CLARE-LOUISE SHAW (née Stuart)
VIOLIN & CLARINET

Mini Mozart is the brainchild of Clare-Louise Stuart. Before having Oliver & Luella in 2004 & 2006, Clare notched up music scholarships at Uppingham School & Berklee College of Music in the USA, and a music degree from Newcastle University. 



Clare fell in love with working with children and music when she was a singer at the Disneyland Hotel, Paris during her gap year. Since then, alongside her singing, she worked at the BBC Symphony Orchestra, winding up as a TV presenter for programmes like The Proms and Young Musician of the Year. Mini Mozart is the culmination of all this: Musicianship, Presenting & Parenting. 

 

 

MADELEINE BRADBURY RANCE
CELLO

 

Madeleine is an operatic soprano with a diverse musical background. Having studied ‘cello and voice at The Purcell School and Junior Royal Academy of Music, she went on to read English at Cambridge where she received a Double First Class Degree. While at Cambridge, she performed with the choir of Clare College, with whom she made several professional recordings and went on two international tours. Madeleine holds a Distinction in Opera from Birkbeck, University of London, and has performed at a variety of different venues in Europe and America, including the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the Théatre des Champs-Elysées Paris and Saint Thomas Church New York.

 

Alongside her performing, Madeleine has taught music to students of various ages. Since having her baby Owen in 2010 she has become even more aware of the responsiveness of young children to live music, particularly given his tendency to join in with her singing exercises! She is delighted to join the team as a Mini Mozart Teacher, and is determined to bring the drama, props and costumes of the operatic stage to her youngest audience yet!

 

LAETITIA STOTT

FRENCH HORN & VIOLIN

Letty is a professional musician and workshop leader. Currently approaching the end of a Masters course in Music Leadership at the Guildhall School of Music, she has led creative projects all over the world (South-East Asia, Africa and Palestine to name a few from the last year!). Before this Letty held scholarships at Cambridge and Oxford universities and carried out research in the psychology of music (you may have heard of the Mozart Effect!).

Her plan is now to show as many children as possible how great the French horn is and to get as many elephant noises into Mini Mozart sessions as possible! 


 

ELLIE MOORE

VIOLIN

Ellie holds a 1st Class degree in Drama with Music from The University of Huddersfield. Following University she decided to specialise in Drama, graduating in July 2009 from Arts Educational Schools London with an MA in Acting. 

Since leaving Drama School, she has combined her acting and musical skills as well as her love of performance, touring with The Young Shakespeare Company in Autumn 2009. She is delighted to have trained as a Mini Mozart Teacher to continue her work as an Actor-Musician in an educational context. 

 

 

KATIE BRYERS (Equity name Katie Pattinson)
VIOLIN & RECORDER 

Katie has worked professionally as an actor musician for the last 11 years. Having graduated from Cambridge University she won a scholarship to study Acting and Musical Theatre at Mountview Theatre School and has since then had a wonderful time playing theatres across the world, from as far a field as Hong Kong to the Arctic Circle to the West End! Having had her most important productions to date (ie Luke & Ella), Katie is enjoying being closer to home and is delighted to be teaching Mini Mozart in Maida Vale where she gets to be a big kid all over again! 


 

 

CLAIRE WATERHOUSE

CLARINET AND SAXOPHONE

Claire has been playing the clarinet and saxophone for over 14 years and is a qualified instrumental teacher. She is passionate about working with children and instilling in them a love of music.
Whilst completing her Music degree at Royal Holloway University, Claire enjoyed a variety of performance opportunities, from playing for the film "The Butterfly Tattoo" (an adaptation of the Phillip Pullman novel) to performing Weber’s Clarinet Concertino at a sold-out concert.

 

Since graduating in 2009 Claire focused on expanding her performance and teaching experiences. She has been an active member of the Rehearsal Orchestra, performing in open rehearsals throughout the year in London, and has been a member of the RAF Voluntary Band, parading at prestigious events such as the War Widow’s Remembrance Service with Prince Charles at the Cenotaph in London.