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Nicholas Foster GRNCM
Nicholas Foster is a graduate of the internationally renowned Chethams School of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music and is acclaimed as a distinctive, versatile clarinetist and musician. Appearing as a concerto and recital soloist, he has performed throughout the UK, Europe, Scandinavia, the Middle and the Far East.
He has performed and recorded extensively with such orchestras as the Ulster Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony, BBC Concert Orchestra, Opera North, Glyndebourne Opera, Bolshoi Ballet, Halle Orchestra, and Northern Sinfonia; with such artists as Jorge Bolet, Sir James Galway, Dimitry Sitkovetsky, Radu Lupu, Nigel Kennedy, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Sir Michael Tippet, HK Gruber, Gunter Schuller, Luciano Berio, Mathias Bambert and Carlo Rizzi amongst many.
In great demand as both a classical soloist and commercial artist, his credits include film, television and radio productions. He has performed in concert with such diverse artists as Stevie Wonder, Neil Sedaka, Eartha Kitt, Michael Ball, Ronnie Hazelhurst and Shirley Bassey. London West End credits include The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, West Side Story, Chess, 42nd Street, My Fair Lady, Barnum and Oklahoma.
As an arranger and composer, Nicholas has written and arranged for the concert platform, television and radio; producing music from solo items to full big band arrangements. A large number of his works are available through his own publishing company, ZamzamMusic, ranging from study books, duets and trios to large scale ensembles.
Nicholas has established himself as a teacher of high repute with pupils attending his classes worldwide. He has been Professor of Saxophone at Liverpool Hope University and held similar positions in Spain and the Middle East, including the post of Head of Woodwind at the Royal Military School of Music, Oman. He is also a co-founder of ‘Worldwide Woodwind Workshops’, www.wwwmusiceducation.com , an organization promoting practical music in schools around the World.
Based in southern Europe he divides his time equally between performing, teaching and composing. Engagements this year include concert appearances and master classes in Russia, Spain, Portugal, UK, France, Italy and Thailand.
ZamzamMusic.com has been established since 2007 and now has a loyal client base throughout Europe to the USA, Canada and Australia.
email : ZamzamMusic@gmail.com
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