Conductor David Beaman was appointed principal conductor of Symphonia Academica in 2003. He has also conducted the BBC Concert Orchestra Strings, King's Chamber Orchestra, the Endellion Winds as well as commercial sessions for television, radio and cinema. He has on a number of occasions directed the chorus and orchestra at Greenbelt Festival in many and varied works such as Mozart Requiem and Holst The Planets. Other choirs he has directed include the Aylesbury Festival Chorus, the University of Luton Choir and the Redbourn Festival Chorus which he helped create in 2010.
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Artistic Director and Leader Peter Bussereau was awarded the silver medal at the Guildhall School of Music for gaining the highest marks for his diploma recital whilst also studying for a Mathematics degree at Royal Holloway College, University of London, where he performed his last concert as a student of the latter by playing the Brahms Violin Concerto. Shortly afterward he took up a position with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and subsequently moved to the BBC Concert Orchestra, where he is currently a Principal Violinist. Peter studied at the Guildhall School with Max Morgan and Josef Aranof and continued his studies privately with Homi Kanga and Hugh Bean. In September 2007 Peter was awarded an Honorary Master of Arts degree from the new University of Bedfordshire-the first degree awarded by this new university- for his services to music in Bedfordshire.
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Composer in Association Richard Sisson is a pianist and composer. Alongside a growing catalogue of concert works he has composed much music for the theatre. Most recently this has included the National Theatre's production of Alan Bennett's new play ‘The History Boys'. He also provided scores for West End productions of Nicholas Wright's ‘Cressida' with Sir Michael Gambon for The Almeida and Alan Bennett's ‘The Lady in the Van' with Dame Maggie Smith.
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