Poliphonia will promote concerts in the UK with repertoire from composers from the Americas with the aim of introducing works by lesser known composers from this part of the world. It will also sponsor young players interested in learning this repertoire.

The creation of bridges between professional musicians with knowledge of music from the Americas, and young performers playing together in workshops and concerts; guiding and introducing a new generation to this repertoire.

Poliphonia aims to revise and digitise works still in manuscript form to facilitate the performance of such works and making online versions available free of charge on the website.

Poliphonia will record and produce films of both performances and educational content introducing and promoting composers from the Americas.

Renato Martins studied piano and graduated at the Conservatoire of Music in Rio. He continued his studies with Maria Curcio, Merces de Silva Telles and at Guildhall School of Music. He performed in Brazil, Argentina, Portugal and the UK but decided to study Management and moved to a career in the Oil and Gas and Renewables Industry. Despite not performing in public for a number of years, Renato remains passionate about music and continues to play, listen and read about music, especially researching new repertoire from composers of the Americas.

Clélia Iruzun is one of Brazil’s leading classical musicians. Clélia studied at the School of Music in Rio de Janeiro and at the Royal Academy of Music where she gained the Recital Diploma and several prizes. She also worked with Nelson Freire, Merces de Silva Telles, Stephen Kovacevich and Fou Ts’Ong. Clélia Iruzun pursues a busy international career as soloist and chamber musician having performed in Europe, the Americas and Asia. She has also made several successful CDs with a variety of repertoire, from Latin American composers to the Mendelssohn Concertos and more recently the Piano Concertos by Albeniz and Mignone with the RPO and Jac van Steen for SOMM.

Nick Roberts is the cellist of the Coull Quartet, the Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Warwick since 1977, performing and broadcasting throughout Europe, the USA and the Far East.  He studied with Joan Dickson and Amaryllis Fleming at the Royal College of Music and enjoyed a hugely varied career encompassing chamber music, chamber orchestras, contemporary music groups and commercial recording, before joining the Coull Quartet in 2000.  He has made a number of acclaimed recordings for the Black Box and SOMM labels, including the Piano Trios of Frank Bridge with the Bernard Roberts Piano Trio and Quartets by Sibelius, Benjamin Britten and Nicholas Maw with the Coull Quartet. 

Nadia Myerscough studied at the Royal Academy of Music with her father Clarence Myerscough and at Indiana University with Franco Gulli where she was awarded the Artist Diploma. Nadia has toured, both as a chamber music player and soloist, throughout Europe, the Seychelles, South America, Japan and the Far East, including a tour of Switzerland with the Festival Strings Lucerne. She has recorded for the Naxos and Meridian labels to great critical acclaim. She also teaches in distinguished schools in the UK and is regularly invited to Spain and Poland to give masterclasses.

Sarah Neil studied double bass and piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She has worked extensively as a chamber musician and guest principal with many well-known ensembles and orchestras such as the Bolshoi Ballet, BBC Philharmonic and even alongside Luciano Pavarotti. She then joined the Scottish Opera, and made her permanent home in Scotland. More recently Sarah has dedicated her time to nurturing the next generation of double bass players, teaching and coaching in Scotland whilst continuing to perform widely.

Raphael studied Architecture at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London and currently manages all media, platforms and visual communication at Poliphonia. Throughout his studies and professional life, he has always been engaged with graphic design, video and media work as RIM Creation. Raphael works at WilkinsonEyre Architects and previously at Arup Foresight + Research + Innovation, Avanti Architects in London and Jaime Lerner Arquitetos Associados in Curitiba branching towards innovative ways in designing for cities and communicating ideas with numerous audiences.