Amy Bebbington is sought-after for her dynamic and engaging teaching style, her wealth of choral and pedagogical experience and is a passionate advocate for choral singing and choral conductor training. With degrees in Piano Performance (UK) and a Doctorate in Choral Conducting (USA), Amy is the Director of Training for the Association of British Choral Directors and co-founder of the London International Choral Conducting Competition (LICCC).
Amy leads choral conducting masterclasses and teaches at international summer schools, including Cork, Limerick and Sherborne. Her successful online training course, Choral Leadership and Pedagogy (CLP), created as a direct result of the pandemic, enabled her to engage, and share good practice, with choral conductors from all over the world.
She was delighted to be a guest clinician at the Leading Voices Festival (The Netherlands) and at Chor.com (Germany) presenting sessions on kinaesthetic gestures, training emerging professionals and female composers. Known for her advocacy for female conductors and composers, she champions marginalised musicians through choral programming, Discovery Days and private mentoring.
Amy has choral works published by Banks Music Publications, Multitude of Voyces and Choral Music Publishing and is proud to be Musical Director of Corra Sound, Harlequin Chamber Choir, Nota Bene and Sempre Fidelis Singers. She is in demand as a leading choral clinician, adjudicator, mentor and teacher.
Robert Allan is a Scottish pianist, composer and conductor based in London. A graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Bob is much in demand as an accompanist with choirs including the London Symphony Chorus, World Choir, Covent Garden Chorus, Deutscher Chor London, Festival Chorus and Hampstead Chamber Choir and was recently appointed Associate Conductor of the London Nordic Choir.
With a keen interest in contemporary music, Bob has brought many new works into repertoire with such august groups as the Royal Opera House, Aldeburgh Festival, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Royal Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. He has also arranged the music of Sigur Ros, Velvet Underground, Kylie Minogue and Charli XCX for Ireland's premier contemporary group, Glasshouse Ensemble.
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