Karen
has spent the major part of her professional career encouraging
excellence in music for dance. She has worked for most of the UK Ballet
companies whether as a staff member, freelance musician or contract
player. Her work with Scottish Ballet has spanned 20 years and in the
past 5 years has been coaching young musicians in a unique postgraduate
Master of Music programme in association with the Scottish Ballet
company and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Karen worked as a contract musician
with Birmingham Royal Ballet and a freelance player with The Royal
Ballet. She has worked as freelance Class musician for visiting dance
companies at the Edinburgh Festival where, over the years, she played
for American Ballet Theatre, Mark Morris Group and Rambert Dance
Company. Internationally she has worked with The Hong Kong Ballet and
Staatstheater Nurnberg.
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