- Music at JCG
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Polyphony Staff
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Hannah Campbell
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Voice (Pop)
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Hannah, an ex JCG pupil, graduated from the London School of Musical Theatre where she was trained by one of the West End's leading vocal coach's, Toni Pedretti A.R.S.M. As a professional singer Hannah has supported Will Young, Beverley Knight, Olly Murs & Alexandra Burke and recorded vocals on Joe McElderry's Album SMILE and the X-Factor Finalists show, 2011. Since returning to Jersey she has established herself as a professional singer in a number of successful local bands including 'Honeybun', 'ABBALOO', 'Inside Job', 'Optimistic Voices' and 'RoodMood'.
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David Davies
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Cello, Violin and Double Bass
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David read music at the University of Durham before training as a luthier at the Newark School of Violin Making. He taught ‘cello and double bass both privately and in several primary and secondary schools in Nottinghamshire, including providing lessons funded by cellist Sheku Kannneh-Mason at his former school. In 2014, David was the recipient of the Mark Jones award for outstanding musicianship and he has performed all around South Wales, County Durham, Lancashire and Nottinghamshire as part of quartets/trios for weddings, functions and several high profile events, notably including a dinner hosted by the Lord Lieutenant of West Glamorgan in 2012 and for the premier of a newly commissioned mass for Christmas eve at Lancaster Priory in 2017. David has also played orchestrally across Europe, counting Italy, Germany, Hungary, France and Slovenia among places visited. He has also been involved with organising the National Scout and Guide Symphony Orchestra, of which he used to be a member.
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Grace Garnier
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Piano
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Grace was born and raised in Jersey, originally learning the piano from the age of 6 with Timothy De Quetteville. When she was 13 she gained a place at the prestigious Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester, where she had the opportunity to further her musical education as a pianist under the tutelage of John Gough. Whilst studying at Chetham’s, Grace had the opportunity to perform at national venues such as The Royal Northern College of Music, The Bridgewater Hall, The Royal Festival Hall and, most memorably, The Royal Albert Hall as part of the 2011 BBC Proms.Now based in Jersey, Grace is an active participant in the local musical community. She is a busy and enthusiastic accompanist as well as musical director of an all female choir, Vocalize. Grace has been teaching piano on the island for 7 years, and would say that although her specialty (and one true love) is classical music, she also enjoys playing and teaching jazz and contemporary styles too.
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Katherine Grant
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Piano, Flute and Theory
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A local girl, Katherine studied at the Birmingham Conservatoire and Royal Academy of Music. She pursued a freelance career as a flautist before undertaking a PGCE in Secondary Music at the Institute of Education (UL). Her education experience includes peripatetic teaching, KS3, GCSE and A level classroom teaching and general music tuition at infant and junior level. She was Head of Music at a local secondary school from 2004 until 2010.
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Andrew Harvey
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Flute, Clarinet and Saxophone
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Andrew joined the Royal Marines Band Service in 1998 playing Flute/Piccolo and Saxophone. After completing three years training he was awarded the Prince’s Badge for the best all round musician passing for duty. Andrew has since been the principal flute at the band of the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, Portsmouth, Plymouth and Scotland. September 2011 saw Andrew being appointed the Flute and Saxophone instructor at the Royal Marines School of Music in Portsmouth. He also studied for a BMus(Hons) degree, performance Diplomas and a Teaching Diploma. He has been the assistant conductor at Emsworth Concert Band and has also conducted extensively at the Royal Marines School of Music. He has a keen interest in developing ensemble players and encouraging them to perform music together.
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Eva Hsieh
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Piano and Percussion
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Eva studied percussion at the Birmingham Conservatoire and the Royal College of Music, London. She has won numerous soloist competitions and given many concerto performances with orchestras across the UK. Eva has experience as a percussion and piano teacher working for the Derbyshire Music Partnership, and since moving to Jersey in 2013 she has been working to develop percussion playing in a number of local schools. She is currently teaching percussion and piano at St Michael’s Prep school, Jersey Academy of Music, JCG Prep and VCP where she also coaches the percussion ensemble “TWIGZ”.
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Julie Millow
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Piano and Violin
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Julie studied piano and violin at the London College of Music before returning to Jersey to begin teaching in 1994. Since then she has taught privately and in several local schools and has also been in demand as an accompanist. Although not a full time member of a band, Julie can be seen deputising for various local ensembles and has been very involved in amateur dramatics in the island, regularly playing for shows.
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Holly Milner | Voice | Jersey born and raised, Holly left the island to attend Elmhurst Performing Arts School from the age of 11, continuing to London Studio Center to complete her Theatre Arts degree, specialising in Musical Theatre. Post degree, Holly toured with UK Musical Theatre company Seedtime before returning to Jersey to co-found girl band Honeybun, supporting Olly Murs, Beverley Knight, Will Young and Alexandra Burke. Additionally, she has sung with Jersey Bounce, Funky Beatz and continues to perform locally with the Optimistic Voices, Ever After Entertainment, and function band ABBALOO. Holly founded Holly’s Harmonies during the pandemic, specialising in one-to-one singing lessons for children with an emphasis on fun and supporting children finding their voice. Her passion is vocal performance and audition preparation, building her students confidence and stage presence.
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Phil Vibert
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Rhythm Guitar
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Phil attended The Musicians’ Institute in California and graduated with an Associate Degree. Phil was fortunate enough during his time in the States to be taught by and play with some of the world’s most respected guitarists including Brett Garsed, Danny Gill and Scott Henderson. Since returning to Jersey, Phil has taught privately and in several local schools.
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Sam Willcocks
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Drums | Sam started learning the drums at age 13, going on to complete music at GCSE and A Level. He then studied at DrumTech in London where he earned a diploma in music before returning to the island to begin teaching drums, which he has done for the last 13 years. He has also been performing in several local bands since the age of 16. Sam organises the drum entries into the Eisteddfod and has donated an annual award for the younger competitors. He is currently teaching in 7 different schools around the island including JCP, VCP and Victoria College, La Moye and Trinity Primary, as well as Beaulieu and De La Salle College.
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