Staff A-Z

Rogelio ‘Roger’ Nevares is an actor, acting coach and teacher, as well as a film and theatre director. He trained in Moscow, Russia, at the ‘Sergei A Gerasimov’ University of Cinematography (VGIK) in an MFA Acting course and an Acting Pedagogy post-graduate course.

Heather Nicoll is a graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS), and was appointed Head of Woodwind in 2007.

Principal Trombone, Scottish Opera

Principal Trumpet, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Martin is a lecturer on the Traditional Music course.

Mercy Ojelade is a professional actor with extensive experience touring nationally and internationally. In Scotland, Mercy has worked for the Traverse theatre, the Tron theatre, Perth Theatre, the National Theatre of Scotland and Vanishing Point. Beyond Scotland, Mercy has worked with Druid theatre in Ireland, Punchdrunk, the Globe Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.

OBE

Linda has an honorary Doctorate of Music from St. Andrews University and was awarded an OBE for her services to opera.

Principal Clarinet, RSNO

From exhilarating concertos to delicate chamber works, from mainstream Beethoven, Mozart and Brahms to the rarefied worlds of Messiaen, Tippett and Britten, Steven Osborne is at home with the widest range of styles and his carefully crafted recital programmes and idiomatic approach to contrasting works are both publicly and critically acclaimed.

He studied clarinet and saxophone at the Royal Academy of Music in London. In 1976, whilst still a student, he formed the Myhra Saxophone Quartet with John Harle, Andy Findon and David Roach when they met as ushers at the World Saxophone Congress held at the Royal College of Music.

Member of the People and Culture, Nominations and Remunerations Committees

Alistair is a lecturer on the Traditional Music course.

Iain retired from professional singing in 2015 to concentrate on his teaching commitments. Iain has taught with Scottish Opera and Opera North. Worked with the Tokyo National Opera School, coaching in a production of Albert Herring. He has also taught for two years at the Dance School of Scotland’s music theatre department.

Rod is a lecturer on the Traditional Music course.

Jesse has worked as a Teaching Artist for over 30 years across the UK in a wide range of formal and informal educational and community settings. These include higher educational institutions, theatres and hospitals. Fair Access has always been the core of her work

Robin is a lecturer in Design at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

International Visiting Professor in Contemporary Improvisation

Anto Pett graduated from the Conservatoire of Tallinn (now renamed Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre) as a pianist and composer. Since 1987 he has been teaching harmony and improvisation at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre.