The Players

Sebastian Guard has been involved in music for as long as he can remember. He is adept in all styles across the whole spectrum of drums and percussion.

Sebastian completed his training at Trinity College of Music ,where he studied for four years. It was here that he had the chance to gain valuable knowledge on early drumming from percussion legend James Blades. During his time at Trinity, he became a founder member of The Grahamophones, one of the UK’s finest  1930’s Dance Orchestras

He has been playing from a very early age, gaining vast experience from his many years in the business!He has taught percussion to Prince William, taken his band all over the world, including The San Moritz hotel in Switzerland, and played in many theatres, and concert venues around the world. From The Albert Hall to Wembley Stadium. From The Molde Jazz Festival to London’s West End. Sebastian is currently teaching Percussion at Cranleigh School, and Winchester College. He is very busy recording a number of projects in his studio, and continues to work in the West End and around the country.

Emily Eno has always been passionate about music and after receiving snare drum lessons at school, she never looked back. A lover of all musical styles, but she finds herself often specialising in tuned percussion.

After studying at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, she has played with the CBSO, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Opera Company, Armonico Consort, Desford, Grimethorpe and Foden's Brass Bands, And Finally…Phil Collins Theatre Show and The Enid. She has toured around the globe including the UK, Europe, Scandinavia, Malaysia and China. In addition to her playing, Emily is the Head of Percussion at Dulwich College and also teaches in the Junior School at Eltham College.

John Rockliffe studied at Trinity College of Music.  He is happy playing in a variety of styles and genres. John’s orchestral work ranges from playing percussion with The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, to backing orchestra for Phil Collins and Elton John.

He works as an extra player with many other orchestras, including The BBC Concert Orchestra, The Royal Opera House, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s Orchestre Revolutionnaire e Romantique. London Chamber orchestra, Tha Academy of St Martin in the Fields.   John is a regular guest principal of The Oxford Philomusica. He also is at home playing in West End musicals, and has worked on many productions including Evita, Joseph, Sweeney Todd, The Bodyguard, Spamalot, Oliver, The Woman in White, Hairspray and many more. Along with his playing, John is Head of Percussion at Radley College.

Chris Nall studied Timpani & percussion at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama from where he graduated with honours, winning the Lady Mayoress of London Prize in 1982. During the 1980s Chris worked extensively in London’s West End working on over twenty shows at venues including Drury Lane, The Old Vic & the London Palladium, with well known names such as Lulu, Tommy Steel, Frankie Howard, Michael Ball & many more.

As well as theatre work Chris has played with many of Britain’s leading orchestras and ensembles including the ECO, the Philharmonia , RPO, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, CBSO, and The Mozart players both in the concert hall and recording studio. For 25 years Chris was the principal percussion player for the Guildford Phiharmonic Orchestra and he is currently Principal Timpanist with the Orchestra of St. John’s, The English Festival Orchestra, and the National Symphony Orchestra. Education is the other main branch of Chris’s career. In addition to Trinity School he holds teaching posts at Eltham College and the internationally renowned BromleyYouth Music Trust. Chris co-directs the English Percussion Academy residential courses.