Jack McNeill
Clarinet and Bass Clarinet
52 Westfield Road Kings Heath Birmingham B14 7ST
07702795542 jackvwmcneill@hotmail.com www.jackmcneill.co.uk
QUALIFICATIONS
Gained at the Birmingham Conservatoire under Michael Harris, Tim Lines, Mark O’Brien and Jo Patton:
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Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Performance (Distinction)
MMus (Distinction)
BMus Hons (First Class)
SELECTED FREELANCE EXPERIENCE
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The Hilliard Ensemble with the BBC Singers: bass clarinet in Arvo Pärt’s Miserere at Cheltenham Music Festival, July 2014.
Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3
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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (Andris Nelsons): 2nd clarinet Messiaen Oiseaux Exotiques, Scriabin The Poem of Ecstasy
and Webern Six Pieces for Orchestra, May 2013. 2nd clarinet in two children’s concerts, June 2013. 2nd clarinet Rotary Club Proms,
April 2014
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Birmingham Contemporary Music Group: 1st clarinet Messiaen Oiseaux Exotiques, 4th Clarinet Julian Anderson’s clarinet quartet
Scherzo (with Trains), 2nd clarinet (bass and Eb) at Aldeburgh Festival, 1st clarinet in workshop conducted by Oliver Knussen on
Joanna Lee’s new works as composer in residence, ‘Music Maze’ family workshops and University of Birmingham composer
workshops. Solo residency with composer Shiori Usui at The Rodd, Presteigne. All between October 2012 and June 2014
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CHROMA Ensemble: clarinet and guitar for ‘Folk Tales’, workshops and performances in and around Norwich, March 2014
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Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme: performing with Aldeburgh Festival director Pierre-Laurent Aimard, coached by Sir Colin
Davis, Oliver Knussen, Colin Matthews, Michael Gandolfi, Melinda Maxwell, Michael Thompson, Zoe Martlew and Michael Harris.
June 2011 and June 2013/14 (Contemporary Performance Course)
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Orchestra of the Swan: Stratford River Festival 2014 and Fishguard International Music Festival, 2nd clarinet, July 2012
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Milton Keynes City Orchestra: 2nd clarinet, April 2014
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Royal Ballet Sinfonia: 2nd clarinet February 2014, 2nd clarinet Daphnis et Chloé, February 2012
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BCMG and Thallein Ensemble: solo bass clarinet at Frontiers Festival in David Lang’s The Passing Measures, March 2014. Recorded
for broadcast on BBC Radio 3
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Stockhausen: A Festival of Light: concert with BCMG players, soloist for Der Kleine Harlekin and In Freundschaft, Birmingham,
August 2012. Studied with Rumi Sota-Klemm in Dresden, August 2012
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Solo recitals include: Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Music Festival, May 2013. Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham, April
2013. Wirksworth Festival, September 2013. Brathay Church, Cumbria, July 2013. Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham, September
2013. Warwick Bridgehouse Theatre (including world premiere of Howard Skempton’s Skipper), November 2010. St Mary’s Arts
Concert Series, Birmingham Cathedral Concert Series and St Martin’s Concert Series in 2011/12
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Soloist for the following concertos: Mozart Clarinet Concerto with Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra, Sudbury, Leominster and
Birmingham, April and June 2013. Nielsen Clarinet Concerto, Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra, December 2012.
Finzi Clarinet Concerto, Westbourne Orchestra, 2012
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Ed Bennett's DECIBEL: world premieres by Joe Cutler and Ed Bennett at King’s Place, London and Birmingham Conservatoire.
New recording, March 2013. Resident ensemble at Frontiers Festival
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Soloist for Henze’s Miracle de la Rose, Bb, bass and Eb clarinets, Thallein Ensemble (Lionel Friend), Birmingham Conservatoire,
November 2011
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Other engagements include: Harborough Collective in May and December 2013. Chamber music performances with the McNeill
Trio, North Cumbria Recitals, November 2012, Leamington Music Series and The Plough Arts Centre Concert Series, 2012. Britten’s
War Requiem (Chamber Orchestra) and Reger’s Romantic Suite (1st clarinet), Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra,
Birmingham Town Hall and Symphony Hall under Michael Seal, 2012. INTEGRA Festival, Copenhagen, solo clarinet and bass
clarinet, October 2011. Thallein Ensemble, Purcell Room, Thomas Ades’s Origin of the Harp, solo clarinet, and Joe Cutler’s
Bartlebooth, 2008
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European tour of new dance and live music work Danserye by Michael Wolters, clarinet and bass clarinet, January 2013 to June
2014
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European tour of new theatre work When I Die by Thom Luz, on-stage musician and actor, November 2013 to June 2014
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Masterclasses with Paulo De Gaspari, Anthony Pay, Robert Plane and Jonathan Kelly. Chamber music coaching with Rivka Golani,
David Le Page, The Schubert Ensemble, The Gould Trio, Richard Weigal, Michael Harris, Robin Ireland, Jo Patton and George Caird
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Contemporary folk musician, touring in the UK, Europe and USA, recording at a professional studio with producer Calum Malcolm
(www.jackandcharliemusic.co.uk, www.transition-records.com, www.fellside.com)
PRIZES AND AWARDS
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Scholarships: The Countess of Munster Musical Trust, Musicians Benevolent Fund and Birmingham Conservatoire.
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Recipient of the Worshipful Company of Musicians Silver Medal
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Winner of the Birmingham Philharmonic Concerto Prize (formerly the Ludlow Concerto Prize), Nielsen Clarinet Concerto, 2012
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Awarded the Birmingham Conservatoire Principal’s Prize, 2012
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Winner of the Westbourne Orchestral Society Concerto Prize, Finzi Clarinet Concerto, 2012
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Finalist in the Yamaha Woodwind and Brass Scholarships, 2012
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Winner of the Leamington Music Prize, 2010
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Finalist in the Sylvia Cleaver Chamber Music Prize with The Wernberg Trio, 2010
for details of future engagements please visit www.jackmcneill.co.uk
REFERENCES
Tim Lines - timothyjclines@aol.com Mark O’Brien - mobjob@hotmail.co.uk Michael Harris - michael.harris@bcu.ac.uk