Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Tutors and Staff (A to Z)

Lucy Nolan

Viola Tutor & Chamber Music Coach

Dublin-born Lucy hails from a musical family - her four siblings are all professional musicians - and began playing the viola at the age of eleven. In 2004 she moved to Manchester to study at the Royal Northern College of Music, graduating with a Bachelor Degree with First Class Honours, a Master Degree in Solo Performance with...

Peggy Nolan

Cello Tutor & Chamber Music Coach

Peggy enjoys a varied performance career playing with ensembles of all shapes and sizes. As cellist of the Eblana String Trio she has performed in widely since 2006 across the UK, Ireland and further afield. In 2021 the trio released their album, ‘The King’s Alchemist’ to critical acclaim. The album was selected as chamber CD...

Dr Paul Norman

Paul Norman’s composition practice places emphasis on ideas and concepts and includes visual and performative elements in both the composition process and performance.   Norman has produced solo projects and interdisciplinary collaborations together with dance, fine art and theatre, showing his work across Europe,...

Noemi Nuti

Visiting Tutor

Born in New York City, from Italian descent, Noemi’s musical personality has always been characterised by a fusion of Mediterranean and metropolitan sounds. She started her journey at eight years old studying folk harp in Italy to then receive a BA in Music from Brunel University on classical harp. Her fascination with jazz...

Mark O'Brien

Clarinet & Bass Clarinet Tutor

Born in Poole, Dorset, Mark began learning the Saxophone at the age of 16. Colin Bryant, his first teacher was a successful local jazz band musician. Colin encouraged Mark to pursue his classical and jazz studies on the saxophone and also to learn the clarinet. Learning the clarinet was a crucial decision, as there were no...

Lise Olson

Course Director, MA in Acting

Lise is currently the Course Director of MA in Acting at Birmingham School of Acting. She relocated from Merseyside, where she trained actors for a decade at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA). Lise has been directing and training actors in the US and UK for 30 years.

Matthew O'Malley

Studio Manager & Audio Technician

Matthew developed an interest in studio production after spending many years as guitarist and vocalist in a progressive rock band. Matthew studied pop music production techniques through various diploma courses, and also took part in training at the BBC in post-production for TV after which he secured the post of Recording...

Chris Orton

Recorder Tutor

Chris Orton is active as a recorder player, teacher and conductor throughout Europe. He teaches recorder at the Royal Northern College of Music senior and junior departments, Chetham’s School of Music and at the Birmingham Conservatoire. As as conductor, he works with the Stockport Youth Orchestra, the National Youth Recorder...

Ms Elizabeth Pallett

Lute, Theorbo and Early Guitar Tutor

Elizabeth Pallett studied at The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and went on to complete a postgraduate course in Historical Performance at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, under the tutelage of world-renowned lutenist Nigel North. She has since gone on to work with a significant number of well-known early...