The Marcel Sinfonia brings together graduates from leading conservatoires in London such as the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. The Sinfonia performs regularly in Southwark Cathedral and St Paul’s Covent Garden, and has also performed in Christ Church Cathedral Dublin and The Signet Library, Edinburgh. The orchestra’s repertoire includes concertos by Vivaldi, Marcello, Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Schumann and Poulenc. The Sinfonia’s name derives from the Marcel Suite, composed by the orchestra’s musical director Andrew Campling.

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Originally from Northampton, Milly moved to London four years ago to study trombone at the Royal College of Music. During this time, she has continued to learn under the tutelage of Byron Fulcher, Lindsay Shilling, Becky Smith, Matthew Knight and Rupert Whitehead. In 2024, Milly was awarded the second prize at the British Trombone Society (BTS) Alto Trombone competition; she was also a key member of the trombone choir that went on to win the British Trombone Society intercollegiate competition in both 2022 and 2024. Milly is extremely excited to be continuing her studies at the Royal College of Music from September 2025, when she will embark on her Master’s degree. 

Composition has been an important part of Paul’s life for a number of decades and he has composed several choral pieces which have been performed by various ensembles such as the London Dockland Singers, Thames Chamber Choir, City Chamber Choir, Blackheath High School for Girls Choir and Colfe’s School Choir. In 2023 his first orchestral piece, “Remembering them….”, a lament for loved ones lost during the pandemic, was performed by Andrew Campling and members of the Marcel Sinfonia. His Symphony No.1 in D minor (2024) is his largest work to date and is dedicated to Andrew Campling and the Marcel Sinfonia.

Originally from Newquay in Cornwall, Paul studied singing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal Academy of Music, where he won an Entrance Scholarship and four major prizes. He then gained an MA in Musical Performance (with distinction) at City University and won the Cordwainer’s Prize for Musical Excellence. Later, Paul went on to study singing with Cornelius Reid in New York, London and Frankfurt, contributing a chapter to an international book celebrating Reid’s work. Paul has sung regularly in recitals of English Song, German Lieder and the standard oratorio repertoire throughout Britain, and also in Ireland, Germany and the USA. He has made two CDs of English Songs, which are available on YouTube and Spotify. Paul teaches singing privately from his home in SE London and gives lessons at Colfe’s School.

A graduate of Oxford University, Andrew is a member of the Ivors Academy of Composers. His music has featured on BBC Radio and has been performed in venues such as St Paul’s Cathedral, the Purcell Room and the Royal Albert Hall. Andrew’s music has also received performances in France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, USA and Australia. His piano music is available on a number of CD's including 'Celtic Rhapsody' and 'Piano Music'. Andrew has composed three symphonies, ten concertos, and many choral works. He directs the London Docklands Singers, the Thames Chamber Choir, the Choir of the London School of Economics and the Marcel Sinfonia. The Sinfonia gives concerts regularly in St Paul’s Covent Garden and has performed in Southwark Cathedral, Brentwood Cathedral and Christ Church Cathedral Dublin.

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