CMP Staff

Margaret Faultless is a very versatile performer, playing music from the Renaissance to the present day, but she is best known as an interpreter of eighteenth-century repertoire and a specialist in historical performance practice. Maggie began her career at the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra before studying at Cambridge (Clare). She led the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, was Director of Studies for the European Union Baroque Orchestra, a member of the London Haydn Quartet, and is now co-leader of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Artistic Director of Music for Awhile. She educates the next generation of players as Director of Performance at the Faculty of Music and Centre for Music Performance at the University of Cambridge, Honorary Fellow of Birmingham Conservatoire and Head of Historical Performance at the Royal Academy of Music.

Simon is inaugural Director of the Centre for Music Performance and a Fellow at Girton College, where he also serves as a trustee.

He was previously Director of Development at the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Head of External Relations at the Academy of Ancient Music, General Manager of Chamber Orchestra Anglia, and an opera agent.

Before his appointment to lead the Centre Simon supported extracurricular music provision at Cambridge for 15 years in a voluntary capacity, including serving as chair of the Cambridge University Musical Society from 2005–2013.

Email: snf25@cam.ac.uk

Email: cnd26@cam.ac.uk

Email: esh47@cam.ac.uk

Lizzie’s role at the CMP is to make sure all the performance projects happen. She’s previously worked at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama (Innovation, Short Courses), Royal Academy of Music (Concerts, Chamber Music, Alumni Events) and Aldeburgh Music (Britten-Pears Young Artists, Opera), including coordinating Peter Grimes on the Beach as part of their Britten centenary. Lizzie has also coordinated over 300 cultural tours all over the world. Lizzie studied music at Newcastle and Birmingham universities, specialising in both baroque ensemble performance and subcultural theory in popular musics. She is a recorder player, avid traveller and reader and spends far too much time at gigs. When working from home she is assisted by a small black cat named Jiji.

Email : if290@cam.ac.uk

Email: aoh27@cam.ac.uk

Alex is the Popular and World Music Performance Assistant at the CMP, joining the department after graduating in Music from the University of Birmingham. Previously to this role, Alex participated in internships with the BBC Proms and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Whilst at university, he assisted in the organisation of student music activities in roles as Music Society President and ValeFestival Head of Entertainment, and produced student radio shows at BurnFM. Outside of his role, Alex is a keen performer: performing Tuba in both Classical and Popular ensembles, and has an interest in blending genres and influences within his music.

Email: gcw37@cam.ac.uk

Email: jr615@cam.ac.uk

Jamie served as the Interim Manager of the Centre for Music Performance during the 22–23 academic year, and was previously the Manager of the ADC Theatre. Alongside managing the CMP’s finances, he is a freelance theatre producer and technician.