Paul Griffiths...

...is an internationally renowned music educationalist. His musical roots lie in Jazz, Rock and Funk but he has developed a unique artistic voice and workshop style that transcends musical, social and cultural barriers.
He successfully completed postgraduate studies on the pioneering Guildhall School of Music Performance and Communication Skills course in 1987/89. 
Since then he has worked as a creative project leader with the majority of the preeminent London and UK based Symphony and Chamber Orchestras (LSO, LPO, RPO, BBC SO, Halle, Northern Sinfonia, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, CLS, NYO) , Contemporary Music Ensembles (London Sinfonietta), Opera Companies (ENO, Glyndebourne), Arts Centres (SBC, Barbican, Sage Gateshead) International Festivals (Huddersfield, Bath, Cheltenham, Lincoln, Lichfield, Dartington, London Jazz Festival) and Conservatoires (Guildhall, RCM,  RNCM).
He began teaching at the Guildhall School of Music in 1990 and is a cornerstone figure within the acclamed ‘GSMD/Connect’ project, recipient of the ‘Queens Award for Services to Higher Education’ in 2006.
He is a tutor at the Academy of the Arts in Reykjavik, Iceland and the Konservatoriet for Music and Formidling in Esbjerg, Denmark.
 On behalf of The British Council he has led projects as far afield as Croatia, Cyprus Tanzania, Australia, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Hong Kong, Singapore Beijing and Shanghai.
Current ongoing projects include ‘Remix:Ensemble’ -  a creative orchestra with young Belgian musicians and members of the Royal Flemish Orchestra : the  Artistic Directorship of the Ismaili Community Ensemble in London and co-directing and training the Casa Da Music Ensemble in Porto,  Portugal.