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Partita perform songs and instrumental
music from the 12th to 18th century.
Partita in concert
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Sasha Johnson Manning |
soprano,
recorder, cello |
Sasha
studied at the Royal Academy of Music, and now has a busy career combining
singing, composing and conducting.
She toured Europe with the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields and
the Deller Consort and has taken part in numerous broadcasts, recordings
and concerts with the BBC Philharmonic, the Liverpool Philharmonic
and the Orchestra of the Golden Age.
Sasha sings with the BBC Daily Service Singers and is director of
music at St Mary's Church Bowdon. She is currently composer in residence
for the St Louis Chamber Chorus and her compositions are receiving
great critical acclaim.
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Holly Marland |
alto,
recorder |
Holly
studied composition with Nick Ingham at the Royal Academy of Music
prior to obtaining a first class honours degree from Salford University.
She now sings with the BBC Daily Services Singers and has taken part
in a wide variety of notable concerts, recordings and live broadcasts.
Away from the concert platform, Holly works in the professional engagements
department at the Royal Northern College of Music.
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Jill Lingard |
harpsichord,
organ |
Jill
studied at the East African Conservatoire of Music. Since moving to
England, she has undertaken further studies, gaining the LRAM and
BA. Jill has worked with junior choirs, orchestras and recorder groups
as a primary school music specialist.
During the last eight years, Jill has worked at St Joseph's Primary
School, Stockport, setting up and developing the music curriculum.
She has also taught piano at the Manchester School of Music.
Jill is currently organist at St John Fisher and Thomas More Church,
Manchester.
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Margaret Walker |
harps |
Margaret studied the pedal harp with Marie Goossens at the Royal College of Music, and as a freelance musician has played with all the major orchestras in the north west. She had a keen interest in the small celtic harp at a time when there was little interest in England and took an active part in the folk music revival of the 60s and 70s.
Playing with Partita has given Margaret the opportunity to broaden her repertoire on the small harp and she enjoys the challenge of arranging early music for her instrument, which has the early style blades.
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Roger Child |
lute,
viol, sinfonye, guitar |
Roger
studied at the former Royal Manchester College of Music where he became
the first student to offer guitar and lute for the GRSM, for which
special arrangement was made to study the lute with Anthony Rooley
- internationally acclaimed teacher and exponent of early music performance.
In addition to concert work, Roger has held various teaching posts
including Manchester Grammar School, Durham University Classical Guitar
Society, Chethams School of Music, the Royal Manchester College of
Music and Manchester Music Service, where he currently teaches guitar,
violin, lute, viol and Javanese Gamelan.
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