Louise studied at the Royal College of Music, where she graduated with 1st Class Honours and was awarded the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Rosebowl by HRH The Prince of Wales.
In addition to her role in the SCO, Louise enjoys a wide-ranging freelance career, regularly performing with ensembles across the UK including the London Symphony Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Royal Philharmonic Orchestara, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia, London Sinfonietta, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and the Aurora Orchestra.
Rachel has forged a path for herself in the Scottish music scene. Her ears and influences are immersed in a broad range of styles and sounds, creating her genre-hopping and fluid approach to writing and interpreting music. She has been sought out for many different collaborations (Mezcla, The Elusive Tree, Alyn Cosker) which allows her to challenge her instrument, as well as explore what it means to be a vocalist.
Head of BA Modern Ballet, Head of Associate Programme, Scottish Ballet
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Kerry Livingstone
Head of BA Modern Ballet, Head of Associate Programme, Scottish Ballet
In 2008 Kerry joined Scottish Ballet as the Head of the Associate Programme. In the same year, she was asked to work on the development of the BA Modern Ballet Programme – a partnership between Scottish Ballet and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RCS) and following its successful validation in the summer of 2009, she was appointed as a Lecturer on the new course. She continues to combine her roles at the RCS and Scottish Ballet and was appointed Head of Modern Ballet in 2014.
Head of Brass, and Interim Head of Timpani and Percussion
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John Logan
Head of Brass, and Interim Head of Timpani and Percussion
John studied initially at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) before he completed a postgraduate study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Lecturer in Modern Ballet; contemporary ballet technique, repertoire, pas de deux, virtuosity, solos
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Diana Loosmore
Lecturer in Modern Ballet; contemporary ballet technique, repertoire, pas de deux, virtuosity, solos
Diana currently teaches the BA Modern Ballet Students Contemporary Technique, she also teaches and coaches Contemporary Repertoire, the choreography module and is a choreographer for the final graduation performances. Diana is also a qualified instructor and teaches the students in the Gyrotonic Expansion System.
Alistair MacDonald’s research explores ideas of estrangement and resistance through composition and performance using field recording, live audio processing and interactive systems. Much of his work is collaborative and takes the form of standalone electroacoustic works, fixed compositions for instruments, improvisations with musicians from a number of genres, film, dance and gallery installation. Alistair supervises several practice-based and theory-led research students including composers, cross-disciplinary artists and performers.
Always driven by collaboration and innovation, Finlay’s passion for the music he has grown up with has led him to the post of “Head of Piping Studies” at the National Piping Centre and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where he continues to inspire and develop the very best of new Piping talent.
Laura Macdonald is a Scottish Saxophonist, specialising in Jazz. She has an extensive career in performance, composition, collaboration, recording and teaching.
Lucien has worked as an actor, deviser, movement tutor, director and movement director before joining the RCS as a Lecturer in Movement in 2009 on the BA Acting Programme. He teaches movement, modules and co-ordinates New Work as well as giving workshops to other programmes.
Wilma MacDougall has worked as a vocal lecturer at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for seventeen years. Her students have sung at many of the world’s top opera houses and concert halls. She is recognised for her technical expertise, extensive repertoire knowledge and dedication to her students.
“The serenity sustained throughout this album is astonishing. MacFarlane and Milligan play with a tenderness and sensitivity that heals the soul“- Jazz Journal
Dr Una MacGlone is the head of MA Creative Arts Practice and Arts Leadership and Fundraising. She is an improviser working across genres and disciplines. Her ongoing research is focused on issues related to improvisation, music education, music psychology as well as access to and inclusion in careers in the creative arts.
Head of Postgraduate Learning and Teaching Programmes and Academic Development
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Jamie Mackay
Head of Postgraduate Learning and Teaching Programmes and Academic Development
Jamie Mackay (SFHEA) is a graduate of the Glasgow School of Art and joined the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (then RSAMD) as a freelance tutor in scenic art in 1995. Following attainment of the RCS Postgraduate Certificate and HEA Fellow status, Jamie secured the role of Lecturer in Design and Scenic Art from 2009.
In 2015, Jamie was appointed as the Head of Postgraduate Learning and Teaching Programmes and Academic Development and now leads the PG Cert in Learning and Teaching in the Arts and the MEd in Learning and Teaching in the Arts.
