Curriculum Vitae 

William James Summers

Personal information
Address: 10 Viking Court, Beaver Close, HAMPTON, Middlesex TW12 2BZ

Telephone number: 020 8941 4917

Email address: williamsummers@uwclub.net

Date of Birth: 15th. May 1968

Place of Birth: Richmond, Surrey

Citizenship: British

Education
2010 - 2016 PhD at Kingston University;
researching the impact of George I upon music practice at Hampton Court Palace;
Principal Supervisor: Helen Julia Minors

March - August 2010  CTLLS [Diploma in Teaching Adults] at City Lit College

September 1989 - June 1991 Postgraduate Certificate in Performance [Early Music] at Trinity College of Music, London

September 1986 - June 1989 B. A. [Hons.] in Music at School of Music, Colchester Institute, Essex, UK

Performance
Highlights include…
2011 Several performances at the British Museum with Nonsuch Historical Dance for the Medieval Mystics exhibition;
March 2011 Performance at the ICA, London, with Princes in the Tower and the Belles of London City;
2010 - Regular concerts of early music at The Idler Academy, London, UK;
July 1010 Arrangement, fixing and playing of Tudor music for The Ballad of Salomon Pavey at The Rose Theatre, Kingston;
2009 Several performances at the British Museum's Moctezuma exhibition, with Mexicolore;
2006 - 2008 Co-founding the Aztec music group Tunkul for numerous performances at university Mexican societies;
2007 - 20010 Performances at Glastonbury Music Festival with Circulus and Princes in the Tower;
2005 Concert at the Purcell Room with Circulus;
2004 Arranged and performed Tudor music for a carol service at Eton College Chapel;
Regular reviewed concerts with Essex Baroque Orchestra;
Regular concerts with other regional Baroque orchestras including the Consort of Twelve
[Chichester], Linden Baroque Orchestra and Belsize Baroque Orchestra;
Regular concerts with The Sweelinck Ensemble at St Anne's Lutheran Church, London;
2000 Co-establishing the Kingston and Richmond Early Music Festival;

Recordings
Recording with Princes in the Tower for 'Hunderby', broadcast on Sky Atlantic [August 2012].
Three albums and numerous collaborations with Circulus;
Administration
June 2012 Programming and performing in the first Martinhoe Early Music Festival [in association with The Idler Academy] in Devon, UK;
2008 - Re-established early music concerts in Kingston upon Thames;
2004 - 2008 Programming and leading performances in the Eglises Enchantees Festival in Charente, France;
2000 Co-founding the Kingston and Richmond Early Music Festival;

Research
Spring 2012: providing overview of Peter Prelleur's life to Christ Church, Spitalfields;
Autumn 2011: consultant in 17th.-century music for the Garden of Reason project at Ham house;
Attendance at conferences including…
Annual 18th.-century conference in London since 2009;
January 2011 The RMA student conference in Manchester;
June 2011 Performing Musicology [RMA, London];
June 2011 Practice-led Research conference at Kingston University;
2004 Contributed an entry on Peter Prelleur to the Dictionary of National Biography;

Teaching
Advisor at the Centre for Academic Support and Employability;
2000 - Recorder and Flute teaching at Morley College of Adult Education, London;
1998 - 2002 Recorder teaching at Brunel University;
2007 - 2008 Music Appreciation for WEA;
1998 - 1996 - 2003 Instrumental teaching with Kingston Music Service;
1994 - 2006 Instrumental teaching in schools with Richmond Music Trust;

Numerous workshops in Tudor, Aztec and Early Music for children and adults;

Other interests
Cycling, French and German, History, current affairs, cooking;

References
Dr Helen Julia Minors, Principal Supervisor at Kingston University;
h.minors@kingston.ac.uk

Andrea Brown, Curriculum Area Manager for Music at Morley College, London:
Andrea.Brown@morleycollege.ac.uk