Patron: Naji Hakim
Festival Director: Martin Stacey
  Details of First Festival held in October 2006
 
 

Emma Gibbins

Emma Gibbins - photoEmma Gibbins began her musical career as organ scholar at Pembroke College, Cambridge, during which time she studied with Anne Page. On moving to London in 2001 to study for a PhD, she spent a year as assistant organist of St. Michael’s, Battersea, a year as organ scholar at St. Michael’s, West Croydon, and a year as organ scholar at St. Martin in the Fields. During this time she directed a small chamber choir, Canto Villanella. In September 2004, she was appointed organ scholar at Southwell Minster, working under the direction of Paul Hale, during which time she was awarded Associateship of the Royal College of Organists. She was also accompanist and associate conductor for the Cranmer Company of Singers, a Nottinghamshire based chamber choir. She has just completed the MMus course at the Royal College of Music, London where she studied organ with David Graham and harpsichord with Robert Woolley. Emma is organ scholar at Brentwood Cathedral, associate organist at St. Sepulchre-without-Newgate and Director of Music at St. Mary’s Church, Stoke D’Abernon, in Surrey. She has recently been appointed as accompanist of the South West London Choral Society.

Emma performed at St John the Evangelist, Islington on 14th October 2006:

Paavo Heininen - 60 Variations

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