Justin

Justin`s began his musical training soon after he arrived in the UK from his native South Africa at the age of 7. On leaving school he quickly gained two professional qualifications - LLCM and LTCL in recorder and violin performance, both with distinction. His career began with 6 years in the Royal Marines Band Service as saxophone player and principal solo violinist. He played sax in the big band, led the string quartet and symphony orchestra and won the Cassel Prize & Silver Medal from the Worshipful Company of Musicians. He appeared as soloist in concerts around the world, for Her Majesty the Queen in 2006 and 2010 and at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 2008. Pieces were specially commissioned for him to perform at the Mountbatten Festival of Music in the Royal Albert Hall three years in a row and he was featured on DECCA and NAXOS albums. His solo track is played on Classic FM. In July 2011 Justin joined Cirque du Soleil in Macau, playing recorder, violin and Irish whistle and flying on ropes above the audience. The following year he appeared as a multi-instrumentalist and actor in Midnight at the Boar’s Head (Fine Chisel Theatre), as a bluegrass fiddler at the 2012 Diamond Jubilee Pageant at Windsor Castle and a guest artist for Swan Hellenic cruises. 2013 saw Justin embark on a teaching project at the Qatar Military Music Academy. He really relished this opportunity to teach young people who previously had pretty much no exposure to western music before. The results were truly insiprational. There he also learnt the clarinet and developed a strong interest in world music and gypsy jazz. On leaving Doha he spent time in France collaborating on a score for the French television documentary The Dwarf in China. Since returning to the UK in 2014 Justin has worked as an actor/musician on a growing number of productions - Calamity Jane, The Kreutzer Sonata, The Depraved Appetite of Tarrare the Freak, The Witches (where he was also musical director), Craig Revel Horwood`s Sister Act and the Leicester Curve production of George`s Marvellous Medicine. Justin also appears with Worthing Symphony Orchestra and The London Musical Theatre Orchestra and helps out in various pit orchestras when needed. Most recently Justin just finished touring with Pete Tong & The Heritage Orchestra!

Availability: Very flexible at the moment as just relocated! Get in touch and we can go from there!

Willing to travel: 5 miles

Experience: Justin has had his main teaching experience whilst working in the Middle East. He was responsible for about 40 young people`s musical tuition starting from the very beginning. They had never before had any exposure to western music of any kind. Justin was out there for a year and achieved amazing results teaching Violin and Saxophone. Now back at home in the UK, Jutsin has pupils in on a private basis teaching from home ranging from younf to old, beginner to advanced.

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