John Cullis Cello			John Cullis has held positions in three European Orchestras during his career. The BBC Welsh Orchestra, The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera. Working in these positions, he has toured Japan, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. He was also a member of the Welsh String Quartet, performing at the Bath, Cheltenham and Llandaff festivals. His teachers include Joan Dickson, André Navarra and Sydney Griller. He has held the position of Cello professor at the Royal Marines School of Music since 1981. He plays on a Gand-Bernadel cello made in Paris in 1855. As a free-lance cellist he works with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and The Philharmonia Orchestra.