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Partita perform songs and instrumental
music from the 12th to 18th century.
Partita in concert
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Sasha Johnson Manning |
soprano,
recorder, psaltery |
Sasha Johnson Manning studied at the Royal Academy of Music and has worked as a full time soprano and composer ever since. She sings each week on BBC 4’s Daily Service and as a specialist in Early Music, has performed throughout Europe, Israel and the USA.
As a composer, Sasha specialises in writing choral music. She has written for James Bowman, Lynne Dawson, Emma Kirkby and the London Baroque. Her large-scale works include Requiem for St. Louis and also The Manchester Carols which she wrote with Carol Ann Duffy.
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Holly Marland |
mezzo soprano,
recorder, lute |
Holly Marland studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music prior to obtaining a 1st Class BA Hons in Music from Salford University. A professional freelance choral singer, Holly sings each week with BBC Radio 4’s Daily Service Singers as well as having performed with Britten Singers, BBC Philharmonic, Lancashire Sinfonietta and Goldberg Ensemble amongst others. Holly is Professional Development Manager at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester and has developed a pioneering programme of Music for Health, training musicians to bring live music right to the bedside in healthcare settings.
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Jill Lingard |
harpsichord,
organ |
Jill studied music at the East African Conservatoire of Music in Nairobi. Since moving to England, Jill carried on her studies gaining the LRAM and BA in music and maths. Jill has worked as a music specialist within the primary school sector dealing with choirs, orchestras, and recorder groups. After taking early retirement from full time teaching, Jill was invited to work part time at St Joseph’s School Stockport and at St Anthony’s Primary School, helping out with Key Stage 2 musical productions and working mainly with year 6. More recently, she has been invited to direct a small community choir which performs at local events. Jill is organist at St John Fisher and Thomas More Parish/St Elizabeth RC Church, Peel Hall and is also the musical liturgist for the parish.
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Margaret Walker |
harps |
Margaret studied the pedal harp with Marie Gossens at the Royal College of Music, and as a freelance musician has played with all the major orchestras in the north west. She had a keen interest in the small celtic harp at a time when there was little interest in England and took an active part in the folk music revival of the 60s and 70s. Playing with Partita has given Margaret the opportunity to broaden her repertoire on the small harp and she enjoys the challenge of arranging early music for her instrument, which has the early style blades.
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Roger Child |
lute, theorbo,
viol, baroque guitar |
Studied at the former Royal Manchester College of Music where he became the first student to offer guitar and lute for the GRSM for which special arrangement was made to study the lute with Anthony Rooley – director of the Early Music Centre London, the Consort of Musicke and internationally acclaimed teacher and exponent of early music performance. Apart from concert work, Roger has held various teaching posts including Manchester Grammar School, Durham University Classical Guitar Society, Chethams School of Music, the Royal Manchester College of Music, Leeds College of Music, and Manchester Music Service, teaching guitar, violin, lute, viol, and Javanese Gamelan.
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