Professional Singer

Andrew Ashwin is an established concert and recital singer, performing a large range of repertoire in many different genres. He spent over a decade on the international opera circuit, singing more than forty principal roles in the UK, Europe, and further afield. His versatile lyric baritone voice and commanding stage presence delighted audiences in many operatic masterpieces ranging from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. Click here to read more …

Singing-Pianist

Andrew is an accomplished singer-pianist, entertaining audiences at many functions across the country. Click here to read more …

Singing Teacher

Andrew is one of the most sought-after singing teachers in the country. His unique combination of international operatic experience, extensive training in both the traditional and modern voice pedagogies, and high-level qualifications in singing and vocal teaching, sets him apart as one of the frontrunners in the teaching world. Click here to read more …

Andrew has a flourishing home teaching studio in the heart of Leicestershire. PLEASE NOTE, however, that Andrew is not taking on new students at the moment.

School Teaching and Choral Conducting

Andrew is the singing teacher and co-leader of singing activities at the prestigious Leicester Grammar School. He also teaches singing and is co-director of the choirs at LGS Stoneygate, which is part of the Leicester Grammar Schools Trust. At Stoneygate, he is fortunate enough to be Artistic Director of the school’s musicals, with recent productions of Mary Poppins Junior and Oliver! Junior.

ABRSM Examiner

Andrew is an examiner for the ABRSM exam board. This prestigious organisation is widely regarded as the gold-standard for music examining, and Andrew has travelled nationally and internationally, examining candidates in instrumental and singing exams.

Former Teaching Posts

Andrew taught singing for three years at the University of Nottingham, where he helped students to prepare for recitals and technical exams as part of their Music degrees. He also led performance and small-ensemble classes. He was a singing teacher and conductor at the world-renowned Royal Academy of Music Junior Department, where he also co-led the opera scenes and Song Class. He is former Head of Singing at Repton School, and he worked for nearly five years at Uppingham School.

Children’s Novelist

Andrew had a wonderful time writing his children’s novel, Drumendus: Mission to the Drum Planet. The novel was published by Book Guild, but is now out of print. Click here to read more …

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