Biography

Tabitha Selley enjoys a busy freelance life as a cellist. As an orchestral musician she has worked with Welsh National Opera, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Royal Ballet, and Sinfonia Cymru, and is a regular extra player with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Welsh Chamber Orchestra. She was also a ‘Foyle Future First’ with the London Philharmonic Orchestra 2022-2023.

Tabitha has performed solo twice for HM King Charles, has enjoyed multiple TV appearances with BBC and S4C, and has played for many television soundtracks. She is a founding member of Quartet Draig, a Welsh string quartet with whom she has performed at the Wigmore Hall and enjoyed cultivating several performance and coaching residencies. Tabitha's other chamber work involves collaborations with: Welsh harpist Emily Harris as Duo Cain, pianist Cheryl Tan as the Glamorgan Duo, and with pianist Maxwell Rafeian and percussionist Harry Bone as Quantum Harmonics Trio. In Wales she enjoys working with diverse artists such as the Alternative Cabaret and Ani Glass.

Equally dedicated to inspiring the next generation of young musicians, Tabitha has a busy private teaching practice, and is a teacher, orchestral tutor and conductor at ‘Cardiff and Vale Music Education’. She holds a Bachelor's degree, two Master's degrees and an international PGCE specialising in whole class instrumental teaching.

Outside of music Tabitha has a keen interest in literature and is passionate about veganism.

Qualifications and Training

Royal Northern College of Music

Bachelor of Music (Honours): 2:1

Recital performances marked 1st class

Royal Welsh College of Music

Master of Music: Distinction

Helen and Rachael Mackaness scholarship

Finalist in Concerto Competition 2020

Winner of Albion String Quartet competition

Royal Welsh College of Music

Postgraduate Diploma in Orchestral Performance: Distinction

Helen and Rachael Mackaness scholarship

Winner of John Ireland Chamber prize

Finalist in Sir Ian Stoutzker Prize

Birmingham City University

PGCEi in Whole-Class Instrumental Teaching: Pass

London Philharmonic Orchestra:

'Foyle Future First' fellowship

Playing with LPO, lessons, mock auditions, outreach, workshop training