A graduate of the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music (AMiFC) and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama (GSMD), Kasia Borowiak studied piano with Bronisława Kawalla and James Gibb, and chamber music with Maja Nosowska. She graduated from the AMiFC with a Master of Arts in Performance in 1985 and achieved a Premier Prix at the GSMD in 1987. She furthered her performing skills with Jan Ekier, Bernard Ringeissen and Richard Goode as a recipient of scholarships from the Chopin Society, the Myra Hess Trust and the British Council. She performed in her native Poland with the Warsaw Philharmonic, the Warsaw Music Society, the Chopin and the Szymanowski Societies, in the UK including the Sir Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now! concert programme, and in Ireland and Japan as soloist and chamber musician. She was a member of The Haydn Trio of London and has been performing at St Martin-in-the-Fields as guest concerto soloist with the London Octave since 2006. Kasia was a chamber music coach at the AMiFC and has been professor of piano at the Junior Guildhall since 1990. Between 1999 and 2008 she was an examiner for the Guildhall Examination Board as well as a consultant for the Trinity Guildhall Piano Syllabus. She has lectured on numerous courses and seminars throughout the UK and worldwide, including Australia, China, Japan, Taiwan, the EU and the US.

Meurig Bowen is Chief Executive and Artistic Director of Britten Sinfonia. Born and brought up in London, he was a violist in the London Schools Symphony Orchestra, and he studied music at King’s College, Cambridge, where he was a Choral Scholar. He has worked previously with The Hilliard Ensemble, Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Lichfield and Aldeburgh Festivals, and BBC National Orchestra of Wales. He has written for BBC Music Magazine, The Guardian and Sydney Morning Herald, has been Head of Jury on a number of occasions for the BBC Young Musician competition, and adjudicated at the Welsh National Eisteddfod in Pontypridd in 2024. We are very pleased that Meurig is going to adjudicate our Celebration Concert in April.

London-based saxophonist and artist Rob Burton won the Woodwind Category Final of BBC Young Musician 2018 and went on to secure a place in the Grand Finale at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall, where he performed as concerto soloist with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Highlights since then include appearances as soloist with some of the UK’s leading orchestras, such as Britten Sinfonia and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra as well as at prestigious international festivals, including Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Leicester, Cheltenham, Harrogate and Oundle International Festivals. Featured as one of Classic FM’s Rising Stars 2024: 30 under 30, he has performed in many of London’s premiere venues, namely Wigmore Hall, St. John’s Smith Square, St. James’ Piccadilly, Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. Rob previously studied classical saxophone on a full scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music, London, with Huw Wiggin. After that he obtained a master’s degree from Zürich University of the Arts (ZHdK), and is currently studying at the Royal Academy of Music on the Advanced Diploma degree, as the first ever saxophonist to take this course. As an oil painter, Rob has spent time studying at the Barcelona Academy of Art and has appeared on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year, where he was shortlisted for the semi-final. Rob currently teaches saxophone at King's College, London, and Alleyn's School, Dulwich. Selected as a 2022 Rahn Kulturfonds scholarship winner and previous Making Music artist, he is also a Vandoren UK artist. Rob is grateful for the support of YCAT's BBC Young Musician aftercare scheme, the Munster Trust, the Marianne und Curt Dienemann-Stiftung and LSO Conservatoire Scholarships.

Carolyn Godlee studied Music and Education at the Universities of Manchester and Cambridge.  She worked in music publishing for some years before moving back to education variously as Head of Music, Head of Vocal Studies and more recently Headteacher.  Carolyn's passion for singing began in Cambridge under Richard Marlow and the Cambridge University Chamber Choir.  She was also a member of the Chorus of the Orchestra of St Martin in the Fields, touring extensively throughout Europe and the USA. She currently sings with the Choir of the Orchestra of the Swan, the Carr Consort, Mosaic and the Brocket Consort.  Carolyn has worked throughout her career with children's choirs and whilst Head of Vocal Studies at Heath Mount School her choir twice reached the final of the BBC School Choir of the Year competition.   Carolyn also sings with a close harmony group, Cabinet Shuffle, and has performed at corporate and private events throughout the UK and abroad.  The group of six singers have recorded several CDs and have performed on BBC television and radio, as well as on Classic FM.  

Kay Tucker studied the cello at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Her portfolio career has combined teaching and adjudicating with performing as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player. Since 1998 Kay has been in demand as an adjudicator throughout the UK, having worked at well over 200 festivals including the National Festival of Music for Youth. Kay’s passion for teaching led her to develop an early-years strings and general musicianship method called Stringbabies which has become widely used by both private teachers and music services. In 2013 and 2014 Stringbabies was shortlisted for the Rhinegold Music Teachers Awards for excellence in music education and in 2014 Kay was also a finalist in the BBC Community Heroes Awards in Education for her development of this method. Kay has worked as an exams consultant for Trinity Guildhall, selecting and co-selecting repertoire for graded exams and diplomas. She has also been a trustee and member of the executive council of the European String Teachers’ Association (ESTA), contributing to the development of the ESTA PGCert in string teaching. In 2024, Kay undertook the ESTA PGCert in strings teaching, followed by an MA the following year for which she was awarded a distinction. Currently Kay is in much demand as a music consultant and has authored articles for journals such as Music Teacher magazine. Kay continues to operate a private teaching studio and now runs workshops and community ensembles under the banner of the Sussex Cello School and Music Nest Group.

Natalie Werner is a graduate in vocal performance and music education from the University of Portland US where she was associate conductor of the University Singers and Women’s Chorale. She also holds a Master of Music degree in vocal performance and choral conducting from the University of Colorado-Boulder, where she served as assistant conductor of the University Choir and the Women’s Chorus. Now based at St Edmundsbury Cathedral as alto vicar choral Natalie is also music and liturgy administrator. Prior to this she was musician in residence at County Upper School in Bury St Edmunds, where she taught singing and directed the chamber choir. Natalie will be adjudicating classes at our Histon venue.

Composer, performer and educator, Jeffery Wilson's career has spanned over four decades. His prolific output ranges from dance scores—34 to date—and stage works, including an opera and several musicals, to recent concert commissions such as the Saxophone Concerto Testament for the Docklands Sinfonia, Gather Round and Cèilidh for the London Youth Wind Band, and the forthcoming Piano Concerto Liberate Anima set to premiere in 2026.​ As a performer, Jeffery has played with prestigious ensembles including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philharmonia and the European Community Jazz Orchestra and worked with artists such as Cliff Richard, Kate Bush, Barry Manilow and Elvis Costello. He was a member of Saxology for many years and is a central figure in groups like Triptych, and Electric Alchemy. He continues to explore his own projects such as The Reduced History of Jazz. His education legacy is equally distinguished. After studying privately and at the Royal College of Music, Cambridge and in Paris under mentors like Olivier Messiaen, John Lambert, Herbert Howells and Gordon Jacob, Jeffery spent 32 years at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, recently retiring as Coordinator and Professor of Composition at Junior Guildhall. He remains actively involved as Creative Director of the national competition Release, workshop leader for Guildhall Young Artists Online and as composition consultant to the GYA family.​ An experienced adjudicator and syllabus designer, Jeffery served as Principal Examiner (Jazz) for Guildhall Exams and advisor to Trinity College London for nearly three decades. He has also taught at Cambridge University, Utrecht Conservatorium, Colchester Institute and was the last Professor of Saxophone at the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall until its closure in 2021. As director of Environ Music, Jeffery has led community music and education initiatives for over 35 years, promoting accessibility and special-needs awareness. He is currently Head of Academic at The Learning Machine, where he and the team lead innovation at the intersection of music, technology, and AI to expand global educational outreach.