DIANE MERSON-JONES (violin)
Diane studied at St. Mary's Music School in Edinburgh and at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.
In 1984 she moved to Glasgow to take up a position with the Scottish Opera Orchestra, which she held for 10
years. She now devotes her time to freelancing with all the main Scottish orchestras.
MAY HALYBURTON (double bass)
May studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and won the Eugene Cruft Prize for double bass. She then went on to work with the Orquestra Simfonica de Balears in Palma, Mallorca.
Since returning to Scotland in 1998, she has been busy teaching and performing; regularly working with many orchestras and ensembles.
LYNDA COCHRANE (piano)
Lynda was born in Edinburgh and studied at Manchester University, the Royal Northern College of Music and at the University of Indiana with Marjorie Clementl and Menahem Pressler.
She is now based in Glasgow and appears regularly as a soloist and orchestral pianist with the RSNO, the SCO, Scottish Ballet and the BBC SSO.
Selection of repertoire available
SCOTTISH SELECTION
The Soldiers Joy
De’il amang the Tailors
Fairy Dance
My love she’s but a lassie yet
The Keel Row
Mrs McLeod
The Irish Washerwoman
JAZZ NUMBERS
Fly me to the moon
Autumn Leaves
Summertime
Big Spender
FRITZ KREISLER
Schön Rosmarin
Rondino
Syncopation
SONGS FROM THE SHOWS
The Lambeth Walk
On a wonderful day like today
Tonight
If I were a rich man
People will say we’re in love
CLASSICAL NUMBERS
Magnetic Rag
Toreador’s song
Brahms Hungarian Dances nos. 5 & 6
Schubert Serenade
Chanson de matin
Shostakovich Romance
For booking details please contact us by e-mail:
info@smilesentertainment.co.uk
or contact Stuart Smylie on 07887 687411.