Adrian started his musical life as a cathedral chorister and lay clerk picking up piano, double bass, tuba, photography, caving, and long-distance motorcycling along the way, as well as farming and reading theology! Spending two years at the Royal College of Music (RCM) in London, Adrian studied with Adrian Beers and Rodney Slatford, freelanced in London and was the Choirmaster at St Giles Cripplegate before joining the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO). He is involved in teaching, youth orchestra training and music education, and is a co-founder of the Scottish Bass Trust.

May Halyburton is a Scottish Double Bassist & Bass Guitarist. She has freelanced extensively as an orchestral, chamber and session musician, both nationally and internationally, May is a passionate music educator, teaching double bass and bass guitar to players of all ages and stages. She regularly coaches youth orchestras from school to national level and is a tutor with the Benedetti Foundation. May is a published author and created her project, Bessy Bass, to help promote music and the double bass to children. As well as being a Trustee of the Scottish Bass Trust, May also sits on the Boards of the Assembly Project and Edinburgh Youth Orchestra

Jamie joined the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in 2023 as Sub-Principal before becoming Principal Double Bass in 2025. He was previously Associate Principal of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for five years. He has also worked with the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia, English National Opera, the John Wilson Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, Aurora Orchestra, Hebrides Ensemble, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Van Kujik Quartet and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

Jamie has also played as Guest Principal with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Welsh National Opera, Opera North, Ulster Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Philharmonic and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Gordon is an experienced Mediator having formerly been a solicitor in Private
Practice. He has a particular interest in the performing arts.

Gordon studied double bass under Roy Gwilliam and has been an enthusiastic amateur
player ever since. He acted as Company Secretary and in-house counsel to the
Royal Scottish National Orchestra and also as Secretary and Treasurer to the RSNO
Foundation from 1985 to 2023. He chaired a chamber music festival on Islay
between 2013 and 2019 and sits as a Trustee on a number of charitable trusts
including the Scottish Bass Trust.

Nikita Naumov is Section Principal Double Bass of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and was Principal Double Bass of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra from 2010 to 2024. An award-winning soloist, he won the 2nd price at 2012 Koussevitzky Double Bass Competition in St Petersburg and has performed concertos and recitals across Europe with orchestras including the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Reykjavik Chamber Orchestra and St Petersburg Camerata. A dedicated chamber musician, he is a member of the London Concord Ensemble and has appeared at Wigmore Hall. Nikita teaches at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and regularly gives international masterclasses.

Scottish double bassist Andrew Robb is recognised as one of the UK’s leading jazz bassists, combining an international performing career with an extensive reputation as an educator living in London. Winner of the European Society of Bassists Jazz Competition in 2018, he has performed throughout the UK and Europe with artists including Julian Joseph OBE, the WDR Big Band, Salena Jones, Micah Paris, Valery Ponomarev and Rebecca Ferguson, and is regularly engaged for commercial recording and broadcast work.

Alongside performing, Andrew is professor of double bass at Junior Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London, Senior Lecturer in Jazz Bass at Leeds Conservatoire, Lecturer in Jazz Repertoire at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He is an endorsing artist for Remic Microphones, a Trustee of the Scottish Double Bass Trust, and was named the arts representative in Scottish Review’s 20/20 Vision: Young Scots of the Year.

James Robb is one of the founding trustees of the Scottish Bass Trust. He is a retired children’s orthopaedic surgeon who came to Edinburgh in 1987 and still enjoys playing double bass in two amateur chamber orchestras.

Stewart is a Scottish double bassist and bass guitarist who spends most of his working week with the young people of Big Noise Sistema Scotland where he is the Head of Centre in Wester Hailes. As a performer, he has played with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic as well as other professional ensembles across the UK.

He has also regularly appeared in the folk and jazz worlds with groups such as Aizle, The Beats & Pieces Big Band and the GRIT Orchestra as well as performing for The Lion King and various recording sessions.

Stewart is passionate about education and is a regular tutor with the Benedetti Foundation. He has also coached at the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, Edinburgh Youth Orchestra and was a guest tutor at the European Jazz Academy