Charlotte

 

In 2008, Charlotte graduated with a First Class MSci in Physics from King’s College London.

After graduation Charlotte moved to Salisbury and began working as a professional tutor in maths and the sciences.

Charlotte‘s past students have done themselves proud, going on to universities including (but not at all limited to!) UCL, Bristol, Rotterdam School of Management, The George Washington University, RVC and Oxbridge to study a wide range of subjects including Psychology, Medicine and Mathematics. She enjoy hearing from my past students and learning about their experiences at university and beyond.

Charlotte pride herself on her ability to make complex topics less daunting and enabling her students to see through any confusion and to actually understand their work.

She believe that everyone learns in their own unique way. If a student does not understand a topic when explained in a certain way She will go out of her way to find an explanation that will click for them.

She believe that exam practice is vital for students, She will work through papers together to ensure that the student is fully confident in their exam technique and that they know exactly what to expect come exam day.

Harriet

 

Harriet has been interested in Singing and Dancing from a young age and has successfully completed her 3 years BA HONS degree in Musical Theatre. As part of her degree Harriet studied Vocal Development and Technique and is keen to pass on all her knowledge to the Starcast Students.

Harriet has performed in many productions including “Sweet Charity’, “Spring Awakening”, “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and many Pantomimes in venues such as the Salisbury Playhouse, The Royal Albert Hall and Sadlers Wells London.

She is a keen percussionist, drummer and songwriter and has won many local music competitions. She was a loyal member of SAYM for many years.

Harriet has taken Theatre Workshops in schools as part of her degree course and loved the experience of teaching children and teenagers.

Sam

 

Sam moved to Salisbury when she was 10 years old and attended dance classes at The Salisbury School of Dance nearly every day after school. From there, she went on to train at one of the UK’s most prestigious Dance and Musical Theatre Colleges – Laine Theatre Arts, for three years full time in all genres of Dance, Musical Theatre and Drama. At Laines Sam also gained her full teaching qualifications in ballet, modern and tap.

Sam then embarked on a ten year career as a professional dancer in Theatres and TV world wide, working with the UK’s top choreographers and directors.

At the age of 28 Sam was offered a position at Stagecoach Theatre Arts in Surrey, as a Children’s Theatrical Agent and Schools Inspector, where she found professional work for children in the West End, TV and Film. During this time Sam opened her own Theatre Arts Schools where she had over 350 budding starlets training in Dance Classes, Singing Lessons and Drama Classes! Many of whom worked professionally in TV and Theatre, in productions such as the West End’s production of “Oliver” and “Chitty Chitty, Bang Bang”.

Sam moved back to her home town of Salisbury in 2008 where she opened Starcast. She has mentored many students who have gone on to professional full time Theatre Colleges such as Laines, Wilkes Academy and Mountview.

 

Craig

 

Craig has been part of the youth development and artistic scene in his native Salisbury for the past 11 years. He began his performing venture as part of the Playhouse’s Stage ’65 Youth Theatre, landing major roles in the Main House productions.

It is also at the Salisbury Playhouse where he began forging his path as a Theatre Practitioner, working with a wide variety of demographics from youth theatre members to the over 60’s to young people with special educational needs.

He has worked alongside and learned from some of the best theatre makers in the industry, including the legendary director, Max Stafford Clark and the Voice and Text Coach for the RSC, Michael Corbridge, successor to the renowned director and vocal coach Cecily Berry.

Having studied drama and Performing Arts academically and vocationally, Craig is able to encourage a range of perspectives from his students.

Christopher

 

Born in Scotland in 1986, Christopher Guild studied piano and violin locally before entering St Mary’s Music School, Edinburgh aged 13. He took top honours in the Moray Piano Competition 2001 – he remains the youngest winner to this day.  Christopher entered the Royal College of Music in 2005 as a Foundation Scholar and studied for six years with Andrew Ball, gaining a First Class BMus (Hons), and the MMus and Artist Diploma with Distinction.  He went on to be the Richard Carne Junior Fellowship in Performance at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance 2012-13.  Christopher now combines performing and recording with extensive teaching commitments, at Junior Trinity in London and the Godolphin School in Salisbury.

Scottish pianist Christopher Guild is in demand as a recital artist, concerto soloist and collaborative pianist, with concert engagements taking him across the UK.  Performances have included those given at St James’s Piccadilly, the Wigmore Hall and St John’s, Smith Square, as well as numerous recitals for music societies under the auspices of the Countess of Munster Musical Trust.  Christopher’s concerto appearances have seen him work with conductors such as Sian Edwards, as well as with numerous non-professional orchestras.  He has recorded CDs for Champs Hill Records, with violinist Diana Galvydyte, and for Toccata Classics, as a soloist and with violist Elena Artamonova.

As a chamber musician and ensemble musician, Christopher appeared as a Park Lane Group Young Artist at London’s QEH Purcell Room, and the Wigmore Hall, and was also a Parkhouse Award finalist in 2013 with Diana Galvydyte.  He has worked with the composer Judith Weir towards performances of her solo piano work The Art of Touching the Keyboard and the British premiere of her piece for mixed ensemble, Blue Green Hill.  Christopher has appeared live as a collaboartive pianist on BBC Radio 3’s ‘In Tune’ and his performance of Haydn’s B minor Sonata at the Purcell Room for the Park Lane Group in 2015 has also been broadcast by Radio 3.  Christopher has also appeared at the Royal Greenwich International String Quartet Festival (2013) with the Benyounes Quartet.  He has also appeared as an orchestral keyboardist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and City of London Sinfonia in works by Schnittke, Philip Glass (the European Premiere of Icarus at the Edge of Time) and Franz Schreker.  His repertoire is far-ranging, from the sonatas of Beethoven, through Stockhausen and Carter to the present day.

 

克里斯托弗·吉尔德

 

苏格兰钢琴家克里斯托弗·吉尔德是一名英国知名的独奏钢琴艺术家、协奏曲的独奏家和钢琴合作艺术家，他经常参与于英国各地举办的音乐活动。其中包括在威格莫尔音乐厅、圣约翰史密斯广场的音乐会参加演出。除此之外还参与了众多的由伯爵夫人赞助的蒙斯特音乐信托音乐协会举办的音乐社会活动。克里斯托弗的协奏曲的创作让我们感受到了像西安爱德华兹这样的指挥家以及众多非专业管弦乐队合作的合作。 他为Champs Hill Record唱片公司、小提琴手Diana Galvydyte、独奏家Toccata Classics和中提琴演奏家Elena Artamonova录制了CD。

“他演奏的节奏活泼，清脆，踏板微妙，攻击锐利，从不沉重，以及他的键盘颜色范围都是这样，我相信作曲家本人肯定会鼓掌。 总而言之，这是一项了不起的成就。“ —— Calum MacDonald，国际唱片评论到。
作为室内音乐家和合奏音乐家，克里斯托弗在伦敦的QEH Purcell室和威格莫尔音乐厅出现，是Park Lane Group青年艺术家，并于2013年与Diana Galvydyte一起成为Parkhouse奖决赛选手。他曾与作曲家Judith Weir一起演奏她的独奏钢琴作品“触摸键盘的艺术”以及她的作品混合合奏Blue Green Hill的英国首演。克里斯托弗已经出现在BBC Radio 3的“In Tune”中作为合作钢琴家的现场表演，他在2015年Park Lane Group的Purcell室的海顿B小调奏鸣曲的演出也由Radio 3播出。Chris-topher也出现在与本约内斯四重奏组成的皇家格林威治国际弦乐四重奏节（2013年）。他还曾担任管弦乐乐团的乐团管弦乐手，由施诺特克，菲利普格拉斯（时间边缘的伊卡洛斯的欧洲首映）和弗兰茨施勒克创作的伦敦交响乐团和伦敦城市交响乐团。他的演奏曲目范围很广，从贝多芬的奏鸣曲，到Stockhausen和卡特，直到今天。
“一位天生具有创造力和创新精神的音乐家……这样的钢琴家非常罕见……他是新音乐的绝佳主唱。” – 伦敦皇家音乐学院这样评价他

克里斯托弗·吉尔德于1986年出生于苏格兰，在当地进入爱丁堡圣玛丽音乐学校学习钢琴和小提琴，之后在13岁的爱丁堡音乐学院学习。他在2001年的Moray钢琴比赛中获得最高荣誉 – 他仍然是迄今为止最年轻的获奖者。 克里斯托弗于2005年进入皇家音乐学院，担任学者，并与Andrew Ball一起学习六年，获得头等级BMus（荣誉学位）和具有优异成绩的MMus和艺术家文凭。 他继续成为2012-13年Trinity Laban音乐和舞蹈音乐学院的理查德卡恩青少年团体表演奖。 克里斯托弗现在将表演和录音与广泛的教学承诺相结合，在伦敦的少年三位一体和在索尔兹伯里的戈多芬学校。

克里斯托弗在RCM学习期间获得的宝贵支持如下：杜瓦艺术奖，罗伯逊奖学金信托，阿里斯塔尔麦克拉克兰备忘录信托，十字信托，皇家喀里多尼亚学校信托，希望斯科特信托，艺术 人文研究理事会，James Caird旅游奖学金信托基金会，RCM基金会，迈克尔惠特克奖学金以及伊恩弗莱明奖（音乐家的不朽基金）。