Team
Matthew O’Keeffe
Director
Matthew O’Keeffe founded the Brixton Chamber Orchestra in 2018. As a child, he attended the Centre for Young Musicians in Morley College and started conducting at the age of 15 by founding a church choir at Corpus Christi, Brixton Hill. Matthew graduated from King’s College London with a first class music degree in 2016. He lives in Streatham and works as a conductor, singer, arranger & composer. Matthew enjoys working in any musical genre -- alongside his classical base he is a keen Big Band saxophonist and sings pop & jazz. Other work includes directing the Scherzo Ensemble, Lunchbreak Opera, and the choir of St Thomas of Canterbury Church in Fulham
Natasha Solano
Project and Partnership Manager
Natasha Solano is a Project Manager and Arts Administrator with over 20 years administration and operational excellence in both the financial and creative arts sectors. She has managed several cultural projects and collaboratively facilitated workshops in Musical Theatre, Literary Arts and Children’s costume design. She is a Trustee of Orchestras Live, who are working at shaping a new voice for Orchestral Music. She is motivated to be part of a team that is enthusiastic in sharing Brixton’s strong heritage, as well as use its cultural diversity to create engaging musical experiences for fresh audiences.
Geraldine Glennon
Trustee
Geraldine Glennon is a founding Trustee of the Brixton Chamber Orchestra and lived in Brixton for two decades. A qualified Chartered Accountant, Geraldine specializes in leading transformation in Financial Services. With the Brixton Chamber Orchestra, she is seeking to unite her experience driving change with her love of music of all kinds, and her passion for all things Brixton.
Hester Warner
Chair of Trustees
Hester Warner is an amateur violinist, violist and choral singer, and Trustee of the Brixton Chamber Orchestra who lives in neighbouring Stockwell. A qualified Project and Programme Manager, Hester started her career in arts administration working as an intern for the ABO and LSO respectively. Following 10 years as a management consultant, Hester now works in the Metropolitan Police's Portfolio Office, and is happy to be living out her original dream of leading an orchestra - managerially though, not musically... We leave that to the professionals!
Henry Little
Trustee
Henry has lived in Brixton for more than twenty years and is passionate about the area and its incredibly rich and diverse culture. He is Chief Executive of Opera Rara, a Founding Director of Opera UK and a Trustee of Welsh National Opera. Henry has worked in classical music and opera for his whole career and is delighted to support Brixton Chamber Orchestra to bring the thrilling power of live orchestral music to the local community.
Marion Schumann
Trustee
Marion was the first black lady Mayor of Lambeth and CEO of Hammersmith and Fulham Volunteer Centre for 14 years before becoming a trustee of Brixton Chamber Orchestra, after attending and enjoying a performance during the Summer Estates Tour 2022. Marion is a keen volunteer and is eager to spread the message of volunteering across London. She is committed to engaging ‘hard to reach’ people into volunteering. She is now working to develop volunteering relationships with East European countries and Member States of the E.U. With her illustratious career making a huge difference to communities across London, her passion for supporting local organisations, and her love of live music made Marion the perfect candidate to join BCO as our newest trustee.