Jessica Viner

Biography

Musical Director l Pianist l Viola Player l Violinist l Saxophonist.

Based in the North of England, Jessica is regularly found working across Yorkshire, Manchester, Liverpool and London.

She won 'Best Musical Director'​ at the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival, Harrogate (Unifest) 2015 for the University of York Gilbert and Sullivan Society's production of Princess Ida.

Latest productions have been 'Kinky Boots' and 'Calendar Girls' at the Grand Opera House York, ‘Call Me Madam’ at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London (2020), 'Jack and the Beanstalk' at 41 Monkgate (2020) and ‘Aladdin Jr’ at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre (2019).

Previous MD credits include Sinbad the Sailor (2019), Bad Girls (2019), Twilight Robbery (2019), Anne (2019), Cats (2018), Spend Spend Spend (2018), The Producers (2018), Funny Girl (2018), Bugsy Malone (2018), Oliver! (2018), Priscilla Queen of the Desert (2017), Aladdin (2017), The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (2017), The Wizard of Oz (2017), Dr Dolittle (2017), Sweet Charity (2016), Princess Ida (2015), Iolanthe (2014), The Wedding Singer (2013), We Will Rock You (2012), Cabaret (2011)

Recent pit experience on piano, violin or viola includes Jerry Springer the Opera (2019), Kiss Me, Kate (2019), Legally Blonde (2019), Top Hat (2018), Into The Woods (2018), My Fair Lady (2017), FAME (2017), Gypsy (2017), Chess (2017), Billy Elliot (2016), Spamalot (2016), Our House (2016), Sweeney Todd (2016), Meet Me In St Louis (2016), Ghost (2016), Songs For A New World (2016), Legally Blonde (2015), Dogfight (2015), Buddy:The Buddy Holly Story (2015), The Witches of Eastwick (2015) and Spring Awakening (2014).

Jessica teaches one-to-one instrumental lessons in piano, violin, viola, singing and music theory.