The
Team
Molly Mathieson
Founder and Chief ExecutiveMolly Mathieson
Founder and Chief ExecutiveMolly is the Chief Executive of New Note Projects and will project manage New Note Orchestra. She is used to running big projects with budgets up to £500,000.
Conall Gleeson
Musical DirectorConall Gleeson
Musical DirectorConall became Music Director of New Note Orchestra in January 2017. He has grown the orchestra from a grass roots charity into a credible arts organisation. He uses innovative workshop ideas to encourage the orchestra members to compose their own scores. He is currently Deputy Head of the School of Media at University Brighton.
Patrick Harrex
Friend of New Note OrchestraPatrick Harrex
Friend of New Note OrchestraPatrick helped launch the New Note Orchestra in 2015. He is an award winning composer whose works have been given live and broadcast performances in many countries around the world. His music has been recorded by Argo, CBC (Canada), Editions LGNM (Luxembourg) and New Music Brighton. In 2005 he established the Sussex branch of CoMA (Contemporary Music for All). He is Musical Director of Brighton & Hove Arts Orchestra, an open access community orchestra.
Dan Blomfield
TrusteeDan Blomfield
TrusteeDan is a trustee of New Note Projects. He is in recovery from alcohol and is one of the founding fathers of New Note Orchestra. A regular member since its inception, he provides valuable support to the other musicians.
Bridget Taylor
TrusteeBridget Taylor
TrusteeBridget is a Trustee of New Note Projects. In her professional life she has developed and run large public/private sector partnerships with responsibility for delivering improved services. She has also been a volunteer in local Brighton and Hove charities. Bridget has experience of governance, people and financial management together with personal experience of the impact of addiction on people’s lives.
Marcus O’Dair
TrusteeMarcus O’Dair
TrusteeMarcus is a musician, writer and journalist and a current associate professor in music and innovation at Middlesex University. His books have received critical acclaim, Different Every Time was book of the week on Radio 4 and a book of the year in the Guardian, the Independent, the Times, the Sunday Times, the Evening Standard, Mojo and Uncut.
Marco Martinez
Special AdvisorMarco Martinez
Special AdvisorMarco acts as a Special Adviser to New Note Projects. He is a Mental Health Management Consultant & Commentator. Marco is also a recovering alcoholic & addict. He was one of the main participants of Channel 4’s Addicts’ Symphony.
James McConnel
Special AdvisorJames McConnel
Special AdvisorJames acts as a Special Adviser to New Note Projects. James has composed the scores for over100 television documentaries and dramas and has written extensively for many theatre productions. He was the main participant in Channel 4’s Addicts’ Symphony.
Suzie Edgeley
MBACP, BA Hons, PG DipSuzie Edgeley
MBACP, BA Hons, PG DipSuzie offers an accessible counselling service to all New Note Project participants. The service is underpinned by a desire to be inclusive and available to all members, and therefore offered on a donation only basis. Counselling can have a positive impact on sustaining and maintaining recovery.