Shea Lolin
I studied a classical music degree at Colchester Institute in the early noughties and have worked in almost every area of the classical music industry from performing and conducting to managing and consulting several organisations and companies.

With wind music taking centre stage, highlights over the last 20 years include working with the regeneration of east London in the run up to the 2012 Olympic Games, setting up and running several orchestras and recording in the UK and in Europe. I’ve worked with several cross-discipline musicians for hundreds of projects big and small, whilst commissioning some of the best contemporary composers to write new works for various combinations of instruments.

Working in Czechia on recording projects with the Czech Philharmonic and Janacek Philharmonic has led to recording partnerships. This work has been recognised by the Czech Centre in London and I’ll be presenting a launch event as part of the 2024 Year of Music.

My publication The Complete Wind Music of Gustav Theodore Holst evolved out of an exhibition I curated in 2012 at Morley College, London.

Being a resourceful freelancer, I’ve have always incorporated audio and visual media into the projects I’ve been involved with. This began to grow in recent years fuelled by social changes culminating in a surge in demand as the global pandemic took hold. Very recently I’ve undertaken aerial imaging work in Chernobyl, a production with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic along with the British composer Dr Martin Ellerby, produced an album of wind orchestra music with the Pro Arte Wind Symphony with Keiron Anderson, and several live and recorded projects with Paul Bambrough and the Purcell School. Some of this work has opened the door to larger commercial projects.