Joe Wilson – Musical Director/Singing

Teacher

07534625818
music_joe@hotmail.co.uk

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Conducting Pupil of John Wilson (of the John Wilson Orchestra)

 Pianist/Accompanist

 Orchestral Conductor/Theatre Musical Director/Singing

Teacher
 Singing – Classical Technique (Bel Canto) and
combining of Estill Voice Training for Musical Theatre
 Arranger – Orchestral/Vocal
 Previous Musical Director – ArtsEd (London)
 BA (Hons) Music (Studying with Royal Northern
Sinfonia, Sage Gateshead – Studying Conducting, Piano and
Voice)
 Piano/Clarinet/Saxophone/Voice
 Ensemble teaching and vocal arranging
 Piano (Performance and Accompaniment)

Completed Course in the “New

Science of Singing”
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In process of publication – “Clarinet Solo’s for a Sunday Afternoon”

In process of writing publication – “Musical Theatre: Ensemble Singing and

Acting through Song – Using the Music, Score and Orchestra”

“Perfectly Ordinary” - Own Musical,

To be premiered Summer 2018 at Guildford Fringe with Demo’s already released–

“Perfectly Ordinary” is a musical about mental health. It has also been selected to
be premiered at The Arts Theatre, West End in April.

Its world premiere gained – 2 x 4**** and 1 x 5***** reviews!

Arts Educational Schools – London (Presidency, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber)

Singing Teacher/Musical Director/Orchestral arranger Conductor and Ensemble Singing

Leader/Teaching Woodwind–

-Teaching singing technique and ensemble singing, writing arrangements (vocal and
instrumental), conducting Royal academy musicians and professional West End musicians and
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accompanying for auditions and assessments. Musical director for productions and concerts.
Pastoral tutor for students. Aiding soloists with voice technique and audition preparation.

Arranging and writing for MT concerts and productions including vocal AND orchestral parts.

Playing piano and reeds and woodwind in orchestra pits and concerts etc with West End
Musicians.

Working at Arts has given me such an array of industry contacts also, John Wilson, David
Charles-Abell, Simon Lee, who quoted “Joe’s vocal arranging is stunning”.

Assessing, Scheme of Works, IV’ing, organizing trips, safeguarding, prevent training, student
development, PSHE, BTEC AND DEGREE.

I am also an external Pearson’s Standards Verifier, travelling to different Centre’s and

institutions to assess and verify.

Extremely competent with Music Software Sibelius and Finale and other operating
programmes.

Recent –

 Accompanist and MD at Edinburgh Fringe for a month’s run of “Madwoman” – A cabaret

that won best new fringe show in New York 2017.
 Providing and arranging Choir for Kristin Chenoweth at London Palladium, now in close
contact with her MD Michael Orland (Pop Idol MD etc) quoting “Joe is one of the strongest,
youngest MD’s I have met in the UK”
 Guildford Fringe – UK Premiere of my new musical “Perfectly Ordinary”
 Accompanying and running a work shop with world renowned conductor David Charles-
Abell – “Joe’s piano playing and accompanying is versatile and well delivered”
 AMD - 'Candide' Concert Performance London with Industry Principles including Rob
Houchen and Louise Gold at CADOGAN Hall
 Private Singing Teacher/Conductor/Rehearsal Pianist

GSA – MD for Workshop of a New Musical “Reunion” with Degree Students and Peter
Polycarpou

Working with and not only teaching musical theatre students – degree and BTEC at ArtsEd and
GSA etc. but also one to one sessions with members of many West End Performers, currently in
shows such as ‘Kinky Boots’ and ‘Wicked’.
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Dep pianist, and Show Pianist in London and surrounding areas

Regular work as a pianist for MD’s across London shows, recitals and auditions. Hiring
musicians from Royal Academy and LCM for productions as well as being hired by Industry
MD’s such as winners of MD Choice awards.

Newcastle College – Lecturer A for MT (Singing and vocals, Musical Direction, Music)

Lecturing/teaching Higher Education students and well as FE, in Singing performance, singing
technique, ensemble singing, choral singing and accompanying students, as well as the
departments Musical Director for all artistic projects. Awarded staff recognition from across the
whole business for quality of vocal arrangements, knowledge brought to the department and
dedication to learners. Pastoral tutor for students and their professional development. BTEC
and Degree teaching and assessing. Outstanding Teaching award for Orchestral Conducting
and Vocal arrangements

City Academy – Encore Choir MD (Central London Show Choir)

MD for Encore, a central London based Musical Theatre choir, performing arrangements
written by myself. Detailed ensemble singing, chorus singing and understanding the
importance of the score within the context of a show.

Regular Assistant Musical Director and Musician with LMTO in London

Regular Asst MD for The London Musical Theatre Orchestra – teaching ensemble and principal
vocals, conducting choruses, running rehearsals, arranging parts and playing in the orchestra,
keys and reeds. Shows include Wicked, Beauty and the Beast amongst others including the
London Premier of A Christmas Carol, featuring West End Principles at the Lyceum Theatre.

The London Beethoven Orchestra

Regular Clarinetist and musician, focusing on the works and symphonies of Beethoven,
performing all over London.

Sage Gateshead (Home of The Royal Northern Sinfonia) – Music Learning Tutor, Conductor

After studying music at Sage Gateshead, I was employed as a music tutor, conducting musical
theatre orchestras, leading choirs and teaching community music, with all community
pedagogical approaches. Also, conducting and teaching the Young Sinfonia, which is in
partnership with the Royal Northern Sinfonia. Aiding musicality, expression, connection with
the music they were playing, conducting the orchestra and writing arrangements for.

Royalty Theatre Youth Academy – Tutor in Music and Singing

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North-East MD - Adult and Youth Productions, Singing Teacher and Musical Director

I worked freelance, and still do, musically directing musical theatre casts and my orchestra
Vivo, in many different shows and theatres in the North-East, including

I-Stage North East – Music arranger and performer, saxophone and piano

Owner of ‘Clarion’ and ‘Vivo Swing Orchestra’ – Conductor, Arranger, Piano and Clarinet

I have a reputation for being extremely creative, passionate and driven when it comes to my
music and conducting, singing teaching, always giving one hundred percent attention and
dedication to the music, the show and the performance and the learning and technical
development of students. Adults or young people, everybody deserves music in their lives, and
anything I can do to make that possible is welcomed.

I recently had some of my arrangements performed in “Birdland” in New York City with great
response from audience and industry professionals.

I also co-ran and MD/arrange for “Vivo Swing Orchestra”, a North-East swing band that plays
for events, gigs and played for me during shows in pits. Having a good strong grasp of
instrumentation and music theory, I have gained a lot of experience arranging all kinds of
music whilst working with the orchestra, and writing and arranging for specific events and
shows.

I regularly get hired as an accompanist and have played for various vocal and instrumental
recitals, as well as theatre jazz evenings and cabarets.

Lecturing and teaching across the country has given me a lot of experience in musical teachings,
conducting orchestras professionally, singing techniques and musical performance within
musical theatre/music students and even in group contexts with young people and also adults.

Recent Venues and Testimonials

London Palladium, Lyceum Theatre, Union Theatre, ArtsEd, GSA, Mountview, Cadogan Hall, London,
Festival Hall

“Joe is a marvelously versatile, much-admired musician who works with authority and finesse
across a whole range of styles. His knowledge of the Music-Theatre repertoire is encyclopedic
and his passion for music of all kinds is an inspiration to his students and colleagues.”

(John Wilson, Conductor of John Wilson Orchestra)

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“I asked to be introduced to Joe after an Arts Ed graduation at which I had spoken. As much as I
believe in ‘giving back’, I have a complete terror of public speaking, so couldn’t wait to get out
of there, but was so impressed and moved by the final item in the programme, that I asked to
meet its creator. That item was an arrangement of Sondheim’s Being Alive, sung by a whole
year’s students, which was not only beautifully written, but beautifully taught to, and delivered
by the students. One of the joys of being as far on in a career as I, is being able to recognise and
support younger talent. Joe Wilson is, without question, just that”

(Simon Lee (Musical Director/Supervisor for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber)

“I met Joe through the ArtsEd school program when i came to London to perform at the
London Palladium with Kristin Chenoweth. I had sent the music ahead and of course as
with any city - you never really know how much time a choir and their leaders will put into
learning 2 brand new songs - and I can say that Joe was so pivotal in having that choir
more prepared than we’ve ever had before. Getting to know Joe and his music a little
more since our time in London - i can tell what a talented young man he is - his piano
playing and musicianship and his music direction and now his original music will do
nothing but keep soaring. Hope to get him out to Los Angeles at some point and show
him off to the cabaret and musical theatre world we have here.”

(Michael Orland Music Director, Kristin Chenoweth)

“Joe is a very special individual. He holds the power to inspire and challenge his students
in ways unthinkable. Personally, Joe provided me with a completely new outlook on the
arts. He helped me to discover emotions that I didn’t even know existed, thus I was able
to approach roles with much stronger foundations. Not only has Joe been a musical
theatre mentor, but he has also acted as a life coach. He is very much an advocator of how
we as human beings should embrace love, or what we love, and indeed stay ‘human’. In
fact, Joe was a somewhat guru figure in my theatre course. He helped us to find reasons
to say “this is why we do it”, and for that I am forever grateful to him.”

(James Smith – Britain’s Got Talent)

Productions (MD/Vocal Coach)

Assassins
Into the Woods
Legally Blonde
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Fame
Les Miserables
The Full Monty
Hairspray
Grease
Sweeney Todd
Sweet Charity
Hello Dolly
The Little Mermaid
Little Shop of Horrors
Annie
Best little whorehouse in Texas
Back to the 80’s
Footloose
The Addams family
Cabaret
Beauty and the Beast
Wicked
Baby
Bernada Alba
Jekyll and Hyde
Sweeney Todd
Legally Blonde
Grand Hotel
Dogfight
A Chorus Line
Violet
Oklahoma