Jack Stote

Jack is an established Musical Director, Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator and Pianist. He started playing the piano at functions when he was still in school from the age of 15 and obtained a regular post at a local hotel entertaining diners for several hours on a Sunday lunch. Since then he's gone onto performing in several pit bands and assisted in the production of several amateur productions of various musicals and now studies at Leeds College of Music Jack studies under Dr Damien Harron and Dr Carl Vincent as a Contemporary Classical Composer on a BA (Hons) Classical course - he has worked alongside some world-famous performers, ensembles and composers including Juice Vocal Trio and the world-famous composer, Gavin Bryers (most commonly known for his work 'Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet'. In his 2 years of study to date, he has had 2 of his works premiered; one of which was at the Leeds College of Music Gala Concert of 2017, the concluding concert of the SoundsLIkeThis festival organised by Leeds College of Music, annually. One of the most high-profile concerts of the LCoM calendar. Following the completion of his studies, he aspires to go onto becoming a Musical Director in Musical Theatre alongside a career in teaching - he is a firm believer in giving back to the education system given he took a significant amount from it. He wishes to inspire and enthuse the youth of today like his mentors and idols did to him in his secondary school days. Jack has been playing the Piano and Trumpet for 8, nearly 9 years. I have a very diverse repertoire, ranging from Classical Music through to Musical Theatre. I have performed at several weddings, and even on BBC Radio Lancashire. I am currently the Musical Director for the Leeds College of Music - Musical Theatre Society. I'm open to playing for functions within a reasonable radius of my base in Leeds albeit for Musical Direction purposes or Piano-playing purposes.