MUSIC MAN
Eric Crees has been at the forefront of the orchestral and brass worlds since he left Surrey in 1973, with a BMus. Having worked extensively with the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble as a student, he immediately joined the London Symphony Orchestra after graduating where he spent 27 years.
In 2000, he was appointed Section Principal Trombone at the Royal Opera House, where he continues to play to this day, having performed with countless of the world’s leading artists. Eric has an impressive list of arrangements, recordings and film soundtracks to his name, including (but certainly not limited to!) the iconic Star Wars, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings series, as well as Superman (I & II), Raiders of the Lost Ark and Aliens; the most recent being the much-loved Paddington II.
He has been a director of the London Symphony Orchestra Brass, the Royal Opera House Brass Soloists, the Guildhall Brass, and his own ensemble, The Symphonic Brass of London, making nine highly acclaimed CDs.
Throughout his years of success, Eric has continuously passed on his passion, experience and expert knowledge to students. He has taught at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama since 1977, and, in 2014, was awarded Conferment of Title to Professor. This acknowledged his national and international standing and outstanding contributions in performing, recording, arranging, composing, the publishing of scholarly editions, teaching and academic leadership.
With over 40 years of experience in orchestra, Eric Crees is the epitome of that age old adage ‘love what you do, and do what you love’.
IN BRIEF
Rachael Featherstone (MA Creative Writing 2015)
Rachael’s debut novel Puzzle Girl was named as one of the top ten best novels of 2017 by black British writers. Rachael has also had short stories published in Writers’ Forum, Scribble and Writing Magazine, and has taken part in a number of writing festivals and events, including the Surrey New Writers Festival, the Winchester Writing Festival, Romance in the Court, and the London Book Fair.
Pauline Shaw (MSc Healthcare Management 2005)
Pauline was awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List for her role as Director of Care with The Royal Star & Garter Homes, a charity which cares for military veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia.
Christian O’Brien (MEng Civil Engineering 2016)
Christian won the New Civil Engineer Client Graduate of the Year for 2017. Described as “an incredible ambassador for our industry” by the awards’ organisers, Christian beat off competition from over 100 graduates representing 49 different companies to win the title.
Modupe Ogunyemi (MA Communications and International Marketing 2010)
Modupe is Head of Marketing at Media24, Naspers Group, and a new app she developed, Bounce News, received the award for the Best News & Entertainment App in Africa given by AppsAfrica. The digital news app is the first of its kind in Nigeria and uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to personalise content to users’ interests.
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