Jonathan Lyness

Conductor designate

Jonathan will be joining us for the November 2019 concert.

An introduction from Jon.
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I was born in London, read music at Bristol (I was there from 1989 - 1994), and then returned to London. I studied violin and piano jointly and conducting with George Hurst at Canford. I met my wife Lisa (cellist with Ludlow Orch) at Bristol University (she was also reading music). We lived in London until 2004 and then moved with our two boys (who were very small at the time) to Lingen in north–west Herefordshire (about 20 mins drive from Ludlow). We’ve been here ever since.

Read more about Jon at http://www.operaorchestrations.co.uk/about-reduced-opera-orchestration/

Clare Tocknell

Leader

​Clare was first taught to play the violin by her father and went on to study both violin and piano as a Junior Exhibitioner at the Royal Academy of Music. She was very active in music-making at Cambridge while reading Theology at Clare College before completing her postgraduate performance studies at the Royal Academy of Music. Thereafter she taught violin in various London schools before spending five years as Director of Music at Durston House School.

Since moving to Shropshire in 2010 she has resumed her career as an instrumental teacher working for the Shropshire Music Service and privately. As well as being leader of the Ludlow Orchestra she also leads the Shropshire Chamber Orchestra, plays in the Eroica Camerata and gives regular chamber music recitals. She has recently become Music Director of the Church Stretton Arts Festival.