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<td height="35" valign="top" bgcolor="#000000"><p align="justify"><span class="textNORMAL"><img src="assets/photo/main/DSC00153_190px.jpg" alt="Jenny Rees & Jane Groves" width="190" height="143" class="photoboarderLEFT">Friends
for over 20 years, since studying together at the Royal Welsh College
of Music & Drama, Jane and Jenny have continued to perform and
make music together. Based in Gloucestershire and South Wales,
they have performed together at venues such as: Bristol’s St.
George’s Brandon Hill and the Colston Hall; St. David’s
Hall in Cardiff; the Royal Academy of Music and St. David’s in
Pembrokeshire. </span></p>
<p align="justify"><span class="textNORMAL">Established musicians in
their own right, they also present themselves as the Berkeley Duo;
a contemporary flute and piano duo, performing a mixture of popular
music from classical to jazz. They offer a wide repertoire
and can be booked for events or functions, with a program carefully
chosen to suit the occasion. </span></p></td>
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<p><img src="assets/photo/jane_aboutus.jpg" alt="Jane Groves" width="167" height="250" class="photoboarderRIGHT">Jane
Groves, originally from Hartlepool, studied the flute with David Haslem
in Newcastle and then, while at the Welsh College of Music & Drama,
with Doug Townsend and Jonathan Burgess of Welsh National Opera. After
graduating in 1990 Jane freelanced with the BBC and WNO. She plays regularly
with the <a href="http://www.welshsinfonia.co.uk" target="_blank">Welsh
Sinfonia</a> and Bristol Philharmonic. </p>
<p>It was during her time at the Welsh College of Music
& Drama that she first met and perfomed with Jenny also in 1990 Jane
teamed up with harpist Eluned Scourfield to form <a href="http://www.mwynion-mai.co.uk" target="_blank">Mwynion
Mai Flute & Duo</a>. Jane also performs with the Welsh Flute Trio
and founded CAFÉ (Cardiff Amateur Flute Ensemble) of which she
was Musical Director until 2006. Jane teaches the flute at Howells School,
Cardiff as well as running her own private teaching practice. </p>
<p>When not performing or teaching she works with her husband Tim at <a href="http://www.cccd.co.uk" target="_blank">Creighton's
Collection</a> which provides IT & music publishing services.</p>
<p>Their son <a href="http://www.bjcg.co.uk" target="_blank">Benjamin</a>’s
is a promising young harpist.</p>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><p> <span class="textNORMAL"><img src="assets/photo/jenny_aboutus.jpg" alt="Jenny Rees" width="200" height="250" class="photoboarderLEFT">Jenny
Rees started to learn the piano at the age of 9 and the clarinet at
10. From a young age, Jenny has performed music, progressing
through the Bristol Schools Symphony Orchestra, Avon Schools Symphonic
Wind Band, Juggernaut Big Band and the Tuxedo Junction Swing Band amongst
others.</span></p>
<p align="justify"><span class="textNORMAL"> Jenny’s interest in
music led her into arranging and composing. Her first major
public success was a Sinfonietta for Wind Band completed in 1987
while she was studying at the Welsh College of Music and Drama (1986-1989).
The college wind band gave the work its first performance at the
Colston Hall in Bristol, resulting in a Radio Bristol interview and
a favourable write-up in Winds magazine.</span></p>
<p align="justify"><span class="textNORMAL"> After 3 years studying the
clarinet with Martin Ronchetti, Jenny graduated with a Performer’s
Diploma and an award for her contribution to chamber music. Whilst
at the Welsh College, Jenny discovered her talent for accompanying
others on piano, often with Jane for recitals and other performances. She
soon established herself as a freelance professional musician and teacher
and has enjoyed continued success in her chosen career. Jenny
is currently accompanist to two choral societies and regularly performs
with other soloists. </span></p>
<p align="justify"><span class="textNORMAL"> More recently, she has turned
again to composing; her first published piece is called 'Joviality'
for clarinet quartet and is available through <a href="http://www.qtpublications.co.uk/spweb/details.php?catno=QT77" target="_blank">Queen's
Temple Publications</a>; they also publish 'Oon Tunes' - five fun pieces
for BassOon! Other music by Jenny is available through <a href="http://www.creightonscollection.co.uk/Pages/scores/jennyrees.htm" target="_blank">Creighton's
Collection</a> or by contacting her directly. The Duo includes ‘Continuity’ in
their repertoire; a contemporary classical duet composed by Jenny. </span></p>
<p align="justify"><span class="textNORMAL"> Jenny was Musical Director
for <a href="http://www.sodburyvalemusicals.co.uk/" target="_blank">Sodbury
Vale Musical Comedy Club's</a> 2006 production of Little Shop of Horrors. Reviewed
by the Rose Bowl Awards, they considered <em>“The Orchestral
input was sensitive and supportive and with good musicality, and with
excellent underscoring at all times”.</em></span></p>
<div align="justify"><span class="textNORMAL">At the invitation of <a href="http://www.cirencester-choral-soc.org.uk/" target="_blank">Cirencester
Choral Society</a>, Jenny composed '<a href="assets/audio/Praise the Lord.mp3">Praise
the Lord</a>' (MP3), a full choral setting of Psalm 148. Its
premiere performance took place on the 9th December 2006 at the Bingham
Hall, Cirencester. Jenny was pianist for the concert, which also
included Rossini's 'Petite Messe Solennelle'. The Wilts and
Gloucestershire Standard reported: <em>“The accompaniment lost
one of its original pianos but Jenny Rees was more than a match for
the role of single pianist, with precisely judged dynamics, neat
fingers and even a dry sense of fun”.</em></span></div></td>
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<td class="textNORMAL"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:info@berkeleyduo.co.uk">info@berkeleyduo.co.uk</a></font></td>
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contact Jane via her agents Creighton's Collection</em></font></td>
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Creighton Griffiths<br>
Creighton's Collection<br>
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<td class="textNORMAL"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">0772
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<td class="textNORMAL"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:mail@jennyrees.co.uk">Click
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<td class="textNORMAL"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.jennyrees.co.uk" title="Click to visit Jenny's own web site" target="_blank">www.jennyrees.co.uk</a></font></td>
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