IAN WRIGHT
read mathematics at Aberdeen University before embarking on a career in music, joining the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra as a percussionist in 1965. He was appointed Principal Timpanist in 1966. Since 1972 he has coached the percussion section of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, of which he had at one time been a member. He was appointed Senior Tutor in Percussion at the Royal Northern College of Music in 1980 and made a Fellow of the College in 1989. He was involved in the preparation of the first Associated Board percussion syllabus, a task which included writing timpani and snare drum pieces for the examinations.LIZ GILLIVER
graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music in 1986 (GMus & PPRNCM) after which she attended the Rotterdam Conservatorium in Holland to continue her marimba studies as a student of Robert van Sice. Since then she has enjoyed an interesting and varied career as a freelance percussionist, working in such diverse areas as symphonic (BBC Philharmonic, RLPO, Halle amongst others), contemporary (Creative Jazz Orchestra with Antony Braxton and Peter Erskine, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, etc.) and a number of touring West End shows (notably 'Pirates of Penzance', which features a virtuosic mallet score). Liz is also in demand as a teacher and is currently on the staff at Birmingham Conservatoire, where she directs the percussion ensemble as well as teaching orchestral and mallet percussion, and at Manchester University.DAVE HASSELL
has been a professional drummer, percussionist and teacher for over 25 years. He is an active musician having a very diverse career playing almost every style of music. Since the mid-70's he has spent most of his playing-time working as a session musician recording music for TV, radio, records, films, commercials and library music. Dave is on the teaching staff of the Royal Northern College of Music, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Chetham's School, Salford University and Trinity College London. He is also the Drums and Latin Percussion tutor at the Wavendon Summer School, Daily Telegraph: Young Jazz Musician, Jazz College Summer School and the Shell LSO Music Scholarship. Dave also conducts Latin percussion workshops throughout the UK. Despite his busy teaching commitments, he remains first and foremost a performing musician and has worked with many eminent British and American jazz and blues artists. He is also the leader of Apitos, one of the UK's foremost Latin American ensembles. Dave has published a "Graded Course for Drum Kit" Vol. 1-2 with tapes, "Timeflow" and "Latin Grooves" with tape.PAUL PATRICK
studied at the Royal Academy of Music and on graduating joined the Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet Orchestra in 1979. He then joined the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra (since re-named the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra) in 1981 and later was offered the post of Principal Percussionist - a post he has held for over ten years. In addition to his busy schedule with the BBC Philharmonic, he is Head of Percussion at Chethams School of Music as well as teaching at the Royal Northern College of Music.