Music Staff
Rebecca Leyton-Smith Before joining the staff at TPS, Rebecca performed with the major symphony and chamber orchestras of the UK, including many international tours, Proms concerts and film / tv soundtracks. She also played for West End shows and released critically acclaimed recordings with various chamber ensembles. She has appeared as a recital and concerto soloist throughout the UK, and in Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, and Denmark.
Rebecca held scholarships at the Royal College of Music, the Royal Northern College of Music, and Oxford University, where her cello teachers were Hannah Roberts and Jerôme Pernoo.
Rebecca's students often gain places in the National Youth Orchestra, National Children’s Orchestras of Great Britain, and National Youth String Orchestra. Having previously tutored cello sections in the National Children's Orchestra, she is currently a cello tutor for the National Youth String Orchestra.
Anthea McAuliffe studied under the renowned RAM professor Howard Davies. Since then she has gained nearly 20 years' experience in teaching the violin to all ages. She is passionate about making violin learning fun whilst teaching the highest standards of fine technique. Anthea maintains an active professional performing career through her post as founder member and leader of the Intermezzo String Quartet and uses this inspiration to fuel a passion for ensemble playing in all her students.
Katherine Birtles completed her Masters degree with Distinction at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music on the flute. During this time she was on placement with the BBC Concert Orchestra's Mentor Scheme, and was a winner of Making Music's Scheme for Young Concert Artists. Katherine enjoys a career of education, recitals and chamber music.
Jamie Cranfield has been playing guitar for 25 years, having studied at Reading University, Thames Valley University and The Guitar Institute in Acton, London. On returning to Peterborough he gained the DTTLS qualification (DIploma in the Life Long Learning Sector). Jamie teaches a number of styles including classical, jazz, rock, country and blues.
Oksana King was educated in St Petersburg Conservatoire, where she completed her Performer’s Diploma with Distinctions. She performed as a soloist throughout Russia and the Czech Republic, where she also accompanied choirs, instrumentalists and singers. In the UK, Oksana performed solo recitals at Stowe Music School and at All Saints Church (Brixworth) where since 2016 she played at every annual Brixworth Music Festival. Oksana teaches piano at all levels and has particular expertise in the prevention of repetitive strain injury. Her pupils went on to study at Performance departments at Birmingham Conservatoire, Guildhall School of Music & Drama and RNCM.
Emilia Morton
Christohper Colbran-Ingham is a professional Trombone player, who has played with groups such as, the international party show band Salut, the award-winning Chicago Blues Brothers theatre group and original artists such as Georgia Crandon. He has performed in many impressive venues including the Atlas Arena in Gdansk, Cardiff arena, the One and Only Palace Hotel in Dubai and several famous London hotels including the Savoy, Claridge's, the Rosewood, the Dorchester and many more. Whilst specialising in Trombone, Mr Colbran-Ingham teaches all instruments in the brass family.
Nick Cowling studied Orchestral Percussion and Timpani at the Royal College of Music and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. He works across the classical, opera and early music genres with orchestras such as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Gabrieli, CBSO, Ulster Orchestra, London Concert Orchestra, Glyndebourne Sinfonia and others. He holds a great interest in teaching, aside from one-to-one lessons he has also coached the percussion section of the Cambridgeshire Youth Orchestra as well as working with outreach teams from the OAE and Glyndebourne.
