We are pleased to welcome the following full-time tutors for the 2008 Baroque Week:

Theresa Caudle began her career on the cornett, leading The London Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, but then became increasingly active as a baroque violinist, playing with most of the period-instrument ensembles in this country. She was a principal member of the The Parley of Instruments for twenty-five years. She directs her own ensemble, Canzona, as well as leading several other baroque orchestras. She has coached at The Royal Academy of Music, Birmingham University and on several courses.

Jane Francis plays gamba and cello. She has played in duo partnerships with Colin Booth, Kenneth Mobbs, John Wellingham, and, most frequently, Helena Brown. She was a co-director of Continuo and is a member of The Company of Viols. Teaching is for her an essential part of being a musician, and she teaches adults on many early music courses. Her interest in Kodaly concepts has led her to gain a Certificate of Kodaly Music Education.

Rachel Latham studied baroque flute with Lisa Beznosiuk, Stephen Preston and Rachel Brown. Orchestras and chamber ensembles she’s played with include Florilegium, the Hanover Band, the King’s Consort, Apollo and Pan, the Feinstein Ensemble, Fiori Musicali and Passemezzo. She is an experienced teacher and workshop-leader for students of all ages, and has taught at the Junior Royal Academy of Music.

Peter Lea Cox has taught choral skills for 14 years at the Royal Academy of Music. For many years he was cantor at the Lutheran Church of St Anne & St Agnes in London, where he has conducted all the cantatas by J. S. Bach and many by his contemporaries. As an organ recitalist he has toured the United States of America and frequently visits Denmark.

Clare Shanks plays baroque oboes, recorders, and modern oboe. She pioneered the use of the early oboe in Great Britain and was a founder member of the Academy of Ancient Music with whom she has made many recordings, including concerti by Marcello and Telemann. She has performed, recorded and broadcast with many of the major baroque orchestras in Britain and abroad, and teaches at the Royal College of Music and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

Peter Collier is director of the Manchester-based Telemann Baroque Ensemble. He has appeared as harpsichordist with the Hallé Orchestra. He has been associated with the Baroque Week since its foundation and now directs the course.