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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 with the Pasadena Master Chorale. |
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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, touring with them throughout North America and Europe. 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 throughout Europe, Mexico, China, South Africa, Israel and Jordan. She currently sings with the Northwest Chamber Chorus. |
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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. She is currently singing with Volti, the award-winning professional chamber ensemble dedicated to the performance of new vocal music. |
Overseas | North America
Nick Abbott
is General Manager of Sales. 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. |
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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. |
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. |
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Tony
Hastings
is ACFEA's Projects Manager. 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
Bath Camerata.
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Kirsten Mackay
is an Assistant Operations Manager in London. Kirsten graduated in music at the University of Southampton before training in arts administration with the Association of British Orchestras. She then worked for the Philharmonia Orchestra and the New London Orchestra and Children's Choir. Kirsten plays clarinet and enjoys traveling, having worked in the United States, visited Asia and toured Europe with various orchestras and ensembles. |
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Poppy Savage
is an Operations Manager in London. Poppy worked as a courier for ACFEA while earning her master's degree in Spanish at Edinburgh University, and has continued to accompany tours to much of the Spanish-speaking world. After an initial career in artist management, she became an Operations Manager, arranging both concerts and special interest tours abroad. Poppy's musical background includes singing and playing the cello and she is currently a member of the English Chamber Choir. |
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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.
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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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Charlotte Toms
is an Operations Manager in London. Charlotte graduated in music from University of Southampton, focusing on piano performance and accompaniment. Prior to joining ACFEA, she trained as a music teacher and taught in secondary schools across the southeast of England for over five years. Charlotte has traveled throughout Europe and has also taught English in Brazil. She still performs as an accompanist and singer.
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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 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. |
Jeff Sha
is ACFEA's Manager for China. Jeff received his bachelor's degree in Economics from Fudan University in Shanghai. After graduation, he has been active in the travel industry and has worked with ACFEA since 2000, helping to arrange dozens of successful concert tours of China. Jeff is an avid traveler and has traveled extensively throughout Asia, Europe and North America.
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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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Sylvia Garcia Marin
is ACFEA’s Manager in Latin America, based in Guadalajara, Mexico. Sylvia earned her International Relations degree from Pantheon-Assas University in Paris and is fluent in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French and English. She has traveled extensively throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America and was ACFEA's French representative before taking on her present role. Sylvia is an avid scuba diver and is a certified Dive Master. |
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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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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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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'. |
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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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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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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.
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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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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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