b'Buskaid Music DirectorFounder of Buskaid and Director of the Buskaid Music School in Soweto, ROSEMARY NALDEN was born in England and educated in New Zealand, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Languages before studying viola and singing at the Royal College of Music in London.Rosemary freelanced in London for over 30 years as a leading member of most of the early instrument ensembles and orchestras. She has played and recorded extensively under such conductors as Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Sir Roger Norrington, Sir Simon Rattle, the late Christopher Hogwood, the late Franz Brggen, and the late Gustav Leonhardt.Teaching has played an important role in Rosemarys professional life. She employs a highly specialized teaching approach pioneered by the late Paul Rolland and developed by her close friend and distinguished British string pedagogue, the late Sheila Nelson. Her combined interest in performance practice and teaching has placed her in a unique position to develop the innate musicianship and stylistic flair of her young African students.In 2002, Rosemary was awarded an MBE in the Golden Jubilee Queens Birthday Honours List, in recognition of her work with Buskaid. In 2003, she received a Distinguished Alumni Award from The University of Auckland, New Zealand. In May 2013, Rosemary was one of only five musicians worldwide to have been awarded Honorary Membership of the Royal Philharmonic Society, an extremely rare honour which has been bestowed on fewer than 140 musicians in the 200-year history of this illustrious British organization. princetonsymphony.org/ 8'