Cellist
Cellist
About
Corinne was a prize winning student at the Royal Academy, studying the cello with Florence Hooton and also becoming her assistant. She studied with the great French cellist Pierre Fournier before embarking on a professional career as chamber musician, solo performer and orchestral cellist. For seven years Corinne was a member of the Philharmonia orchestra, and today is co-principal cello in the ESO as well as an active soloist and ensemble player. She was instrumental in establishing the ESO’s widely praised series of Care Home Concerts and serves as a Governor of the Elgar School of Music. Corinne is an Associate of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and enjoys teaching both at Marlborough College and privately. She is also a tutor for the ESO Beginners and Intermediate orchestra courses.
Care Homes
Care Homes
Music for Care Homes and Hospices
Corinne has extensive experience of bringing her inspiring solo music to care homes, dementia homes and hospices.
Music has a profound effect on people — to lift the spirit, feed the soul, touch the emotions and spark the imagination. This is particularly relevant to people with dementia and memory loss, as music has the power to rekindle people’s memories, helping them to reconnect with the part of themselves they have lost.
Over the years Corinne has developed a talent for creative improvisation, having played for individuals in many settings, including care homes, hospices, weddings and funerals. She delights in playing improvised musical portraits which take inspiration from the person being played for. Corinne particularly enjoys going into residents’ rooms and playing for them individually .
Recitals
Recitals
Recitals
Corinne performs regular recitals with Janine Smith (pianist) and Downside Up – a duo with Stephen Warner (double bass player). Corinne and Janine enjoy putting on recitals with interesting themes. In the last few years the most memorable recitals have been a ‘Spanish Recital’ and ‘Harvey’s War Letters’. Music from her Spanish Recital has been recorded. Click below to listen.
Teaching
Teaching
Consultations
Corinne offers private consultations in her particular specialism of solving posture and technical problems. Having completed various training courses on avoiding injury as a musician she remains up to date with the latest research and works in conjunction with a physiotherapist who specialises in helping musicians.
Workshops & Master Classes
Corinne leads workshops on performance anxiety and specialises in helping with posture-related problems. Corinne is also available to give master classes during cello workshop days.
Teaching
Corinne teaches all ages and levels of ability including a number of professionals, as we all need advice and encouragement whatever stage of our career! As well as teaching privately she is the Senior Cello Teacher at Marlborough College and was Senior Cello Teacher at Gloucester Academy of Music and Performing Arts.
Coaching
Corinne is a coach with the English Symphony Orchestra’s Children and Youth Orchestra courses.
Improvisation
Improvisation
Just make it up
Over the past years Corinne has developed a talent for creative improvisation, having played for individuals in many settings, including care homes, hospices, GP practices, toddler groups, retirement homes, birthday parties, individuals homes, and in art galleries.
Downside Up
Downside Up
And now for something completely different!
Downside Up offers you an eclectic mix of music for cello and double bass - with guitar, clapping, piano and voice thrown in at no extra cost!!!!
From Bach, Gounod, Telemann and Rossini to Gershwin, Myers and Reich - Downside Up has something for everyone.
Classical, Jazz, Theatre, Poetry - your evening will be introduced by Stephen Warner (bass, guitar, clapping), and Corinne Frost (cello, piano, clapping, voice) Fun and enlightenment for all.
Funerals
Funerals
Music to touch the heart
The loss of a loved one is a time when we both mourn their passing as well as celebrate their lives.
Corinne offers an extensive range of wonderful cello music for funerals or memorial services which touches the hearts of those attending and contributes a moving tribute to the life of a precious loved one.
Over the years Corinne has developed a talent for improvisation, having played for individuals in care homes, hospices and GP practices. At funerals or memorial services, an improvisation is usually played after a tribute has been made to the person being remembered.
Testimonials
Testimonials
From a daughter of a care home resident
“Thank you for creating such a relaxing atmosphere in which to listen to the delightful choice of pieces in your birthday programme for my mother - everyone enjoyed hearing familiar melodies and foot tapping rhythms beautifully played on your lovely warm cello. The slow, poignant pieces such as A Nightingale Sang and The Swan brought an emotional tear to my eye that was really appreciated by those dear, elderly people who have so little opportunity to enjoy new experiences.”
Philippa
From an Activities Co-ordinator of a care home
“Since the opening of our home Corinne has provided us with the most beautiful of concerts. The thought she puts into every session to engage with our residents is delightful. She explains each piece of the programme, history about the pieces played and also her choices of well loved music allows our ladies and gentlemen to reminisce. Through this period of Covid, Corinne was able to support the home with live-streamed concerts, which have been so important to the residents, not only for the music but also being able to have some interaction with Corinne via a link - to enjoy banter and laughter at this time.”
Tara
Comments from a funeral
“We found Corinne and Stephen (Downside Up) by chance, and in a time of sadness, with a funeral to organise. Given that, we were struck by their sensitivity as much as their talent. Corinne and Stephen not only listened to our needs, but understood them. Stephen went to more than usual lengths to meet them by playing me his beautiful guitar arrangements down a phone line. When it came to the day itself, they played so beautifully. We are indebted for what they brought to a very important day for us. We can’t recommend them too highly!”
Jonathan
From a pupil
“Hi Corinne. Thank you so much for your beautiful lesson yesterday. I feel very privileged to be able to learn from you. I love your teaching style. I’m sure I will gain a lot from your expertise. Absolutely wonderful. So looking forward to gaining a true understanding of how to play the cello under your guidance. My very best wishes.”
Max
From a Downside Up Review
“It was a brilliantly entertaining, informative, informal, relaxed and fun evening with a programme of music for all tastes.”
From an Evening of Dinner, Music and Poetry by the Cavan Trio
“From the moment we arrived until the moment we left we were enchanted by the food, the company, the poetry and the music. The programme was beautifully balanced and the performances superb. If music be the food of love then play on.”
From a performance of Elijah at Wells Cathedral
Although it seldom fails to prove affecting, his aria It is Enough, with a moving cello solo by Corinne Frost, was on this occasion particularly heartrending.
