musical theatre, cabaret, pop, indie/rock, classical and jazz. Musical directing credits include: Anything You Can Do! (Kadmes Theatre at Greenwich Playhouse), The Canterbury Tales (Tacit Theatre at Picton Place, Bond Street), You're So Vain You Probably Think This Show Is About You (Theatre Delicatessen at 295 Regent Street). As Assistant MD: Singin' In The Rain (Catford Broadway Studio), The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Edinburgh Fringe) and Aristophanes' Clouds (Bridewell Theatre). She was pianist for Crazy For You (Showtime Challenge at the London Palladium) and pianist/MD for An Evening of Sondheim at RADA coordinated by TWA Associate Michael Peavoy. She can regularly be spotted at Cellar Door bar on Mondays playing for drag queens including Myra Dubois and Miss Cookie Monstar. She also regularly performs with Myra at other venues including the RVT and the Retro Bar. Sarah has always enjoyed writing pop songs, and composed some music for theatre during her time at Cambridge, but has only recently become more seriously interested in composing. Her creation of songs to original lyrics (the delightfully comic Sprung and Effimero, (so dramatically wrought in Italian) in TWA's First Time programme were hailed by all who heard them and both will be repeated in Out of the Piano.
	Leo Nicholson – Soloist, accompanist and chamber musician, Leo Nicholson has been studying at Trinity College of Music since 2006 with the late Yonty Solomon, and now Douglas Finch. He has appeared at many of London key venues including the South Bank Centre, Royal Opera House, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, and St. John’s Smith Square. Winner of Trinity’s John Longmire Beethoven Competition, Leo also reached the final rounds of the Elisabeth Schumann Lieder and the Lilian Ash French Song Competitions at Trinity College of Music in 2008 alongside soprano Charmian Bedford, and received an MBF Development Award in 2009.
	Anne Lovett – Like Satie, Anne Lovett was born in Normandie, France. She began piano lessons at the age of three and a few years later entered the CNR de Caen and Rouen under the tuition of Frederic Aguessy. She then went on to study at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris with Pierre Reach (a pupil of the great Artur Rubinstein) and Alberto Neuman (a rare student of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli). At the early age of eleven, she was invited to perform in concert at the Festival International d'Annecy and a year later at the Festival International de Montdauphin. Despite her classical background, Anne developed a great interest in other musical genres. She also studied jazz and improvised music with Samy Abenaim of the Bill Evans Piano Academy in Paris and later free improvisation with Keith Tippett. Following her British roots, she moved to the UK in 1999 to further her education at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Hamish Milne. She also studied composition with Ruth Byrchmore, chamber music with Michael Dussek and jazz with Dominic Alldis. She graduated with Honors in 2003. During her academic years, Anne has taken part in many master-classes amongst which, with Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Roger Muraro, Miriam Solovieff, Andrei Diev, John O'Connor and Rolf Hind. Since graduating, Anne has performed throughout Europe including Portugal, Norway, Italy, England and France. Recent notable concerts include the Festival International de Musique de la Hague, the premiere of her "Tokyo Rush” in Norway for the 100 years of the hydroelectric power revolution in Hardanger where Anne represented England in a 3 hours celebration. Forthcoming tour in Brazil-Rio de Janeiro, Brazilia, Sao Paulo. She has worked with many artists over the years. Notably her sister Maud Lovett violinist with whom she has won international prizes (at the International chamber music competition in Pinerolo-Italy and at the FNAPEC in Paris); tenor James Oxley; cellist Josephine Knight; viola player Philip Dukes; pianist Nicholas Walker; violonist Catherine Lord amongst others. Lovett's wide ranging talent has also led to collaborative work with artists from various avenues from acting to dance companies and includes an instrumental project with producer and programmer James Sanger well known for his million selling work with Dido, Keane's "Hope and Fears” album of the year at the Brit Awards 2005, U2, Cure, etc. In 2006 she was commissioned to write a 5.1 surround soundtrack for the Planetarium Ludiver in Normandie. Her popularity and appeal was demonstrated during the latest competition at MusicAid in December 2007 where Raindrops On Mars was awarded best UK composition (voted by 16,000 people worldwide). She has been broadcasted on the radio France Musique (Radio France group) , for the french national TV network France 3 and the european network Mezzo. Lovett's broad range of activities doesn't stop with her nurtured talent for writing, she also performs exciting works by favorites Silvestrov, Kapustin, Part, Adams and Piazzolla to name a few.