I am an experienced orchestral bassoonist with a wide range of repertoire over the first, second and contrabassoon parts. I hold a DipABRSM in performance (awarded September 2009).

I have been an active member of the following orchestras over the last 10 years, playing first bassoon in all the orchestras and in many cases taking the lead:

• 1999-2003: Southampton Youth Orchestra
• 2000-2003: Winchester Youth Orchestra
• 2001-2004: Southampton Pops Orchestra
• 2003-2007: University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra (UWSO), playing all bassoon parts including contrabassoon
• 2008-date: Cambridge Graduate Orchestra

Parts I have played include (please see my website for an up-to-date list):

• First bassoon in Tchaikovsky's Symphonies No. 5 and 6; Romeo and Juliette
• First bassoon in Shostakovich's Jazz Suite No. 2; Holst's The Planets; Vaughn Williams' Hodie and Symphony No. 5
• First bassoon in various film/jazz/TV/pop music including most John Williams repertoire, music by Queen, Leroy Anderson, and others
• Second bassoon in Stravinsky's Symphony of Winds; Saint-Saens' Danse Macabre; Verdi's Requiem
• Second bassoon in Respighi's Pines of Rome; Strauss' The Queen's Laces
• Contrabassoon in Mahler's Symphonies No. 1 and 2; Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 and Festival Overture; Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story