Barnabas Music Academy

Director of the Barnabas Music Academy, Gilbert is also a singer, guitarist and song writer who currently lives in London. Gilbert was born in Mauritius and started playing guitar and singing at a very young age. His music influences were Al Jarreau, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, & Georges Benson. Gilbert then spent several years playing Gospel & Worship music in churches.

His collaborations in music include famous musicians such as Abraham Laboriel (bass), Paul Jackson Jr (guitar), Michael Landau (guitar), Producer David Richards (Queen, David Bowie etc) and producer Tom Brooks (Integrity Music) to mention just a few.

Gilbert has recorded 8 albums and studied music at the EJMA (Jazz Music academy in Lausanne,  Switzerland). Gilbert is director of GC Production, promoting modern Gospel music in Switzerland and around the world, and also two music schools (Psalmodia Oron & Vevey). He is the Music Director of St Barnabas Church, Kensington.

Tania Park was born in South Korea and grew up in New Zealand where she completed her Master of Music degree in Collaborative Piano with first class honors. Arriving in London after being invited to study in Guildhall School of Music and Drama by Martin Roscoe, she has completed Guildhall Artist Master of Performance programme with first class distinction, specializing in piano accompaniment.

Her particular passion for chamber music saw her win the Sir Edmund Hillary Chamber Music Competition in 2005 and 2006. She has also made frequent appearance in the concert platforms in New Zealand. Tania has been commanded in GSMD Accompanist Award in 2010 and was the winner of 2011 Chamber Music Awards in the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe. As a devoted chamber musician, she has appeared in the lunchtime recital in Dartington International Summer School with Moana trio. Her other concert appearances include Leopold Mozart Zentrum (Augsburg, Germany), Regent Hall Oxford Circus, St Paul’s Covent Garden, and St James’s Piccadilly to name a few.

Tania enjoys teaching piano, and has helped students with competitions, exams, and conservatorium auditions successfully since 2004. She is currently teaching piano at St Barnabas and St Philips C of E School in Kensington.

Denis Gravina was born in France in 1992. At the age of five, he started playing piano in a French school of music. He started his study at the Conservatoire Municipal of Bar Le Duc at the age of thirteen where had a chance to study with the pianist and organist Thierry Colas.

Next year, he started to study at the Conservatoire National of Music and Dance in Nancy. He had the chance to work with Anca Teculescu, and Axel Pierrard in piano, in music theory with Renaud Ruse, Elizabeth Goldblatt, David Lemoigne, and Aude Schumacher, and in harmony and music analysis with Jean Philippe Navarre. He worked as an accompanist with various choirs in France, in solo recitals, and chamber music. Denis Gravina has participated in many masterclasses such as Sophie Agnel on improvisation in contemporary music in France.

Following years he participated in a masterclass that took place in the festival “Italia Di Terni” in Italy with the concert pianist Natasa Sarcevic. Denis Gravina had his study at the London College of Music with Wilfrid Murray, Emilie Capulet, and Robert Sholl for the Bmus Music Performance, and also the Mmus Music Performance with Jeremy Davis.

Denis Gravina is actually a teacher visitor to the London College of Music, a teacher for the program ABRSM, LLCM, and Trinity, and give concert and master class in England and France.

Chun-Wei was born in Taiwan but grew up in Switzerland. Starting the violin at the age of 8, he took second place at the Swiss National Music Competition for Youngster at the age of 13. Soon, he integrated the Haute Ecole de Musique Tibor Varga in Sion where he trained with world renowned violinists such as Gyula Stuller, Mirijam Contzen and Lihay Bendayan. He contributed to several productions and recordings in Switzerland France and the UK.

Even though he now works as a clinical data analyst, he still enjoys transmitting his musical knowledge and expertise to beginners and intermediate players.

Timothée Rabarjoelina

Guitar & bass guitar

Timi is a Second-year student studying at London College of Music. He has been a Singer and guitar player for 20 years in France and recently found his passion for bass.

Although mostly performed and recorded popular genres such as blues, rock, funk, country, Bossa Nova, and gospel, he is currently expanding his knowledge and practice on Classical, Jazz, and Musical Theatre with the London College of Music.

Timi has performed in various performance settings for function bands, weddings, and funerals in France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Madagascar.

Mahlia ChellembroM

Singing

Mahlia has a master's degree from the Royal Academy of Music where she is studied Musical Theatre. Prior to RAM, she attended the Arts Educational School for one year where she had the opportunity to follow the Musical Theatre Foundation Course.

She is also a songwriter and she plays piano, she has great harmonizing and Music Theory Skills.

Mahlia was also part of the Jam Theatre Company in London, where she made many representations such as Wednesday in The Addams Family, she was a singer in The Alfresco Festival, but also Young Jane Eyre from Jane Eyre

Sophie Annesley

Singing and Piano

Sophie Annesley has always been passionate about singing. She can't remember a time when she wasn't putting on performances or writing little songs.

She completed a degree in classical voice with first-class honors in 2017. And she has taught singing and piano since 2013.

Sophie has been a part of many musical groups, from rock cover bands to musical theatre troupes, to opera companies, to a jazz bass and voice duo, to her latest musical project, little endian. 

Job Greuter

Cello and Piano

Job Greuter was born in Amstelveen, The Netherlands. He studied Classical Music & Musical Theatre at the Conservatoire of Rotterdam, and recently completed his masters in Musical Theatre at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Since 2018, he has been working as a musician, performer, teacher and writer/composer.