Accompanying

Rachel has performed as an accompanist in many venues across the country. She has lots of experience of playing with orchestral musicians, choirs and singers.

Rachel regularly accompanies the Main Choir and Chamber Choir of Forest Preparatory School which have taken her to perform recently at Stoller Hall, Alderley Edge Festival, Heaton Mersey Festival and Wythenshawe Forum alongside making a variety of recordings. Most recently recording with both choirs for Radio Alty and finishing the academic year accompanying Main Choir in the recording that won the Bellevue Choir of the Year 2025 - Ultimate Winner.

She has previously accompanied at Belvedere Preparatory school which has taken her to venues including the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Rochdale Town Hall and Liverpool Cathedral. She has undertaken recent freelance accompaniment work for the BBC at Media City and at the Martin Harris Centre at the University of Manchester. She also regularly accompanies students taking music exams on a wide variety of instruments and grades across Manchester and performs with professional musicians in recitals and auditions across the country.

Rachel is available to accompany:
• Instrumentalists and singers doing music exams (any exam board any level)
• Recitals/Concerts/Auditions
• Recordings

She has accompanied musicians at various charity events in recent years and in 2013 held the post of Staff Accompanist at Xaverian College in Manchester whilst still a university student. Her experience there included accompanying music students daily in class performances, rehearsals and concerts whilst also performing with the choir and running rehearsals/sectionals.

If you need an accompanist for any exam, recital or recording, please contact Rachel. Go to the videos page for recordings of some of Rachel’s performances. Do feel free to ask any questions or make a booking through the contact page.

Accompaniment Rates

For grade exams, any instrument/voice and any exam board (extra travel fees may be added on depending on location of both exam and rehearsal), if you do not have your own piano I can host rehearsals which will take place on a Kawai grand piano to help the exam preparation feel as close to the real thing as possible:

Prep Test & Grades 1-3: £60
for exam plus 30 minute rehearsal, if more rehearsals are required they will be charged as extra.

Grades 4-5: £80
for exam plus 45 minute rehearsal, if more rehearsals are required they will be charged as extra.

Grades 6-8: £105
for exam plus 1 hour rehearsal, if more rehearsals are required they will be charged as extra.

Diplomas fee available upon level of diploma and repertoire to be played, rehearsals at £50 an hour.

For all other scenarios where you require an accompanist the fee is dependent upon repertoire, length of recital and rehearsal requirements so do contact me with details!