TEACHER
Alistair has taught both privately and in institutions. These have included the Simon Langton Grammar School (Canterbury), John Wallis Academy (Ashford), and Kent-based agency Make Time for Music. He has also taught at Canterbury Christchurch University and Trinity College of Music Junior Department, and currently at Corpus Christi College Cambridge and the New London Performing Arts Centre. He has coached for Kent Youth Choirs and in numerous workshops and outreach projects, and is a former primary school parent helper and governor.
ANIMATEUR
In addition to performing Alistair is an improvisor and animateur, using both voice and violin. He has worked in community settings such as arts centres, schools, prisons and hospitals, for instance taking opera into London primary schools with Curious Opera Group to explore the theme of friendship in La Boheme, Peter Grimes and Don Carlos. He worked frequently with English National Ballet’s outreach programme, playing electric violin for dance workshops at festivals and residencies around the UK.
Alistair was co-founder and former Associate Director of Music for Life, using improvisation with people with dementia in day centres and residential care, and training care staff and other musicians in this work. Following landmark programmes with the LSO and Philharmonia, together with related research projects, reviews and awards, Music for Life was adopted by the Wigmore Hall as a major element of its outreach work.