Naomi Butcher

Naomi is an emerging orchestral and choral conductor, based in London and the South East. Having held the

Junior Fellowship in conducting at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama for two consecutive 

years, where she studied under David Corkhill and Timothy Redmond, she is now working regularly as a

conductor and Musical Director in London, Kent and Surrey.

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She is currently the Musical Director of the Tonbridge Philharmonic Society and the Reigate and Redhill Choral societies, as well as conductor of Stoneleigh Youth Orchestra's Training Orchestra. She regularly works with community choirs, youth orchestras and conservatoire ensembles comprising music students on the cusp of professional careers. In recent years, Naomi has had the privilege of working in opera, having conducted the U.K. premier of Jean Francaix' Paris, á Nous Deux (a project with John Harle and the Guildhall School), and Matt Geer's Sane and Sound, as chorus master at the world premier and as Musical Director in its transfers to festivals at the Barbican and Arcola Theatre.

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Naomi was fortunate enough to attend Dartington International Summer School's Advanced Conducting course in 2023, and was generously supported by the Finzi trust to receive intensive tuition with Alice Farnham over these two weeks.

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Naomi is also a keen advocate for children's and amateur music, having been featured on BBC radio on multiple occasions promoting involvement in amateur music-making. She has also worked with the Royal Philharmonic Society and various soloists including British Youth Opera CEO Anna Patalong to produce 'come and sing' workshops, and is frequently involved in outreach work with the Barbican, Guildhall School and Snaps Ensemble.

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