Aga Serugo-Lugo
As a clarinettist, saxophonist and singer, Aga has had the opportunity to explore many different styles including: classical, Jazz, soul, soul and Funk. Aga also has a keen interest in theatre, especially music theatre, writing and producing his own musical ‘Celebrity’. Professionally, his style of choice has been jazz, which Aga has played across London with an eclectic mix of groups; this accompanies his private tuition and workshop leading. Improvisation and composition play a major part in his music making and workshops. Aga has done much work with Sing-up, the national singing strategy, allowing him to work with a variety of age groups and diverse levels of ability.

 

Matthew Duncan

Matthew trained at the Royal Northern College of Music and has sung with an number of opera companies in the UK and abroad including Opera Holland Park, Grange Park Opera, The Royal Opera, Opera Rara, Northern Ireland Opera, Buxton Festival Opera, Aldeburgh Festival, Bury Court Opera, Fulham Opera & Opera Up-Close.

Matthew has also performed with leading choruses and chamber choirs including the Philharmonia Chorus, London Symphony Chorus, Yorkshire Bach Choir & Blossom Street Singers. He regularly sings with the Barbershop-O-Gram Quartet and Pitch Perfect Voices who perform regularly across the UK and have made numerous television and radio appearances.

Matthew enjoys a busy schedule teaching singing and piano in London. He is currently a peripatetic teacher at Chigwell School, St Stephen’s School in Shepherd’s Bush (with Pelican Music) and Sebright School in Hoxton. You can visit Matthew’s website here

 

Ashley Valentine
Ashley started piano lessons at the age of 6 after he had begun learning how to play TV themes on a keyboard his parents had bought him one Christmas. He joined Wakefield Cathedral choir soon afterwards and aged 12, became one of the youngest church organists in the country. Whilst at university, he set up a successful jazz band and in his final year, performed Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 with the university orchestra. Ashley is now the music director at St Giles’ Church and teaches piano and organ in Dulwich and Camberwell.