
“The whole ensemble needs to be heartily congratulated [for Sunday In The Park With George]. This includes the marvellous band led by Jonathan Parapadakis who did not put a note wrong.“
– Mike Levy
The Cambridge Critique
Previous Credits
Theatre Shows
Sweeney Todd (starring Ramin Karimloo, Meow Meow and David Bedella) – Music Assistant / Dep Clarinet & Bass Clarinet
Musical Direction by Leo Munby and Musical Supervision by Dr John Rigby
Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, Jun – Aug 2026
Anything Goes – Reed 3 (oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, tenor sax)
STC, Core Theatre, Solihull, Birmingham, May 2026
Les-Be-Honest: A choose-your-own-adventure musical! – Reed 1 (flute, oboe, clarinet, alto sax)
Fork-In-The-Road, The LAB, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, Mar 2026
Gypsy: A Musical Fable – Reed 2 (clarinet, alto sax, flute)
GBC, ADC Theatre, Cambridge, Sep 2025
Tuck Everlasting – Reed 2 (clarinet, alto sax, oboe, cor anglais, descant recorder)
NYMT, Hippodrome Theatre, Birmingham, Aug 2025
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Reed 2 (clarinet, tenor sax, soprano sax)
YOG, Albany Theatre, Coventry, May 2025
The First 8: A New Musical In Concert – Reed 2 (tenor sax, flute, clarinet)
written and composed by Alexandra Hope Watson and produced by Amy Hunt
RBC, Bradshaw Hall, Birmingham, Mar 2025
Sweeney Todd – Reed 4 (clarinet, bass clarinet)
CUADC, ADC Theatre, Mar 2024
Gala 2024: Let’s Be Bad – Orchestrator
CUMTS, ADC Theatre, Feb 2024
Addams Family – Reed 2 (flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax, tenor sax)
SHFGS, SHFGS Theatre, Dec 2023
Kiss Me, Kate – Reed 3 (flute, oboe, clarinet, tenor sax)
CUADC, ADC Theatre, Mar 2023
Gala 2023: Livin’ It Up On Top – Orchestrator, AMD, Reeds (flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, alto sax, soprano sax, percussion)
CUMTS, ADC Theatre, Feb 2023
Sunday In The Park With George – MD and Reeds (flute, piccolo, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax)
CUMTS, ADC Theatre, Feb 2023
24 Hour Musical – Composer, Reeds, Baritone Horn, Percussion
CUMTS, ADC Theatre, 17th-18th Jan 2023
Footlights Pantomime 2022: Treasure Island – Reeds (flute/alto, clarinet/tenor), Bass Guitar
CUADC, ADC Theatre, Nov – Dec 2022
Chess – Percussion, depped on Trombone/Baritone Horn
CUMTS, ADC Theatre, Nov 2022
Living With Sin – Tenor Sax and Bari Sax
CUMTS, Recorded for Edinburgh Fringe, Jun 2022
Company – Reed 2 (flute, clarinet, tenor sax, oboe)
CUMTS, ADC Theatre, Jun 2022
Singin’ In The Rain – Reeds (flute, piccolo, clarinet, alto sax, soprano sax)
CUADC, ADC Theatre, Mar 2022
Splinters: A New Fantasy Musical – Flute
written and composed by Katrina Rose
Brickhouse Theatre Company, Robinson College Auditorium, Mar 2022
Gala 2022: I Got Rhythm – Orchestrator, Reeds (flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor sax, bari sax)
CUMTS, ADC Theatre, Feb 2022
RENT – Bass Guitar
CUMTS, ADC Theatre, Feb 2022
KIPPS: The New Half A Sixpence Musical – Keys 2
Festival Players, ADC Theatre, Jan 2022
Annie – Reeds (flute, clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax)
SHFGS, SHFGS Theatre, Dec 2021
Footlights Pantomime 2021: Rapunzel – Orchestrator, Reeds (flute, piccolo, tenor sax, clarinet)
CUADC, ADC Theatre, Nov – Dec 2021
Antigone: The Musical – Bari Sax
written and composed by Marina McCready and Felix Elliott
Brickhouse Theatre Company, Robinson College Auditorium, Nov 2021
Little Shop of Horrors – AMD, Reed 2 (piccolo, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, bari sax, percussion)
CUMTS, ADC Theatre, Jun 2021
Gala 2021: A Wild, Wild Party – Reeds (clarinet, alto sax)
CUMTS, ADC Online, Jun 2021
Footlights Pantomime 20201: Sleeping Beauty – Orchestrator, Reeds (clarinet, tenor sax, bari sax)
CUADC, ADC Online, Mar 2021
Whitebeam, Aspen and Shape – Reeds (recorders, flute, clarinet, bari sax)
CULES, YouTube, Dec 2020
Oliver! – Clarinet and Bass Clarinet
SHFGS, SHFGS Theatre, Dec 2018
Phantom of the Opera – Eb and Bb Clarinet
SHFGS, SHFGS Theatre, Dec 2016
Recent Concerts
Woodwind Doubling Quartet – Flute, Clarinet, Tenor Sax
Chamber music where everyone plays multiple woodwinds
St Anne’s Church, Derby
22 June 2026
RBC Wind Orchestra: Proms in the Park – E♭ Clarinet, Piccolo, Flute
Classical music, film music, and all your prom favourites
Hollycroft Park, Hinckley
6 June 2026
Doris Newton Music Club Prize (Winner) – Piccolo, Bass Clarinet, Alto Sax
A competition for all the department prize winners at the conservatoire, adjudicated by Tim Smedley and Mark Braithwaite
Accompanied by Alexander Miranda Zezula
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham
3 June 2026
Final Master’s Recital (with Live Orchestra) – Flutes, Clarinets, Saxes, Oboe, Treble Recorder
One hour of original arrangements for woodwind soloist and orchestra, including music by Gordon Goodwin, Alan Menken and George Michael
Conducted by Alexander Miranda Zezula
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham
25 May 2026
Woodwind Recital Series (with Alexander Miranda Zezula) – Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Sax
Four concerts of original arrangements for solo woodwind and piano
Various Venues in Birmingham, Derby and Stratford-upon-Avon
15 Apr – 7 May 2026
Woodwind Doubling Quartet – Flute, Clarinet, Tenor Sax
Chamber music where everyone plays multiple woodwinds
Library of Birmingham, Birmingham
2 May 2026
RBC Wind Orchestra – E♭ Clarinet
Concertos, overtures and more
Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham
20 Mar 2026
A Night at the Musicals – Keys 2 / Assistant MD / Repetiteur
Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham
12 Mar 2026
RBC Saxophone Prize in memory of Peter Beaumont – Alto Sax, Tenor Sax
Awarded joint winner with Andrey Fjeldstad by adjudicator Mark O’Brien (CBSO)
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham
23 Feb 2026
Birmingham Game Music Ensemble: Earth – Alto Sax, Soprano Sax
Live orchestral arrangements of Zelda, Pokémon, Animal Crossing and more
Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham
19 Feb 2026
RBC Jazz Festival: Porgy and Bess Suite – as recorded by Miles Davis and Gil Evans – Piccolo, Flute, Alto Flute, Bass Clarinet
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham
12 Feb 2026
Stour Singers at Christmas, conducted by Alex Silverman – Oboe
St Edmund’s Church, Shipston-on-Stour
13 Dec 2025
Birmingham Game Music Ensemble: FACTIONS – Tenor Saxophone
Live orchestral arrangements of Skyrim, The Last Of Us, Assassins Creed and more
Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham
20 Nov 2025
Face the Music: A Tribute to ELO’s Richard Tandy – Clarinet
Performing the music of ELO with former members of ELO!
Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham
7 Nov 2025
CASSGB Day – Clarinet Duet with Hannah Hill, Piano with RBC Saxophones, RBC Clarinet Choir
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham
19 Oct 2025
Hot Content Function Band Wedding – Tenor Sax
St Nicholas Cole Abbey, London
13 Sep 2025
Found Festival with Joe Broughton’s Conservatoire Folk Ensemble – Flute
Claydon, Buckinghamshire
22 – 24 Aug 2025
George and Jonathan Garden Party Function Gig with pianist George Foster (Caeln) – Tenor Saxophone
Willen, Milton Keynes
3 Aug 2025
Nordic Saxophone Festival 2025 led by the Nordic Saxophone Collective – Alto Saxophone
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
12 – 16 Apr 2025
Birmingham Game Music Ensemble led by Vinícius Motta – Alto Saxophone
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham
9 Apr 2025
Winds of the West End led by Anna Thirkettle – Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Alto Sax
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham
28 Mar 2025
The City That Shaped Us: A concert of music and photography showcasing Birmingham led by James Sharif – Flute, Alto Flute, Clarinet, Tenor Sax
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham
21 Mar 2025
Celebrating International Women’s Day: Together We Unite Through Music – Alto Sax
Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham
9 Mar 2025
Clarinet Duet Concert with Hannah Hill
Library of Birmingham
1 Mar 2025
Fjord Fantasia: Norwegian Music for Saxophones led by Andrey Fjeldstad – Alto Sax
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham
27 Feb 2025
Misfits Christmas Party with RBC Saxophones – Soprano Sax
Allens Cross Community Association, Birmingham
12 Dec 2024
RBC Saxophone Department Concert – Soprano Sax
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham
5 Dec 2024
Apollo Youth Orchestra – 2nd Clarinet
St Matthew’s Church, Walsall
16 Nov 2024
CASSGB Day – Clarinet Duet with Hannah Hill
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham
20 Oct 2024
Cambridge University Brass Band Wedding – Baritone Horn
Westminster College, Cambridge
31 Aug 2024
Hot Content Function Band Wedding – Tenor Sax
Merton College, Oxford
3 Aug 2024
Northern Musical Theatre Orchestra: Encore – 1st Clarinet
Majestic Theatre, Retford
21 Jul 2024
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School Alumni Concert – Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Tenor Sax
Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury
2 Jul 2024
Newnham Garden Party – Tenor Sax with Hot Content and Cornet with CUBB
Newnham College, Cambridge
18 Jun 2024
Jesus May Ball – Tenor Sax with Reed Only
Jesus College, Cambridge
17 Jun 2024
Clare May Ball – Tenor Sax with Churchill Jazz Band
Clare College, Cambridge
17 Jun 2024
CUMTS x Big Band Roulette: All That Jazz – Musical Director and Arranger
ADC Theatre, Cambridge
14 Jun 2024
CODA Festival 2024 – New Airs for Woodwind – Bass Clarinet with the New Airs Woodwind Doubling Quartet
The LAB, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham
11 Jun 2024
Wyns Tor Singers Joint Recital with Samantha Atkinson – Piano Accompanist
St John’s Church, Winster, Derby
8 Jun 2024
North American Responses to Indonesian Gamelan Music – Soprano Saxophone Soloist for Lou Harrison’s A Cornish Lancaran for soprano saxophone and javanese gamelan
West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
14 Feb 2023
