Mike Steurenthaler

Born in Hamburg / Germany, Mike Steurenthaler began studying conducting in Hamburg, then continued his musical training in Munich and Paris until 1995. Shortly after his debut with the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra he began conducting guest performances at the invitation of numerous orchestras including KlassikPhilharmonie Hamburg, G�ttinger Symphony Orchestra and Oslo University Symphony Orchestra. The conductor's interests span everything from the early Baroque to modern music. His artistic activities include radio and TV performances and CD recordings. Since 1999 he has been working with numerous ensembles of the International Association of Music in Germany and Italy.

Andrew Morley

Andrew studied conducting and orchestration with Denis McCaldin at Lancaster University and subsequently won the Hertford Choral Scholarship to study with Peter Stark at Trinity College of Music, London. Having graduated with distinction, winning the Ricordi Conducting Prize, he is now in demand as a teacher and conductor in and around London. Andrew started his career as director and co-director of many ensembles in Lancaster, including symphony and chamber orchestras, chamber ensembles as well as choirs, choral groups and wind ensembles. He has a particular interest in twentieth century orchestral music and is the composer of Incidental Music to Fr�hlings Erwachen, Time Transfixed, and more recently Six Miniatures for chamber ensemble. At Trinity, Andrew's conducting work included Aaron Copland's ballet Appalachian Spring with the TCM Sinfonia, Heinz Holliger's experimental study in breath, Pneuma, with the TCM Wind Orchestra, and a concert of film music arranged by the late Stanley Black with the TCM Symphony Orchestra. In recognition of his successes at conservatoire Andrew was chosen as Trinity's entry for the intercollegiate Harriet Cohen Memorial Awards. Away from college Andrew has directed the Wallace Ensemble in concerts including Walton Viola Concerto, Mathias Harp concerto, Scriabin Piano Concerto and has given the premi�re of a number of works by the Greek composer Basil Athanasiadis. Recent work includes Malcolm Arnold's Symphony No. 3, a charity performance of Stockhausen's rarely performed Gruppen for three orchestras and an appearance with the National Youth Orchestra Sinfonietta at the Lake District Summer Music Festival. In addition he has held teaching posts at Lancaster University, Trinity College of Music and currently works with the Trinity College of Music Junior Symphony Orchestra, The Wallace Ensemble, the Southend Philharmonic Orchestra and the Southampton University Sinfonietta. In February 2004 Andrew was awarded first prize at the Allianz-Cornhill Musical Insurance Conducting Competition (formerly British Reserve competition) having received unanimous votes from both jury and orchestra.