Our Team
The people who research, programme and stage the Edward German Festival, and who keep the work of a composer for the theatre in front of new audiences.
Festival leadership
The festival is run by a small group of musicians, researchers and producers. Each member works closely with the performers, libraries and archives that make a programme possible, and each is named below with a short account of their responsibilities.
Members
Helen Ashworth
Artistic Director
Helen shapes each season of the festival, choosing works from the German stage repertoire and planning concerts that place Edward German's theatre music beside his orchestral and choral writing. She has worked with orchestras and opera companies across the south of England for more than fifteen years.
Daniel Price
Festival Producer
Daniel manages schedules, venues, rehearsal time and the travel of visiting artists. He came to the festival from touring theatre, and he is responsible for making sure that every production opens on time and within its budget.
Marian Hale
Music Librarian and Researcher
Marian prepares performing editions from manuscript and printed sources, and she checks each score against the original orchestration. Her notes on sources are published with the festival programme so that audiences and performers can see how each text was established.
Tom Erskine
Education and Outreach Lead
Tom leads the school workshops, community singing sessions and open rehearsals that run alongside the main concerts. He also edits the festival's educational notes, which explain the historical background of the music to listeners who are new to it.