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London Development Officers
Take advantage of dedicated advice from two practising professional musicians.
Heather Tomala and Tom Hammond
Making Music, 2-4 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3NW
Phone: 0870 903 3780
Direct line: 0870 909 2620
E-mail: rdolondon@makingmusic.org.uk
Heather Tomala and Tom Hammond are available to advise members on all aspects of music-making and running a music group in London, as well as on how to help ensure your group evolves and lasts into the future.
They can help with
- marketing
- recruitment
- funding
- artistic and programming issues
Maintaining links with Arts Development Officers and other arts and music organisations, Heather and Tom regularly attend and speak at external events with a view to benefiting and increasing opportunities for Making Music members. They can also help member groups put together funding applications and project proposals.
Training and development resources
Contact Heather or Tom to get your hands on these useful resources!
- Recommended workshop leader listings
- vocal and instrumental workshop leaders
- a cappella workshop leaders
- Recommended design-related professional listings
- photographers
- print designers
- website designers
- Rehearsal and concert venues
- listing of inner and outer London venues
- spaces to hire in Westminster
- Funding sources
- Database of funding sources – organisations, charities, trusts, etc
- Listing of funding directories to consult
- Advice on applying to Grants for the Arts scheme
- Arts Council England guide to sources of funding
- Full Circle Arts funding source list
- Marketing & Audience Development
- general recruitment advice
- Audience Development design recommendations / sample posters ( in production)
- data capture form / audience survey template ( in production)
- Training & Development Guides
(PDF format)
- 1: arts & disability / equal opps guide
- 2: collaborations
- 3: Training Grant projects 2005
- 4: Training Grant projects 2006/7 ( in production)
Heather Tomala
Heather has worked part-time for Making Music since 2003.
Having followed her studies at Birmingham University with a Master’s degree from the Royal Academy of Music, she leads a double career as a professional recorder and keyboard player.
The founder and artistic director of period instrument Baroque ensemble Musica Viva, Heather performs as recorder soloist both with them and with orchestras in London and the South-East, as well as giving recitals all over the UK.
As a piano/keyboard accompanist, musical theatre is Heather’s specialism and she deputises in the West End pit bands as well as giving vocal coaching and assisting with auditions. Having first served as Musical Director for a South London Theatre production in 2003, she has continued to do so with both voluntary and professional theatre companies, including leading the premières of two American shows at Croydon’s Warehouse Theatre in 2006. Her work encompasses jazz and big band, early music, opera, folk and contemporary, and also playing for voluntary choirs in London and Surrey.
From time to time Heather combines work and holiday by performing on board cruise ships, and in 2007 will be travelling again: taking Musica Viva to perform at Pashley Manor Gardens in Sussex, and alone to Australia for concerts as recorder soloist with a modern string quartet, and a trio with cello and organ.
Tom Hammond
Tom's role as London Development Officer is part of a full-time jobshare position with Heather Tomala.
Since graduating from London's Royal Academy of Music in 1997 Tom has been a busy professional conductor and trombone player, working in both the professional and voluntary sectors. He is currently the Sir Charles Mackerras Junior Fellow in Conducting at Trinity College of Music, London.
Interesting playing projects have included working at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and the Verdi Festival in Parma (with Europa Galante), as well as many concerts with British ensembles such as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Britten Sinfonia.
Tom has instigated, directed and managed several large music projects including a festival of Danish music in London and the ENO/Baylis/1st Framework production of The Threepenny Opera (London and Berlin), and brings a wealth of promoting and programming experience to the RDO position.
Continuing to conduct with his professional ensemble sound collective, Tom aims to bring back the joy of voluntary music-making for seasoned professionals by increasing rehearsal time and pursuing a democratic ethos. Tom is also increasingly involved in opera: in 2007 he will be conducting performances of Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmelites and Mozart's Zaïde, both for Trinity College of Music.
Tom also conducts in the voluntary world with ensembles such as the City of Southampton Orchestra, Sinfonia Tamesa and Surrey Brass.
