IN THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT we celebrate musical excellence. We pride ourselves on providing memorable musical experiences, with the purpose of broadening pupils’ musical horizons and musical tastes, equipping them for a more fulfilling adult life.
We involve every pupil in high-quality music-making. To do this we must persuade pupils that everything is possible; we are determined to show them that they are better than they think they are!
For more information about any aspect of our music department, please visit our popular microsite. There you can explore past events, find out more about peripatetic lessons, and check updates on everything from our House Music competition to upcoming concerts.
Dr Burton is a graduate of King’s College London where she became enthralled by opera, film, and the myriad relationships between music and other expressive art forms. In 2022, Hayley completed her PhD in Historical Musicology at Harvard University, during which time she worked with students as a Teaching Fellow and a Resident Tutor. Her PhD thesis analysed the main complex and provocative relationships between puppetry and music. Hayley trained at the King Edward’s Consortium in Birmingham, and is especially interested in the critical thinking skills a music education can promote.
Dr Clayden is a graduate of the Universities of Surrey and Nottingham, where he studied for his MA in Music Analysis. He also received his DPhil from University College, Oxford, which explored the prominent role of timbre in the analysis of Viennese music at the turn of the twentieth century. As a performer, he specialised in piano accompaniment and currently enjoys conducting the school’s various wind ensembles.
Mr Kramer graduated from the University of York in 2011 and has taught in schools across London. He is a percussionist and guitarist with a wide range of musical interests and adopted disciplines – from musical theatre performance to jazz composition and music production. He has composed and released music in the traditional folk and progressive rock genres. He conducts the Young Musicians’ Orchestra for Sutton Music Services, and is the director of the Jazz Bands at Wilson’s School.
Mr Lissimore is the Senior Deputy Head at Wilson’s, where his responsibilities include teaching and learning across the school. He has studied at the Universities of York and Oxford and trained to teach in South London on the innovative ‘Musicians in Education’ PGCE at the University of Greenwich and Trinity Laban Conservatoire, before teaching for several years at King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford. He is an experienced accompanist and examiner with a particular interest in the teaching of composition at GCSE and A level.
Ms L Ableman (Piano)
Mr S Ashworth (Piano)
Mr P Aslangul (Cello)
Mr I Barcia del Cerro (Guitar)
Mr D Cox (Clarinet and Saxophone)
Mr D Emson-Jukes (Bassoon)
Ms H Dennis (Oboe and Piano, Director of Double Reed Ensemble, Year 7 Programme)
Mr N Franks (Flute, Director of Flute Ensemble, Year 7 Programme)
Mr J French (Percussion, Director of Percussion Ensemble, Year 7 Programme)
Mr C Hann (Voice, Choral Director, Year 7 Programme)
Mr C Kimber (Percussion)
Mr F Lawton (Guitar, Director of Guitar Ensemble)
Mr J Marshall (Trumpet, Year 7 Programme)
Mr D Molyneux (Guitar)
Mr E Saklatvala (Voice)
Mr P Sanders (Clarinet and Saxophone, Director of Clarinet Ensemble, Year 7 Programme)
Mr T Scaife (Brass, Director of Brass Ensemble, Year 7 Programme)
Ms C Taylor (Violin and Viola)
Mrs D Straw (Departmental Administrator)
For full details regarding the numerous co-curricular opportunities offered to students at Wilson’s, please visit our site to listen to recordings and see our most up-to-date Co-curricular Timetable.
A boys’ grammar school in the London Borough of Sutton (UK), Wilson’s School is: