by Gwydion Davies | 3 November, 2024
Born in York and brought up in Worcestershire, Emma started the piano at the age of four before moving to the flute. She studied at the Junior School of Music in Birmingham, went on to the Purcell School and then subsequently read music at Cambridge University. She studied the flute with Bernard Herrmann, Kate Hill and Jonathan Snowden, also playing in workshops with William Bennett, Geoffrey Gilbert, George Caird and Nicholas Daniel.
During the last twenty years Emma has taught and performed across the Midlands; encouraging a love of music making in both children and adult learners, alongside playing principal flute with the Sinfonia of Birmingham and the Syska flute ensemble. She has given performances of Mozart’s flute concerto K314, his flute and harp concerto K299, Rutter’s “Suite Antique”, Bach’s Brandenburg concerto no. 5, Cimarosa’s concerto for two flutes and William Mathias’ flute concerto.
Since moving to Wales in 2021, Emma has been teaching flute for the Gwasanaeth Cerdd Ysgolion Gwynedd a Môn and recently, Prifysgol Bangor.
by Gwydion Davies | 27 December, 2023
Marie-Claire Howorth is an inspirational, creative, professional musician with a proven track record of working in schools and on projects with various partners. She has many years experience as a peripatetic woodwind tutor for Gwasanaeth Ysgolion William Mathias and has taught clarinet, saxophone and piano at the Canolfan since it started. Marie-Claire is on the register of Creative Practitioner for the new Arts Council Arts and Creative learning plan. She has worked with the Canolfan in many of it’s projects such as Caru Cerdd, Kids Club Rhyl, Doniau Cudd, Singing for the Brain with the Alzheimers society.
With a keen interest in how people learn and interact, she enjoys her role as guest speaker at the University of Wales, Bangor, for the Music in the Community module.
Marie-Claire writes all the lesson plans and songs for Camau Cerdd. She shares all aspects of her innovative methods and use of resources with new Camau Cerdd practitioners who she trains so that more children can share in the multi layered learning.
