Lee Armstrong
Lee works part time as Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Design Manager whilst also cultivating a freelance career as a designer, writer, conductor and arranger. Lee is Music Director of The Halesowen Orchestra, Conductor of Asklepios Orchestra and was conductor of Central England Ensemble for a number of years. In 2022 he curated and conducted a concert of Ukrainian music with the strings of the Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Lee was Principal Cello of Central England Ensemble for 20 years until its closure in 2024. He is also Principal Cello and Associate Conductor of Eroica Camerata and, as a specialist strings coach, has worked with Dudley Performing Arts, South Birmingham Sinfonia, Birmingham Gay Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia of Birmingham, The Halesowen Orchestra and Central England Ensemble. His arrangements have been played all over the world, including in the USA, Germany, Russia and Australia. More than 70 of these arrangements can be heard on Youtube at Lee Armstrong Music.