Dr. Jonathan Simmons holds a DMA from the University of North Carolina – Greensboro (UNCG) where he studied with Dr. Alex Ezerman. An international performer, Jonathan has performed at the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival in South Africa. As a soloist, he has performed with orchestras in Tennessee, North Carolina, and

Born the middle daughter of three, to parents who were superb amateur musicians, Gill began playing the cello at five years old. At ten, she was awarded an exhibition to the Junior Department of the Royal College of Music in London, where she studied weekly for 9 years. At that