Side Menu Home / About / People / Destinations and Alumni Destinations and Alumni Many former pupils are now pursuing music careers all over the world and have enjoyed success in prestigious national and international competitions. Our alumni include guitarist Paul Galbraith, pianists Steven Osborne and Simon Smith, composers Helen Grime and David Horne, jazz pianist Alan Benzie, soprano Susan Hamilton, mezzo-soprano Monica Brett-Crowther, cellists Philip Higham and Duncan Strachan, violinist Daniel Roberts, and conductor Garry Walker. Comedian, actor and presenter Alexander Armstrong was a chorister at the school. Almost all our pupils go on to Higher Education. Most choose to study music at a conservatoire whilst others choose to study for a music degree at university; Oxford and Cambridge as well as Russell Group universities are popular choices. Some pupils choose to study an alternative discipline at university and recent choices have included Physics, Maths and Medicine. Our dedicated Careers Teacher liaises with conservatoires, music colleges and universities and with academic and instrumental staff to identify the best prospects for each leaver. See what some of our Chorister pupils have gone on to do Judith Busbridge, Viola Carol Cook, Violin Euan Duncan, Chorister Neil Ertz, Violin David Gargaro, Conductor Chris Guild, Piano Philip Higham, Cello Patrick Kenny, Trombone Esther Kim, Violin Alex Laing, Violin Christina Marroni, Bassoon Elizabeth Mucha, Piano Steven Osborne, Piano Simon Smith, Piano Sonia Stevenson, Oboe Garry Walker, Conductor Siobhan Wilson, Singer Elspeth Wyllie, Piano Daisy Chute Emily Hoile