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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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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. She currently sings with the Northwest Chamber Chorus. |
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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, South America and China. Erin currently sings with and serves on the Board of Directors of The Esoterics, an a cappella choir in Seattle. |
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Christa Tumlinson
is a Tour Manager in the San Francisco office. She has a degree in Music from California State University, Fullerton where she studied voice in classical and jazz styles. She grew up in Kansas, where she was involved with children's choirs. In Southern California, Christa taught voice, piano, choir, and musical theater. She has also sung professionally with choirs, jazz bands, and orchestras in the Los Angeles area. Christa’s travels include tours with choirs to Germany and Eastern Europe. |
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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. Until recently, he sang
professionally with the choir of Bath Abbey, and is currently a member of the
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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 master's 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 sings with three different ensembles, notably this season at the Royal Albert Hall and the Sage Gateshead. |
Clare Lawrence
is ACFEA's Representative for Spain and France. Clare studied translation and interpreting in French and Spanish at the University of Kent. She studied and worked in Belgium, France and Spain before settling in London, where she now lives. She has specialized in organizing performance tours since 2002 and is a keen amateur violinist. Clare currently plays in a quartet and with the Ealing Chamber Music Club and Kingston and District Chamber Music Society. |
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Becky Shaftoe
is General Manager of Operations 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. |
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Ilker Ersil
is ACFEA's Representative for Turkey. Ilker has a degree in Business Administration and has managed events for many worldwide companies. He is a founding member and manager of one of Turkey's most successful choirs, Orfeon, and also works with internationally-renowned artists from around the globe. |
Robert Latimer
is ACFEA’s Manager for Australia and New Zealand. Robert has been an educator and businessman, having taught at both primary and secondary levels, and has 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 20 years. |
Nick Abbott
is General Manager of Sales, based 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
is ACFEA’s Representative for Germany. She 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
is ACFEA’s Representative for Romania, 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 organized many successful ACFEA concerts in venues throughout Romania and has enjoyed introducing the delights of his country to those performing ensembles. |
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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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Anastasios Strikos
is ACFEA's representative for Greece. He is an accomplished musician, a pianist and orchestra conductor and has toured as an accompanist with several groups, including the Vienna Boys' Choir. Tassos has lived in Germany and Austria and, apart from his native Greek, he is fluent in English, German, French and Italian. |
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Sylvia Garcia Marin
is ACFEA’s Manager in Latin America, based in Guadalajara, Mexico. Sylvia graduated from Georgia State University with a degree in Business Administration and French before moving to France. During her time in Paris, she earned a degree in International Relations from the University Pantheon Assas Paris II and was ACFEA's France representative for over ten years before taking on her present role. |
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Andrew Cheung
is ACFEA's Hong Kong Artistic Consultant. Andrew received his bachelor's degree in Music from the University of Western Ontario and his master's degree in Music at the State University of New York at Potsdam. After returning to Hong Kong, Andrew joined the Hong Kong Baptist University staff where he was Director of University Music Activities, Director of the Academic Community Hall and Conductor of the Baptist University Girls' Choir, which, under his direction, has toured to many parts of Asia, Europe, Canada and the USA. Since 1982, he has been Conductor of the Hong Kong Oratorio Society, one of the premier choruses in Hong Kong. Andrew is also the Executive Secretary to the Hong Kong Association of Choral Societies.
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Neil McGowan
is ACFEA’s Representative for 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. |
Alina Peretti
is ACFEA’s Representative for 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. |
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Anders Lindstrom
is ACFEA's representative for Scandinavia, based in Rättvik, Sweden. He received his music degree in conducting under Professor Eric Ericson at the Stockholm Royal College of Music. He also studied conducting and church music with Nicholas Conran at Surrey University, and with Dr. George Guest and Sir David Willcocks in Cambridge. For many years, Anders was organist and choirmaster in churches in Stockholm and Sollentuna. He has started choral festivals and choirs in Sweden and made many recordings and radio and TV productions with his choirs. Anders now works as a teacher and guest conductor in the field of Anglo/Swedish church music. |
Olga Yemelyanova
is ACFEA’s Representative for Russia, 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 for 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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