Adam Collins

Tuba

PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRAL

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

English National Ballet

London Philharmonic Orchestra

London Sinfonietta

National Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Royal Ballet Sinfonia

Southbank Sinfonia

Welsh National Opera

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (community projects)

RECORDING

LPO sessions at Abbey Road Studios and live recordings for Marquee TV

Sessions at Metropolis Studios (live to vinyl and BBC Radio 6)

ORCHESTRAL TRAINING

London Philharmonic Orchestra ‘Foyle Future Firsts’ Scheme (2020-22)

Britten-Pears Orchestra (2017)

BBC Proms side-by-side with Aurora Orchestra and BBC Symphony Orchestra

SOLO AND CHAMBER

Onyx Brass

LPO Brass Quintet and Brass Ensemble

Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto, University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra

Ellerby Tuba Concerto, University of Manchester Brass Band

Gregson Tuba Concerto, Junior Trinity Symphony Orchestra at Cadogan Hall

Founding member of Quartet Menine, RPS Prize winners (2015-Present)

COMMUNITY MUSIC

Open Academy Fellowship (Royal Academy of Music, 2021-22)
Supporting Musician, City Lit Percussion Ensemble (2020-present)
Regular Community and Education projects with LPO (Crisis Creates, OrchLab, Open Sounds, FUNHarmonics, Music Makers)

Founder and Leader of ‘Sing for Joy’ (Early Years music group based in Wandsworth)
Various other projects for (or in partnership with) Wigmore Hall, RPO Resound, Saffron Hall, Drake Music, and NYOGB

PRIZES AND AWARDS
Commended in the John Solomon Brass Prize, Royal Academy of Music (2020)
Craxton Memorial Trust and Countess of Munster awards for postgraduate study (2019)
Mark Elliot Scholarship, Royal Academy of Music (2019)
Royal Over-Seas League Semi-Finalist with Quartet Menine (2019)
Keith Elcombe Music Prize and Dean of Humanities (2018)
Award for Achievement, University of Manchester
Philip Jones Memorial Brass Prize, Junior Trinity (2014)

TEACHING AND YOUTH MUSIC WORK

Eaton House The Manor, Brass Teacher

Junior Trinity, Deputy Lower Brass Teacher and Ensemble Coach

Masterclasses at Abingdon School, Lancing College and Reading Blue Coat School

EDUCATION & TRAINING
Royal Academy of Music MA and LRAM, Merit (2019-2021)
Studied tuba with Patrick Harrild and Lee Tsarmaklis, and jazz tuba with Oren Marshall
Further private tuition from Ahmed Mukhtar and Amir ElSaffar
University of Manchester MusB (Hons), First Class (2015-2018)

Studied violin with Sarah Brandwood-Spencer and tuba with Ewan Easton MBE

REFEREES
Lee Tsarmaklis and Oren Marshall (contact information available on request)

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Instruments
Tuba