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Hugh Davies
is Managing Director of ACFEA North America, based in the San Francisco office. Born in England, he has a master's degree from Cambridge, where he sang at King's College under Sir David Willcocks. Hugh sang professionally in Europe, including with the Monteverdi Choir, before teaching music in Australia. He now performs as a soloist and with several professional ensembles in the Bay Area, and serves on the boards of the American Bach Soloists and Chorus America. |
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Amanda Bauman
is a Tour Manager in the New York office. An Ohio native, she performed with the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus before receiving her degree in Music Education from Duquesne University. There she was a member of symphonic and jazz bands, as well as the Chamber Singers, with whom she toured Europe on an ACFEA concert tour. Amanda currently sings with and serves on the board of the Young New Yorkers' Chorus. Her travels have included excursions to Europe, Australia, Africa and Central and South America. |
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Emily Frye
is a Tour Manager in the New York office. She grew up in Missouri where she sang with the St. Louis Children's Choir for nine years, including on tours to Russia and Scotland. Emily received degrees in Music and Magazine Journalism from Drake University, during which time she traveled to Paris for a study abroad program and toured Europe with the university's choir. She is currently singing in the choir at St. Peter's Lutheran Church as well as the Young New Yorkers' Chorus.
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Robyn Goldstein
is a Tour Manager in the New York office. After graduating with a degree in Psychology from Boston University, she lived in London and traveled extensively in Europe and Asia. A woodwind and keyboard player, her first touring experience was as solo clarinetist with her high school orchestra in Spain; more recently, she has played in several musicals and is a clarinetist in the Williamsburg Community Orchestra in New York. |
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Christina
Martin
is a Tour Manager based in the San Francisco office. Born in San Francisco,
she graduated from the University of California, San Diego, and has worked with ACFEA since 1992. Her travels include study
abroad programs in France and Guatemala, competitive tours throughout
Europe with a track team, and trips to South America, Russia, China, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. She is currently singing with the UC
Alumni Chorus in Berkeley. |
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Rachel Flamm
is a Tour Manager in the Seattle office. Originally from the Chicago area, Rachel sang with the Palatine Children’s Chorus for 14 years, including on tours to Britain, Austria, Italy, Canada, New York and Hawaii. She graduated with a degree in Music from Carleton College in Minnesota. At Carleton, Rachel played clarinet and conducted and managed the Carleton Choirs on tours to Los Angeles and New Orleans. Rachel has also traveled independently throughout Europe and on performance tours of Belgium, Holland and Germany. |
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Erin Harlan
is a Tour Manager in the Seattle office. She received a degree in Communications with a minor in Vocal Music Performance from Pacific Lutheran University. At PLU, Erin sang with the Choir of the West, with whom she toured Norway and Sweden on an ACFEA concert tour. Her travels include a study abroad program in Australia, and trips throughout Europe, North America, Mexico, Iceland, Ecuador and China. Erin currently sings with and serves on the Board of Directors of The Esoterics, an a cappella group in Seattle. |
Overseas | North America
Richard
Savage
is Managing Director of ACFEA Europe, and has been with the company since 1970. He graduated from Oxford University where he sang in Christ Church Cathedral Choir. In addition to his responsibilities at ACFEA, he still maintains a professional singing career, having taken part in over 150 CD recordings and appearing regularly with the Gabrieli Consort, King's Consort, Polyphony, Tenebrae, Les Concerts d' Astree and other European ensembles. |
Tony
Hastings
is European Projects Consultant. He is a graduate of Sussex University
and worked previously in music publishing and artistic management. He sings
professionally with the choir of Bath Abbey, and is also a member of the
Bath Camerata. |
Tricia
George
is Head of Operations in London. Before joining ACFEA in 1979, Tricia worked
for the British Government Bureau dealing with international exchanges.
Educated at Aberdeen University, she has traveled extensively in Europe
and North America. She sings with the Islington Choral Society in London. |
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Helen David
is an Operations Manager in London. After receiving her degree in Music from Sussex University, Helen worked for 15 years as Tours Manager for the Philharmonia Orchestra in London. In this role she traveled throughout Europe, the Far East and the USA. Helen studied the violin at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has sung with the BBC Symphony Chorus on various occasions.
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Eleanor Etherington
is an Operations Manager in London. She attended the University of York, where she received her Masters degree in Music, specializing in vocal studies and community music. After leaving university, Eleanor traveled extensively in Europe, living and working in Germany and Holland. She enjoys singing in choirs and is currently a member of the Scandinavian a cappella choir Enkelit based in the North of England. |
Clare Lawrence
is an Operations Manager in London. Clare studied translation and interpreting in French and Spanish at the University of Kent. Following periods of study and work in Belgium, France and Spain, she settled in London and started her career in the tourist industry. She is a keen amateur violinist and currently plays in a quartet and with the West London Sinfonia orchestra. |
Becky Shaftoe
is an Operations Manager in London. After receiving a degree in Music at Newcastle University, she trained in arts administration at the London Sinfonietta before spending five years organizing concerts and education projects for the London Symphony Orchestra. In her role as LSO Tours Manager she traveled widely with the Orchestra across Europe and the USA. Becky plays the oboe and, prior to joining ACFEA, taught English in Spain. |
Michael Steinman
is ACFEA's European Band Consultant, based in France. Originally from California, Michael studied music at California State University at Northridge where he performed and toured internationally with the CSUN Matador Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz A Band and Symphony Orchestra, and was a member of the Disney All-American College Band. He went on the complete a double Master's Degree in Trombone Performance and Jazz Studies at Indiana University. Michael toured internationally for three years as a featured performer in the world famous Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and then joined the U.S. Army Band program in Europe where, in addition to performing with the Concert, Marching, and Jazz bands, he acted as Operations Manager organizing all aspects of performance tours throughout Europe. |
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Leone Gruebner
is ACFEA's Manager in New Zealand. She has been in the travel industry for twenty-eight years, having owned a travel agency as well as managing coach companies and she now operates her own inbound tour company. Her singing has spanned a lifetime including twenty years in the Auckland Dorian Choir and more than ten years with her current group, the Orlando Singers. She has been associated with ACFEA for several years, arranging the New Zealand portion of the Australasian Tours. |
Nick Abbott
is an Operations Manager in Bath. Nick received his degree in Music at the University of Cambridge and was organ scholar of Girton College. Prior to joining ACFEA, he combined post-graduate studies in Musicology at the University of Bristol with work as a conductor, organist, accompanist and baritone. He has toured throughout much of Europe, North America and Asia. |
Sue Peter
ACFEA’s Representative for Germany, has a varied background in travel administration and has worked for the British Tourist Authority and the Welsh Tourist Board. Now living in Berlin, she sings with the Wilmersdorf Ensemble “Kissi Choir”. |
Dan Bucur
ACFEA’s Representative in Romania, is based in Bucharest. Dan graduated from the Economics Studies Academy of Bucharest with a degree in Tourist Marketing and International Relations. Fond of tourism and music, Dan joined ACFEA in 2003 and has already organized many successful ACFEA concerts in venues throughout Romania and has enjoyed introducing the delights of his country to those performing ensembles. |
Pieter Myburgh
is ACFEA's Manager in South Africa. Born in Upington near the Kalahari Desert, Pieter now resides in George with his wife and three children. He holds honors degrees in both Human Resources and Psychology, and has owned his own travel business for over ten years. Pieter is an avid traveler and currently sings with the George Male Choir. |
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Luis Lucena
ACFEA’s Representative in Portugal, is based in Lisbon. Luis has received a degree in Engineering, obtained his MBA and set up his own business in Lisbon. He also teaches marketing at a private university in the city. Luis has been singing in choirs in Portugal for 15 years and in 2000 became a semi-professional tenor in the Symphonic Gulbenkian Foundation Choir in Lisbon.
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Robert Latimer
is ACFEA’s Manager for Australia. Robert has been an educator and businessman, having taught at both primary and secondary levels, and been involved in the photographic and cinema industries. As an amateur musician, he has sung in choirs and choral groups in addition to performing in musical and dramatic productions. He is well traveled with extensive experience in organizing and conducting study tours of North America and Europe. Robert, who lives in rural Victoria, has been associated with ACFEA for over 15 years. |
Neil McGowan
is ACFEA’s Representative in Moscow. Neil ran the English National Opera Schools and Community Touring unit for four years. He has acted as a tour leader for American groups around Russia, produces concerts of his own (using Russian professional performers) in Moscow, and is Artistic Consultant of the Vremena Goda Music Festival in St. Petersburg. |
Sylvia Marin
is ACFEA’s Representative in Latin America. She graduated from Georgia State University with a degree in Business Administration before moving to France. Since then, she has been involved in organizing music tours and accompanying groups throughout Latin America and the Mediterranean area using her linguistic skills. |
Alina Peretti
is ACFEA’s Representative in Poland and has worked for ACFEA since 1987. Educated in Wroclaw, she has a degree in Architecture and Art. Alina worked first as an architect and then as a qualified tourist guide in four different languages: Polish, Russian, French and English. She has lived in Poland, France, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and is a keen piano player. |
Olga
Yemelyanova
ACFEA’s Representative in Russia, is based in St. Petersburg. She attended
a specialist music school and has a diploma in English and German education.
Olga received a PhD in Linguistics from Herzen Pedagogical University of
St. Petersburg, where she teaches English. She is actively involved in music-making,
and is a keen American square- and contradancer.
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Elfriede
Leimer-Rizzotti
is the Regional Representative in Italy. Although born in Austria, Friede
has been ACFEA's consultant in Italy since 1983. Before joining ACFEA,
she worked for the Austrian diplomatic service. |
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