User:Frankie91/sandbox/Frankie Ayers (musician)

Frankie Ayers (born 1994) is a British composer, arranger, conductor and musician born in Lowestoft.

He was educated at Denes High School in Lowestoft, Suffolk and at the time was a pupil of former principle Trombonist of the Band of the Coldstream Guards, John Flack.

Frankie began building his knowledge and skills ready for a later carer in performing music by joining the Wrentham Brass Band in 2008 on E flat Bass and playing with Great Yarmouth Brass and Matthew's Norfolk Brass (Championship section) on E flat bass and Bass Trombone. Inn October 2008 Frankie was accepted to take on the role of principle Tuba player for the Suffolk Youth Wind Band and later on the Suffolk Youth Orchestra in 2011. He has performed multiple concerts each year at Snape Maltings and performed as apart of tours around various European countries performing at famous landmarks, cathedrals and concert halls. In 2012 Frankie was honoured to have visited the Bach House, Home of Johann Sebastien Bach in Thuringia, Germany.

Frankie first began conducting at the age of 14, which he had trained in workshops with Elgar_Howarth. He spent hours watching many videos and TV documentaries of famous conductors, such as Sir Simon Rattle, Valery Gergiev, Sir Roger Norrington and spent many hours practicing his technique in a mirror.

In 2010 Frankie was appointed conductor of the Sunrise Concert Orchestra, formerly known as the Lowestoft Orchestral Society, Lowestoft and performed many concerts with them. He resigned from the orchestra to seek new adventures in 2017.

In 2013 Frankie had completed A Level music and Grade 8 Tuba examination at distinction level. Before completion of his qualifications he applied to study at Royal College of Music and Trinity College London but unfortunately was not accepted and he went on to become a horse riding instructor for Tess Hardy MBE at Pakefield Riding School.

In 2016 Frankie was appointed Musical Director for the B & B Young Peoples Theatre Group providing live orchestral music for full scale musicals performed by the young people in Lowestoft. Frankie was honoured to conduct 8 performances of Les Miserables School Edition working along side a fantastic creative team, Director and Vocal Coach Mim Coleman, Assistant Director Ryan Holt Choreographer Charlotte Woods. This year the company is going to perform the famous American musical and romantic comedy film Singin' In The Rain. Frankie was recently appointed Musical Advisor for the company. Frankie was also appointed as a Brass tutor with the Norfolk Music Service, teaching Trumpet and French Horn.

Frankie is the Founder and conductor of the East Coast Sinfonietta. The new orchestra was founded in November 2017 and is based in Lowestoft. It is formed by professional, semi professional and amateur musicians which rehearses and performs a challenging repertoire. The East Coast Sinfonietta performed their Debut concert at St Andrews Church, Lowestoft for Charity raising 512.70 for the Intensive Care Unit at James Paget University Hospital, Norfolk. Some of Frankie's plans for the orchestra are to perform at Snape Maltings concert hall and to tour to various countries to perform as he did in his student life.

Frankie's principle instrument is the Tuba however he has the skill to be able to play all of the brass instrument family.

Currently he is Principle Cornet for the Loddon Band and a Trumpet, Trombone and Tuba player for Waveney Sinfonia, Lowestoft conducted by Adrian Brown

Frankie is now working full time as a Recruitment Coordinator for Renaissance Personnel Ltd and fits in his music events during his spare time. thumb