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		Roy Bilham Music & Music History arcm Itcl

Coming from:		Bexleyheath, Kent UK

Roy joined the Royal Artillery Band as a trumpet player when he was 20 and served 22 years finishing with the rank of Band Sergeant Major and Deputy Bandmaster. Since retiring from the Army he has worked as a busy freelance player playing with many leading London Orchestras including the BBC Concert Orchestra and most notably the Philharmonia. In the eighties Roy started his own company Thames Fanfare Brass. Roy's talks also include him playing his trumpet from classical to modern day music with many amusing and interesting anecdotes featuring many famous names from music and show business.


		Roger Browne Music

Coming from:		Stockport, Cheshire UK

Roger Browne was born in Blackpool. He is a raconteur, writer, director, and pianist. He has appeared in jazz clubs and jazz festivals in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Germany, Norway, The Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and across North America and Canada, and provided piano accompaniment for many national and international legends. Roger is an avid student of "The Great American Songbook" and has directed over 100 musical shows and presented more than 1,500 entertaining talks, over the last ten years, on various aspects of American popular music, primarily from the early part of the Twentieth Century. All his talks are illustrated with


		Dr Mike Gibson Music & Destinations PhD MPhil FRCP FRHistS

Coming from:		Southampton, Hants UK


An RAF medical air commodore, CEO of an occupational health company & a member of the Tribunal service, Mike was Honorary Surgeon to HM the Queen for 5 years. He has published widely with passions including history, bagpipes and travel.


		Stuart Gustafson Destinations \| Classical Music Composers

Coming from:		Boise, Idaho USA

Stuart Gustafson took early retirement from his high-technology career so that he could spend more time with his family. He's been sharing his knowledge and his experiences with cruise ship passengers since 2012, and the rave reviews he's received from guests and staff have continued to encourage him. His formal education of a B.A. in Mathematics and an MBA surprise some guests who think he was a history professor. It's just that his keen interest in helping passengers enjoy their cruise has enabled him to develop interesting talks on Destinations, the specific Ports, a few general Travel subjects, and even Classical Music Composers.


		Lucy Hallman Russell Cultural, General and Music History

Coming from:		Aub, Bavaria Germany

Sharing her passion for cross-cultural insights is central to the presentations by Lucy Hallman Russell. She holds four diplomas in piano, music history and harpsichord, with further studies in Italian, art history, pre-history and archaeology. As a performer and scholar, she has long taught at the University of Music W�rzburg. Since 2006 lecturer on European culture (with her husband Ray) for National Geographic/Lindblad Expeditions, etc. Travels to 45 countries and fluency in several languages have given this charming, captivating speaker a special knowledge of all of Europe.


		Elizabeth Handley Music and Art History (Musicologist) B.Mus.(Hons) + Art History, H.Dip.Ed. (SA), LTCL (London)

Coming from:		Stockholm, Nordics Sweden

Elizabeth Handley holds a B.Mus.(Honours) with Art History degree and H.Dip.Ed. from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, SA. She is also an accredited lecturer with The Arts Society (UK). Since 1995 she has been joyfully teaching adults the history and appreciation of music and art in South Africa, Stockholm, London and Milan, and at the Cape Town University and Marlborough College (UK) Summer Schools.


		Jamie Hayes Theatre \| Music \| Opera \| Film \| History

Coming from:		Milton Keynes, Bucks UK

Jamie is a theatre director, specialising in opera. After training at RADA, he worked for Kent Opera, Glyndebourne Festival and Touring Opera, the BBC and English National Opera. He has directed many new opera productions in the UK whilst his new opera productions overseas have premiered in Reykjavik, Malta and Melbourne. Jamie has become a regular cruise ship speaker and presents a series of talks on musicals, opera and the history of theatre.


		Larry Hess Popular Music History B.M.Ed. M.M. (Performance)

Coming from:		Lubbock, Texas USA


Larry Hess has spent his lifetime in love with music and pursued this as a professional performer and a music educator. Now, he brings this passion to audiences worldwide with his research about Popular Music History. Passengers describe his programs as a "virtual time machine," revisiting the songs they love and delighting in the surprising and fascinating stories behind the music.


		Andy Hughes Icons of Popular Music

Coming from:		Stoke-on-Trent, Stafforshire UK

Andy Hughes has been a professional freelance music journalist for over forty year, and has written for over one hundred national and international magazines and newspapers, including Record Mirror, Melody Maker, NME, and Creem (USA). During his career he has travelled extensively to interview artists and review concerts and festivals, covering almost every genre of popular music. Andy is an experienced Guest Speaker who loves to share his wide-ranging knowledge of popular music. He has delivered a wide range of lectures about Icons of Popular Music.


		Stephen King International Media Consultant & Radio Specialist Popular Music Historian

Coming from:		Newark, Lincolnshire UK

Steve has spent over 34 years working in the UK Radio Industry. As a Managing Director, Programme Director and DJ, Steve has worked on some of the best known UK radio brands. He is a specialist in programming, music, new media, business management, events and coaching. Steve has a lifelong interest in popular music, which began at an early age. Steve is an experienced and engaging public speaker, and has recently produced a series of highly entertaining talks based on his experiences in the radio business and his extensive knowledge of popular music.


		Martin P. Lee Destination Lecturer & Gentlemen Dance Host BSc(Hons) MSc FBCS CITP

Coming from:		Poole, Dorset UK

Martin P. Lee graduated with first class honours in geography and geology from King's College London in 1975 followed by a masters degree in geography from Keele University. After service as a fellow at Lancaster University, he became a lecturer at Leicester University, and then a senior lecturer at the Royal Military College of Science. Upon early retirement in 2006, Martin has been a Gentleman Dance Host and Port Lecturer. He now spends half the year at sea and half the year at his home in Bournemouth.


		David Leong and Patti D'Beck Leong Broadway \| Hollywood 1950's/60's TV, Broadway, Hollywood, Crooners, Rome

Coming from:		Richmond, Virginia USA

Patti D'Beck and David Leong are storytellers, hobby historians, professional speakers, and director/choreographers. They collaborated on nearly 40 Broadway productions including A Chorus Line, Grease, Pippin, Hamlet and Macbeth and choreographed dozens of celebrities from Liza Minelli, Mickey Rooney, Daniel Craig, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Plummer, and Chubby Checker. Patti has an M.A. in Performing Arts from N.Y.U. and David is a published author of two public speaking books and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre. They are both retired theatre and music professors.


		Allen Morrison Jazz History Noted jazz journalist for DownBeat, The Guardian, JazzTimes

Coming from:		Jamaica Plain, MA USA

Allen Morrison is an American music journalist, jazz pianist, songwriter, and lecturer on jazz history. A contributing writer for DownBeat Magazine, he has also written about jazz for The Guardian, JazzTimes, TIDAL Magazine, and Jazziz. He has interviewed many of today�s leading figures in jazz and pop, including Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Jon Batiste. His presentations on jazz history have been featured on leading cruise lines as well as at universities, libraries, and before arts groups.


		Bill Powell Travel & Music South East Asia, the USA and contemporary music.

Coming from:		Chester, Cheshire UK

Bill was an accountant with BT and joined Marks and Spencer to head their Customer Services Division. He subsequently became Chairman of the Consumer Credit Trade Association. He took early retirement and embarked on a completely different career path as a Tour Manager, escorting groups of travellers to worldwide destinations. He specialises in the USA, Borneo and China. Bill's talks largely reflect his experiences during his ten years as a Tour Manager, mixing personal high (and low!) lights with amusing anecdotes about his journeys around the world.


		Robert Ray Rock'n Roll Music Inductee into The Radio Hall of Fame from California

Coming from:		Saratoga, CA USA

Bob Ray has a career traveling many paths: award-winning ad man, published author, an international �inspirer� and teacher of photography as well as a Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame nominated disc jockey. Bob�s career began at 17 as a Contest Producer on The Dating Game TV show in Hollywood and he went on to spend the next 20-years on-the-air. He is still on-the-air today - doing 9-Noon M-F on www.bossbossradio.com - playing 60's and 70's boss hits to a world wide audience. Bob is an in-demand speaker across the US and Europe plus a featured speaker on cruise lines around the world with his unique multi-media presentations.


		Corey Sandler Destination Lecturer & Special Interest Lecturer Bestselling author, wire service correspondent, photographer

Coming from:		Boston, MA USA

Corey Sandler has been a storyteller all his life. Beginning as a reporter for a small-town daily paper, he covered two national Presidential campaigns and become a correspondent for The Associated Press. He has written more than 200 books on history, sports, travel, computers, and business; several titles have become national bestsellers. He has appeared as a guest on NBC�s �Today� show, CNN, National Public Radio, and The Travel Channel. Sandler has worked with the world's leading luxury cruise lines for many years. His lectures blend a broad understanding of history and culture in an entertaining package of photos, music, and video.


		Angela Schneider Music, History & Culture History, Culinary History, Music and Arts, Destinations

Coming from:		Vancouver, British Columbia Canada

Angela Schneider holds Masters degrees in Music and Medieval History from Aachen University and is currently a violist with the Vancouver Symphony. Since 1995, she has been involved in the popular, new field of culinary history, which studies the ways in which food has shaped social, cultural and political history. Angela is much in demand as a speaker thanks to presentations that are entertaining, informative and visually rich. She is a popular Destination and Enrichment speaker on cruise ships because she brings history alive by humanizing the subjects and examining what motivates the larger processes of historical change.


		Graham Sclater Creative Writing Author & Screenwriter, Music publisher - Enrichment Speaker

Coming from:		Exeter, Devon UK

Graham studied at the Phoenix Arts Centre in Exeter, where he concentrated on creative writing for the screen and TV. His key interests are teleplays, and screenplays as well as developing and writing original drama series� for TV including �Pebble on the beach� set on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, �The Other Side of the Tracks� and �Yesterday man� a psychological thriller. He appears regularly on the BBC and other radio stations around the UK and Europe on specialist music programmes. Graham frequently does book readings around the UK and this has now been extended to delivering Creative Writing Courses to guests on cruise ships.


		David Sibbald British & American Entertainment

Coming from:		2 Leeds Road, Harrogate UK

A Scot from Edinburgh, David started his career in the Newsroom at Radio Clyde in Glasgow after university, but the lure of teaching Spanish, Russian, Portuguese and French was too great to resist. He later owned his own restaurant in Harrogate, but returned to teaching until his retirement. Since then David has worked on local radio and the internet, providing programmes on music from the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and a recent interest � country music. David loves meeting people from all walks of life and is frequently invited to talk to groups locally and on cruises.


		Arnie Skelton Personal Development \| Barn Dancing \| 60s Pop Music

Coming from:		Reddish, Stockport UK

Arnies's aim as a cruise speaker is to inform and entertain. He has been a lecturer and trainer for 46 years, so over that time he has acquired a load of information and has learned how to engage his audience. Arnie has a wide range of interests that he can talk about, often built around interesting and little known facts - if he's done his job well, his audience will leave wanting more...! Arnie also provides sessions that can improve his audience's skill set - for example, two specialist areas of his are how to improve memory, and how to build a positive and powerful mindset.


		Dr William Sterling Cultural History MA, PhD, Cert Ed / History and Music

Coming from:		Eltham, London UK

William took early retirement from the Civil Service in 2008 with a generous redundancy package. He was educated at Colfe�s Grammar School, Lee and Keele University. His BA in 1980 was in History and Geography. He specialised in Mediaeval History (Anglo-Saxons and Hundred Years War) winning the Wedgwood Prize for an essay on King Athelstan. He has a wide range of talks on Composers, Music of the Sea, Vikings & Anglo Saxons and Classical History.


		Olga Stone Classical Historian & Concert Pianist Russian History Expert

Coming from:		Andreas, Isle of Man UK

Olga Eggert was born in the Crimea, now Russia. She attended the Crimean Musical College, and then the Conservatoire in Odessa and graduated with top marks in piano, piano accompaniment and the teaching of music. After leaving the Conservatoire she embarked on a career as a professional pianist and accompanist and has performed in various venues around the world. Olga talks on all aspects of classical music, on European history and European art. She illustrates her talks with extensive PowerPoint presentations and often includes extracts from literature, poetry and piano pieces, playing herself, to emphasize the atmosphere of a period.