Suzy Ruffles began studying the piano at the age of 4. Having gained much experience of accompanying friends and fellow undergraduates in final recitals at the University of Southampton she decided to undertake a postgraduate diploma in piano accompaniment at Trinity College of Music in 2005, studying under Eugene Asti and Christine Croshaw. She completed the course in July 2007.
The recent past has afforded Suzy many excellent accompaniment opportunities, highlights of which include two concerts as part of the Trinity College of Music Schumann Festival in which she accompanied several songs with different singers, a flute recital in Lancaster including a specially commissioned work and vocal and instrumental recitals in Charlton House, Lauderdale House and Blackheath Halls.
Suzy worked as a house pianist at the International Singing Summer School at Ardingly, Sussex in Summer 2006 during which time she worked as repetiteur for Gregory Rose and received expert coaching from among others, Robin Bowman, Richard Jackson and Jonathan Hinden and looks forward to returning this year.
In Summer 2007 Suzy worked for the Jackdaws Music Education Trust and the Two Moors Festival. She also gained experience as repetiteur for Meantime Opera's production of Carmen, Minotaur Music Theatre's Barber of Seville, Trinity College's Dialogues des Carmelites and Hampstead Garden Opera's Eugene Onegin. She is currently accompanying rehearsals for HGO's forthcoming production of Idomeneo under Katrine Reimers. Suzy is the current accompanist for the Greenwich University Choir conducted by Nicholas Jenkins.
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