6th March 2026, 7.30-10pm
King’s Place, London
Hosts: Sinéad Walsh and Hannah Seymour
Panellists:
Laura van der Heijden - Cellist
Matilda Lloyd - Trumpet Soloist
Fleur Barron - Mezzo Soprano
Performers:
97 Ensemble - Tiago Soares Silva (violin), Emily Clark (viola), Niki Moosavi (cello), Evangeline Tang (double bass), Georgia Dawson (horn), Michael Elderkin (bassoon), Mebrakh Haughton-Johnson (clarinet)
Meraki Trio - Meera Maharaj (flute), James Girling (guitar), Roberto Carrillo García (bass)
Crystalla Serghiou (voice and piano), Athena Hawksley Walker and Kirsten Nelson (violin), Wanshu Qiu (viola), Josie Campbell (cello)
EMPOWER Collective (gratefully supported by ABRSM) - Sinéad Walsh (flute), Hannah Seymour (oboe), Emily Harrison (violin), Eugenia Garcia Cuesta (viola), Hoda Jahanpour (cello)
8th March 2026, 7.30-10pm
Whyte Recital Hall, Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin
Hosts: Sinéad Walsh and Hannah Seymour
Performers:
Féinics Quartet - Iulia Florescu, Rohan Harron, Jeannette Bogado, Anna Varga
Lux Brumalis - Conducted by David Yau
Trio Aurea - Julianne Forrest, Eve Quigley, Georgina Cassidy
EMPOWER Collective - Sinéad Walsh, Hannah Seymour, Emily Harrison, Eugenia Garcia Cuesta, Hoda Jahanpour
Panellists:
Jessie Grimes - NCH Discover Artist in Residence
Hannah Miller - Principal Horn, Irish National Opera
Deborah Kelleher - Director, Royal Irish Academy of Music
20th March 2025, 7:30-10pm
Carole Nash Hall, Stoller Hall, Manchester
Hosts: Sinéad Walsh and Hannah Seymour
Panellists:
Dr. Michelle Phillips - Head of Enterprise (Academic), Royal Northern College of Music
Dr. Anna Appleby - Composer and Songwriter
Betty Makharinsky - Soprano and Executive Director of Vache Baroque
Performers:
Dogoda Quintet - Sofia Patterson Gutierrez (flute), Emily Long (oboe), Raj Bhaumik (clarinet) , Thomas Donkin (bassoon), Chloe Harrison (horn)
Valette Ensemble - Rachel Stonham (violin), Emily Ampt (violin), Jeanette Szeto (viola), Maya Tucker (cello), Julia Leszczynska (piano)
Chameleon - Cara Houghton (flutes), Jessica Tomlinson (clarinet and saxophone), Sarah Austen (saxophone, clarinet, flute), Eleanor Mills (bassoon and saxophone)
EMPOWER Collective (gratefully supported by ABRSM) - Sinéad Walsh (flute), Hannah Seymour (oboe), Emily Harrison (violin), Eugenia Garcia Cuesta (viola), Hoda Jahanpour (cello)
26th March 2025, 7:30-10pm
City Halls Recital Room, Glasgow
Hosts: Sinéad Walsh and Hannah Seymour
Panellists:
Lucy Drever - Presenter, workshop leader & narrator
Catriona Price - Violinist, composer, singer & artistic director
Lucy Allan - Lecturer in ‘Piano for Dance’ at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Piano Accompanist for Ballet and Contemporary Dance
Performers to include:
Lumas Winds - Sinéad Walsh (flute), Chris Vettraino (oboe), Rennie Sutherland (clarinet), Benjamin Hartnell-Booth (horn), Florence Plane (bassoon)
Bluebells & Heather - Angelique Celine (vocals & guitar), Isla Hallewell (harp), Sandra Castro (violin)
EMPOWER Collective (gratefully supported by ABRSM) - Sinéad Walsh (flute), Hannah Seymour (oboe), Emily Harrison (violin), Eugenia Garcia Cuesta (viola), Hoda Jahanpour (cello)
27th March 2025, 7:30-10pm
Urban Crofters, Cardiff
Hosts: Sinéad Walsh and Hannah Seymour
Panellists:
April Koyejo-Audiger - Soprano and operamaker
Llinos Owen - Bassoonist and contrabassonist Welsh National Opera
Julia Plaut - Composer, bassoonist and educator
Helen Sanderson - Guitarist, composer and educator
Performers:
EMPOWER Collective (gratefully supported by ABRSM) - Sinéad Walsh (flute), Hannah Seymour (oboe), Emily Harrison (violin), Eugenia Garcia Cuesta (viola), Hoda Jahanpour (cello)
The Crofters Trio - Juliette Ashman (voice), Lizzie Bonsell (piano), Judith Souter (cello)
Rêverie Quartet - Siân Evans (violin), Livvy Carter (violin), Isabel Dixon (viola), Isabella Rose (cello)
Harp and Electronics - Rhian Christabel (electronics), Cerys Rees (harp)
Symphonic Saxes - Laurel Kitsell (soprano saxophone), Dea Alfanoo (alto saxophone), Eve Goodchild (tenor saxophone), Lio Hamasaki (baritone saxophone)
