Born in Kent in 1987, Alice begun the Violin at the early age of 4 and soon began to play in many of Kent’s music groups, most importantly the Kent Youth Orchestra which fuelled her ambition to be an orchestral violinist. Alice completed a music degree at the University of Manchester, studying with Julia Hanson. She then went on to study with Steve Wilkie at the Royal Northern College of Music, completing a postgraduate diploma with a merit. She has recently been learning privately with Levon Chilingirian.
Whilst at college, Alice was Leader and Principle 2nd of many of the Orchestras. Her group, The Degani Quartet received regular tuition from Pavel Fisher, Oliver Heath, Alasdair Tait and Malcom Layfield, as well as performing Bruno Walter’s string quartet in the final of the Nossek Prize. Whilst at University she received regular chamber music coaching from the Danel Quartet.
Since leaving college in 2009, Alice has been busy freelancing with Manchester Camerata, Northern Sinfonia, Opera North, Orpheus Sinfonia, Orion Orchestra, Manchester Baroque and the New English Concert Orchestra. As a session violinist Alice has performed with the London Metroplitan Orchestra as well as acts such as The Last Shadow Puppets, Katherine Jenkins, Michael Buble, Incognito, The Millennia Ensemble, Tim Garland and JLS with appearances on Top of the Pops, X Factor, BBC Electric Proms, BBC Children in Need and the Royal Variety Show.
In addition, Alice is a trained percussionist having studied for 7 years at school, and then with Paul Patrick (BBC Philharmonic) for 3 years. In her spare time Alice can be found at London’s cricket grounds watching a test match, going to a Jazz gig or Oil Painting!
