Andy Booth

Rehearsal Pianist and Accompanist

Andy Booth is a professional musician hailing from Chesterfield who is the founder and principal conductor for FONO Productions, a professional entertainments management company with in-house full symphonic orchestra and bands. When not in this role, Andy can be found as a professional freelance MD/Conductor and has recently worked with Evolution Pantomimes (Sheffield 2009: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), Sheffield Theatres (The Crucible re-opening night 2009 – The Crucible Awakes), USO Productions (Blackburn 2009 – The Last Night of the Proms), and most recently Croft House Operatic Society (Sheffield 2010 – Fiddler on the Roof).

As a pianist Andy can be found playing for Orchestras, Big Bands and Soloists. His more notable work includes The Isle of Man Promenade Concerts 2005 (Falla – Nights in the Gardens of Spain, Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 21, Concert Orchestra of Europe), The Rightful Owners of the Song Project (Guest Leader – The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra) and regularly plays for ‘Inspiration’ the superb Leeds/Newcastle based choir, the contesting UK teams in the Waterford International Light Opera Festival and for many jazz artists, which in itself, has taken him from Keswick to Barletta (South Italy) over the years.

Besides all this, Andy still finds time to be the Chair and Musical Director of the Barlow Annual Promenade Concerts, a prestigious village festival in the heart of Derbyshire culminating in June each year, run his own mini jazz club (Mister B’s), conducts, accompanies and consults for a number of choirs, music groups and festivals (Ripley and Alfreton Musical Theatre Company, The Lindrick Singers, The Holmebrook Valley Singers and so on) and he still continues the family tradition as Musical Director of The Carolare Choir (Chesterfield).

To find out more visit www.fono-productions.co.uk.