CURRICULUM VITÆ (teaching)

Sarah Vivian

Musical training

1971-74Trinity College of Music, London.
Received LTCL Diploma (performers) in 1974.
1979/80/81Britten/Pears Summer School for Advanced Musical Studies, Aldeburgh.
Studied with Sir Peter Pears and Nancy Evans.
2004Association of Teachers of Singing summer training course.
Singing TeachersJean Allister, Jessica Cash, Audrey Langford, David Pollard.
CoachesPaul Hamburger, Roger Vignoles, Stephen Wilder, Tony Legge.

Prizes and Scholarships

1980South-East Arts Advanced Studies Award.
1981Scholarship to study at the Britten/Pears School.
1982Miriam Licette Scholarship for study in Paris - studied with Régine Crespin.
1983Great Grimsby International Competition for Singers, 3rd prize.
1984International Singing Competition, 's Hertogenbosch, semi-finalist.

Teaching Experience

1985-Private teaching.
1986-2003Hill House International School, Knightsbridge. Vocal coach to boys and girls aged 9-12.
1987-88France Hill College, Camberley. Ran adult singing class.
1996-2001Priory School, Orpington Individual tuition of boys and girls aged 11-18. Mixed repertoire from classical to show songs. Pupils enter Associated Board exams and local music festivals.
1996-2005Darrick Wood School, Orpington Individual tuition of boys and girls aged 11-18. Mixed repertoire from classical to show songs. Pupils enter Associated Board exams and local music festivals.
1997-99Ursuline Convent School, Wimbledon. Individual tuition of girls aged 11-18. Mixed repertoire from classical to show songs. Pupils enter Associated Board exams.
2000-06Bullers Wood Girls School, Chislehurst. Individual tuition of girls aged 11-18. Mixed repertoire from classical to show songs. Pupils enter local music festivals.
2000-05Bexley Music Centre, Sidcup. Individual tuition of children and adults. Mixed repertoire from classical to show songs. Pupils enter Associated Board exams and local music festivals.
2003St Andrews' C of E High School, Croydon. Individual tuition of boys and girls aged 11-18.
2004-Channing School, Highgate. Individual tuition of girls aged 11-18. Mixed repertoire from classical to show songs. Pupils enter Associated Board exams.
2005-Junior Trinity (Trinity College of Music), Greenwich. Individual tuition of boys and girls aged 14-18. Mixed repertoire from classical to show songs. Pupils enter Trinity exams.
2006-Highgate School, London. Individual tuition of girls and boys aged 16-18. Mixed repertoire from classical to show songs.

Professional Singing Experience

Opera ChorusBuxton Festival, Kent Opera, Bayreuth Festspiel Chor, Welsh National Opera and others.
Opera SolosOpera East, Opera du Nord (Lille), International Opera Festival (London), Opera a la Carte, and others.
Concert ChorusBBC Singers Ad Hoc, Monteverdi Choir, Schütz Choir of London, London Voices, and others.
Solo ConcertsBrahms Requiem, Royal Festival Hall.
Handel Hercules, Queen Elizabeth Hall
Mozart Requiem, Westminster Cathedral (Broadcast by Classic FM)
Haydn Nelson Mass, Liverpool Philharmonic
RecordingsBBC Radio 3 solo "Debut Recital", 1992.
Hyperion Records "The Geisha", 1998.