Staff A-Z

Fiona is a founder member of NYOS and an alumnus of St Mary’s Music School, RSAMD (now RCS) and the Royal Academy of Music in London. She is a specialist Strings Adjudicator for the British and International Federation of Festivals and the newly appointed Representative for Scotland on the Festival’s Council.

Yvonne’s career in music has been varied and fun, loving every minute of it helping her not only learn her own work but achieving an understanding of the creative industries as a whole.

She began her working life spending a short time as in intern at Sony/ATV Publishing whilst studying music to then working as the project lead for a market research project for Creation Records / Ignition Management (Oasis). From there, Yvonne worked from the assistants role to becoming an International Label Manager for labels such as Rawkus (Mos Def, High & Mighty, DJ Spinna, Eminem, Pharoahe Monch), Ultimate Dilemma (Jadell, Bobby Hughes Experience), Luaka Bop (Susana Baca, Los Amigos Invisibles), OM (People Under the Stairs) to Asphodel (Mix Master Mike).

Ellen and is the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Administrator in the Fair Access Team. She started the role in 2023 and is proud to play a small part in providing opportunities to young people who deserve access to the studying creative arts.

She provides administrative support in all things technology, such as marketing, promotion and our virtual online learning zone. You can sometimes find Ellen taking photos at our events or attending a performance trip and filming our students giving their thoughts and feedback.

Andrew McTaggart is a Singing Teacher within the Vocal Department, Opera School and BEd course. Andrew always aims to promote a keen and active love of singing and the repertoire whist building technical assurance and confidence.

Andrew’s favourite concert since graduating was his Edinburgh International Festival debut singing Vaughan Williams’s Five Mystical Songs in the Usher Hall in 2019.

Helen McVey currently holds the post of Director of Business Development at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She is a cellist, arts leader, lecturer and strategist, dedicated to enabling others to improve the cultural well-being of Scotland and beyond. Helen was awarded her MBA in 2011; she also gained an Advanced Diploma in European Management from the University of Aarhus, Denmark in the same year.

Livi works as one of the Fair Access Administrators. She joined the team in 2022 and feels incredibly lucky to work as part of a team who are so committed to providing support and opportunities to those we work with.

She primarily provides administrative support to our Outreach programme, supporting coordinators Becca and Louise in providing activities and opportunities throughout Scotland.

A Glasgow-based Singaporean, Ramesh Meyyappan is a theatremaker who develops performances using an eclectic mix of visual and physical theatre styles. Ramesh continually seeks to develop and extend his theatrical visual vocabulary, for example incorporating circus techniques, bouffon, puppetry and illusion within his work. He enjoys the challenge of creating strong narrative visual work.

“Ramesh is an artist who seeks out courage, hope and redemptive transformation in his story-telling” – Herald Scotland 

Chair of the Board and the Nominations Committee, Member of the Infrastructure, Finance and General Purposes and Remunerations Committees

Based in Glasgow, UK, pianist Silviya Mihaylova is an active performer, chamber musician, and educator.

Fiona (She/Her) is an artist and community producer.

Ailsa Mooney graduated in Singing from RNCM and gained an MA in Voice Studies from Central School of Speech and Drama. She has been a member of Scottish Opera Chorus and sung regularly with the chorus of The Royal Opera and London Voices. She has also sung principal roles with D’Oyly Carte Opera, Longborough Festival, Perth Festival among others and has been a recording artist on several film and commercial recordings. In 2005, she became the first recipient of the Freeth Cartwright Bursary which enabled her to study singing and teaching with Michelle Wegwart in Nottingham.

Dr Jill Morgan holds a PhD in Music Psychology from Edinburgh University and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Ruth Morley teaches flute at RCS across undergraduate and graduate courses.  This work includes one to one lessons, classes and chamber coaching.  Ruth’s teaching is focussed on building strong and flexible technical skills connected with informed and stylish interpretation skills to allow the widest possible musical choices in performance.