About us

Matthew Thomas MA LGSM (Silver Medallist) LLCM (TD) FISM initially studied the flute with Frank Wilson and the piano with Eric Hilton in Bristol. Later he continued piano studies with Norman Jones and Christopher Northam. On leaving school he attended the Royal Academy of Music. After four years training there, he spent some years touring the Canary Islands with the Las Palmas symphony orchestra. He served on the visiting music staff of many of the Bristol schools while reading for bachelor's and master's degrees at Bristol University.

He finished his time at the university with an honorary visiting fellowship.

In addition to orchestral playing, his career has encompassed solo, session and variety work and music lecturing. he has also worked as a courier, carpet fitter and chain-man. He studied the organ with Reg Parker, and is currently the organist of St.Mary's Church, Almondsbury. He also accompanies the Henleaze Ladies' Choir. 

Kathryn Thomas BSc(Soc.Sci.)Hons (Bradford) PsDip Cert.Open Studies (Bristol) was introduced to the romance of the piano by hearing Rachmaninoff preludes, played on a pianola. This early acquaintance with the work of the Russian master started a musical journey made magical by the nationalism of Chopin, the enchantment of Debussy and, closer to home, the witchery of John Ireland. Kathryn originally studied the piano with Ivy Wilcox. After graduating, she worked in the media in London, before resuming her piano studies with Betty Stubbs and David Kenna while taking further courses in theory, musicianship and music history. When she is not helping with the administration of the practice, Kathryn enjoys drawing, painting and the study of Art History