Tony Castro
Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning at Guildhall School of Music & Drama- Claim this Profile
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Bio
Credentials
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EMCC affiliate member
EMCC UKJan, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Senior Teaching Fellow
Trinity LabanJan, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
SFHEA (Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy)
Advance HEJan, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
QTS
Canterbury Christ Church UniversityJul, 2004- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Guildhall School of Music & Drama
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United Kingdom
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Performing Arts
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200 - 300 Employee
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Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning
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Apr 2020 - Present
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Music Director
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Sep 2017 - Present
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Composer & Librettist - "Oh I do like to be"
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Jan 2019 - May 2019
New 25-minute choral work for community choir, commissioned by the Thanet Big Sing Community Choir, world premiere at Turner Contemporary, May 2019.
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Trinity Laban
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Musical Theatre teacher
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Sep 2011 - Aug 2020
Teaches MT performance (Acting through Song); vocal development (Group Singing); academic development, undergraduate research and essay-writing skills.
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Programme Leader (Musical Theatre)
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Sep 2007 - Aug 2011
Established the new FDA in Musical Theatre at Trinity (the 1st such programme in a UK conservatoire); designed and led the new BA in Musical Theatre.
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Trafalgar Entertainment
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United Kingdom
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Entertainment Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Music Supervisor - Rocky Horror Show (South Aftrica)
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Nov 2019 - Feb 2020
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Music Supervior - Rocky Horror Show UK Tour (2018)
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Dec 2018 - Nov 2019
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Canterbury Christ Church University
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Lecturer (Maternity cover)
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Sep 2018 - Jun 2019
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Music Director/Executive Producer - HONK! (musical)
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Jan 2019 - May 2019
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Conductor - University Wind Ensemble
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Oct 2015 - May 2019
Music Director, Lecturer, Composer, Researcher
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Thanet Big Sing Community Choi
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Margate, England, United Kingdom
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Composer & Librettist - "On the Tram to Nayland Rock"
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Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
New 25-minute choral work for community choir, commissioned by the Thanet Big Sing Community Choir, as part of the 2018 Turner Contemporary exhibition on TS Elliot's "Wasteland". World premier at Turner Contemporary, June 2018. New 25-minute choral work for community choir, commissioned by the Thanet Big Sing Community Choir, as part of the 2018 Turner Contemporary exhibition on TS Elliot's "Wasteland". World premier at Turner Contemporary, June 2018.
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Ambassador Theatre Group
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United Kingdom
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Music Supervisor, Rocky Horror Show UK Tour 2016
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Dec 2015 - Dec 2016
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Conductor - Red Volcano
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Sep 2016 - Oct 2016
Performance at Turner Contemporary (Margate) to celebrate 5 years of the Choir/Art Gallery. Performance at Turner Contemporary (Margate) to celebrate 5 years of the Choir/Art Gallery.
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Ambassador Theatre Group
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United Kingdom
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Music Supervisor Rocky Horror London 2015
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Jun 2015 - Sep 2015
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Music Supervisor Spamalot UK tour 2015
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Aug 2014 - Jun 2015
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Gordon Frost Organisation / ATG
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Australia
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Musical Supervisor - Rocky Horror Show 2013/14 (Australia tour)
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Nov 2013 - Jul 2014
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Ambassador Theatre Group
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United Kingdom
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Music Supervisor - SPAMALOT (West End)
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Oct 2012 - Apr 2014
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Musical Director - Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (workshop)
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Nov 2013 - Dec 2013
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Music Supervisor/MD - ROCKY HORROR SHOW (UK tour 2012-13)
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Oct 2012 - Nov 2013
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GFO / ATG
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Australia
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"Audition Consultant": Rocky Horror (Australia)
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Jun 2013 - Jun 2013
Advising on vocal/musical casting for 2014 Rocky Horror (Australia) Tour planned Advising on vocal/musical casting for 2014 Rocky Horror (Australia) Tour planned
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ATG
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Harold Pinter Theatre, London
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Production Musical Director: SPAMALOT (West End)
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Jul 2012 - Sep 2012
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Tete a Tete
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London, United Kingdom
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Conductor - AMERIKA
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Aug 2012 - Aug 2012
Conducted World Premiere of AMERIKA, a new opera by Samuel Bordoli. Conducted World Premiere of AMERIKA, a new opera by Samuel Bordoli.
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Ambassador Theatre Group
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United Kingdom
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Production Musical Director: SPAMALOT (UK tour 2011-12)
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Dec 2011 - May 2012
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The Big Sing
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Thanet
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Music Director
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Jan 2011 - Jan 2012
Conductor for Thanet Community Choir Conductor for Thanet Community Choir
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Producer/Project Manager
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2007 - 2008
Effectively CEO for the company plus Producer for Whistle Down the Wind (Greenwich Theatre). Effectively CEO for the company plus Producer for Whistle Down the Wind (Greenwich Theatre).
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Pearson
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United Kingdom
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Education
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700 & Above Employee
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BTEC External Verifier
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2004 - 2008
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BTEC External Verifier
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2004 - 2008
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BTEC External Verifier
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2004 - 2008
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Cameron Mackintosh Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Entertainment Providers
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100 - 200 Employee
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Musical Director
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1990 - 1995
MD for Miss Saigon, Phantom of the Opera MD for Miss Saigon, Phantom of the Opera
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Education
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Canterbury Christ Church University
QTS -
The Open University
MEd, Education -
Banff Centre
Fine Arts, Canada - Music Theatre Studio -
City University London
BSc (Hons), Music -
Guidlhall School of Music and Drama
LGSM, Accompaniment -
The Pimlico School, London